Two small or one big pull for big drawers

14 years ago

I am working on selecting hardware for my new cabinets. I have a few 36 inch drawers. I am not sure if I should use two small pulls or one big. I like the Amerock Conrad show in this picture http://tinyurl.com/8xkpead best. However the Conrad only comes with 98mm pulls.

Another option is the Amerock Chandler. It does come with various sizes. But I don't think I like the style as much as I like the Conrad. Plus, the 8"+ pulls are soooo expensive.

What should I do? My cabinet is Decora Treyburn in cherry, Brandywine Coffee color.

Many thanks for your suggestions!

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poohpup
14 years ago
I just ordered pulls for my 36" pot drawers. My GC recommended one large pull in the center rather than two smaller ones. His reason was that with two pulls you'd want to make sure you opened the drawers with two hands so you didn't torque the glides. I was on the fence so I ended up using one larger pull.
IlanaMoore
14 years ago
Yes, go with one centered pull. You don't want to be forced into a situation where you can only open the drawers with two hands (who ever has TWO free hands?!) or the drawer/glides will just end up ruined.

Amerock has a lot of other cabinet pulls (did you consider appliance pulls?) that are beautiful. What about these:
http://www.kitchen-cabinet-hardware.com/pulls-handles/metal-finishes-pull-3-drill-centers-_WLD-172G10.php
http://www.kitchen-cabinet-hardware.com/pulls-handles/metal-finishes-pull-3-drill-centers-_WLD-253G10.php

Good luck finding your perfect match!

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northcarolina
14 years ago
We used a single 128 mm pull (I think that is 5") centered on our 36" drawers. We have the 96 mm (3.5") ones on the smaller drawers. I think the ones we used look good as they are, but we were also specifically going for a more old-fashioned look than the current style of having very long pulls on drawers. In fact we almost used 3" pulls on the smaller drawers; those would have looked fine too. Ours are Amerock Westerly.