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Hardware Mounting Dilemma

18 years ago

I had my heart set on using this RH Gilmore bin pull pictured below. The cab installer said there's a chance that the wood may split because the screw location on this particular pull is located on the bottom which places it too close to the narrow section of raised panel on my drawer front. This pull mounts on the front of the panel. The portion of raised panel where the hardware goes is 1 1/4" in height. I am looking into other pulls that mount from the inside of the drawer. Inside my drawer, there are already 2 screws that are part of the drawer construction. They are about 3" apart. Several pulls require 3" cc screw holes. Do I dare unscrew these to mount my hardware?



Comments (9)

  • 18 years ago

    You can unscrew those to mount your hardware. I did in my bathroom. IMO, the pull is too big for that drawer. Sorry, I know you didn't want to hear that.

  • 18 years ago

    smilingjudy- Thanks for your reply. I was afraid of unscrewing those, but I'm glad to hear that it worked for you. I agree with you about that 4" pull being too big. Here is a picture with the same pull only it's the 3" size. Both pulls have the same height(1 1/4"). I notice that the alternative pulls I'm looking at online have their mounting parts in the back and not all the way to the bottom and far sides like the Gilmore. I'm hoping their mounting holes will end up further away from the edge of the raised panel part and less likely to split the wood.
    I've attached 2 pics of Schaub cup pulls that have 3" centers. The first one has faux screws on the front, so it really attaches from behind. It has a length of 3 7/8" and width of 1 1/8". The last pic shows a Schaub pull with 3 3/4" length and 1 1/4" width.

    Gilmore 3"

    Schaub with Faux Screws

    Schaub Cup Pull

  • 18 years ago

    Hmmm...that's better. But I think the proportions are still off. Maybe the one with the faux screws. It's slightly skinner. I'd give it a try.

  • 18 years ago

    hate to break it to you, but you need a slimmer profile pull. you may find a cup pull that actually fits without any physical issues, but it's still going to look bad because it'll block most of your raised panel.

    you paid good money for that raised panel, and it looks great! don't obscure it on your drawers just because you had your heart set on a specific pull.

    i just recently went through this same issue with the 'perfect' pull that i had my heart set on (my raised drawer panels were also too slim) and i just had to change my vision.

    be flexible. hardware is like jewelry for your cabinets, but a big gaudy piece of jewelry is going to look out of place on a slim woman in a simple, elegant dress.

  • 18 years ago

    How about a D pull on the small-panel drawers and a cup pull on the larger drawers? The cup pulls really are too big for that drawer : (

  • 18 years ago

    I agree with what everyone is saying. You can use the cup pulls on your deeper drawers and something else for the top drawers.

    I have the bin pulls from Rejuvenation.com. I had my heart set them and got them. Now that I've lived with them for 5 years....I'd never do cup pulls again. I find them ergonomically annoying. I don't like having to turn my hand upwards to open them...especially the bottom drawers.

  • 18 years ago

    It helps to hear other's opinions, thanks! I will be sad to let the bin pull go, but I've been feeling better about embracing a slimmer pull that will look much better with the drawers that have the thinner panel. smilingjudy- you are right...proportions are off with the bin pulls. bethv & kompy - you've given a good suggestion of using the bin pulls on the lower deeper drawers if I still really want them. edlakin- you really explained so well why the pull is not going to look right. I loved the reference to the "simple elegant dress" - that gave me the vision to really consider another pull: )
    I'm starting to like something like this one pictured below.
    It's part of the same Schaub Mackinac collection : 4" centers, 5 1/8" length, 3/4" width, 1 1/4" projection. I think it will look good on all the drawers. Only one problem- my smallest drawer (the one pictured in my original post) is still a bit too small for that 5 1/8" length. Maybe I could just put a knob on that small drawer?

    What do you think of this one?

  • 18 years ago

    GREAT! And a knob would look nice on the top drawer.

  • 18 years ago

    i like the look of that one, but just make sure that you'll have enough space on your raised panel to accomodate those two-screw mounts.

    and i think a knob will be fine on your smaller drawers, as long as you're already using knobs on your cabinets with doors.