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Help with knobs; lots of pics

17 years ago

Working on choosing cabinet hardware. Kitchen will have white inset cabinets. I will post picture of the granite with backsplash accent. Field of backsplash will be white tiles. Walls will be white, though, there is VERY little wall space.

Anyway, trying to choose hardware. Was planning on using mainly knobs throughout in stainless/brushed nickel. My door hardware (on the actual doors throughout house) will have a rope design. Could use that in knobs, but don't have too. Also, the backsplash has a "flower" kind of accent that I could use in knobs, but not sure that is a great idea either. I do have a lot of drawers on bottom cabinets. Was thinking of doing two knobs per drawer.

Don't usually love pulls, but do like the Jeffrey Alexander Glenmore pulls that are in some of these pictures. Will do large appliance pulls on the fridge and was thinking of something similar on the dishwasher/trash pullouts.

Any thoughts are welcome. Two things that I am not open to are bin/cup pulls and latches. They look great with inset cabs, but are not "me."

Thanks in advance! I am including the tile picture and in some of the drawer pictures, there is a little blue/white fabric. That will be in the kitchen.

Comments (13)

  • 17 years ago

    ON the longer drawers I like the pull in the bottom picture. For the smaller drawers I prefer the knob also in the bottom picture that is on the right. I'm not that knob knowledgeable so take my input lightly!

  • 17 years ago

    I agree with remodelfla 100%

  • 17 years ago

    Those would all look good, but I'm really drawn to the flower pull as it has the same vintage-y look of the fabrics.

    I'm so intrigued by that little peek of your granite! Your kitchen is going to be lovely!

  • 17 years ago

    I vote for the bottom knob in the top picture. It has a bold simplicity that goes really well with the inset cabinets.

    I like your bottom pull in the second to bottom picture too, but I'm not so sure how well these two work together.

  • 17 years ago

    I also agree with remodelfla.

  • 17 years ago

    I like the bottom pull and the knob above it on the left. I'm not a fan of the flower knob but love your fabrics.

  • 17 years ago

    Okay this is not going to help! I like the flower knob a lot; it's a nice reference to the design elements (which I love, BTW!). BUT - I don't like the flower knobs with either of the pulls - it would be too fussy. How many of each will you have? (knobs vs pulls).

    I know you mentioned metal - have you thought about glass knobs? (the one on the left)

    {{!gwi}}If you want to stick to your choices, then I would go for the bottom pull with the knob that's at the bottom right of the top photo.

    Decisions, decisions!

    Eliz

  • 17 years ago

    Thanks all. I love the fabric too. It is the blue thing on the left. The other on the right is actually the rug in my dining room--not a fabric! The granite is Costa Esmerelda.

    I am still not sure. Tonight, I found some round knobs at HD that match that pull very well. I have always thought I just wanted knobs, so I really have to think about this--do I want pulls in the kitchen. I do think they would be helpful with the bigger drawers. I am convinced that I will use the pulls somewhere--but I think it will more likely be in my mudroom. We'll see, though.

    I do have one part of my kitchen that is kind of a "hutch." It is still white, but has a plate rack and glass doors and beadboard backsplash. I may do different hardware on it. I was thinking all knobs everywhere else and then possibly drop pulls on the doors on the hutch and bale pulls (right spelling--right term?) on the drawers.

  • 17 years ago

    Elizpiz, where are those from? I would like to do glass knobs in my master bath and in a little area outside my master bath where we have some built in cabinetry (kind of a pre-closet). Those are pretty.

    I kind of like the flower knob too, but two things: it is a little cutesy (even for me, who likes cutesy)--I could see tiring of it and it seems cheapy. It is not solid. So, I think it is out.

    I do really like those pulls. The first time I saw them, I thought they were more Tuscan, but now I am saying Georgian (which is kind of the style of my house). They are more of an antique pewter with some black. I did find a knob that seems to match them very well. Like I said earlier, I may use them in my mudroom. If I used them in kitchen, I would want to find something else for mudroom (walnut travertine tile with white tongue and groove beadboard and a bright turquoise-y blue called Spa by SW--and an Anne Selke fabric from Calico in blue/green/brown). There will be a faucet in mudroom that is stainless. There is one really deep drawer in the mudroom (a file drawer). Anyway, I'm off on a tangent...

  • 17 years ago

    Ah, tangents...where we all end up in a kitchen reno!

    Kelleg, they're from Lee Valley Tools. They have a nice assortment of different types of glass knobs; I've put the link below.

    If you're worried about getting tired of the flower and the flimsiness, you're right to eliminate it. It would be nice to treat the hutch hardware a little differently.

    That pull is nice!

    Eliz

    Here is a link that might be useful: Lee Valley Tools

  • 17 years ago

    Kelleg, I don't care what you call 'em, but since you asked, it's "bail", as in the swinging handle on a bucket or kettle, and yes, that's a term in common use for a swinging pull.

    That's an excellent way of setting your hutch apart, and making it look more like cabinetry, but does yours have an escutcheon? They're going to ding up your pretty white paint something fierce without them.

  • 17 years ago

    I like the bottom pull and the flower knob. The flowers are a little daring, but would be easy to change if you got sick of them later. They would add some character. I think you should consider using "some" pulls. It seems to balance things out from my view.

  • 17 years ago

    I love all the opinions. Keep 'em coming. Pllog, thanks for the help. I saw that it was bail last night when I was looking at hardware. What is an escutcheon? Do you add it?