Your kitchen looks fabulous. I cannot see the countertops or floor, so it am not sure what the brown is going to do, here. I probably would be more inclinded to go with pewter and play off the SS. But then again, how much brown is in the counter and floor? It matters.

I really like the style of the swireled knob.

Counters are New Venetian Gold and the floor is stained concrete (a dark umber brown).

Your kitchen is gorgeous! I'd be thrilled to "work with" it myself. I think I would use the same pull for the drawers as you do for the drawers under the cooktop.

I'd probably put the pewter on the white cabinets and the brown on the island -- but I don't think I'd use the same knob or pull -- maybe a different one in the same group, but your island is a different finish, different legs -- treat the hardware a little differently too.

I agree that your kitchen is really lovely. I think it is great. The handles aren't doing anything for me. I would look for something more "silver." Just my opinion...

I would let the drop pulls be individual to under the cooktop and use the T's beside. I am biased, though, since I used a different type of knobs and pulls right around my rangetop than anywhere else in the kitchen.

I'm usually more into pewter than the browns, but I can see how they might be warmer on the white. I usually agree with Lascatx, but I think pewter on the island will be great.

You sound disappointed with your kitchen? It's absolutely gorgeous (is that a butler's pantry, too?), so I hope not!

I forgot to add that I intended to use pewter knobs on the island. Lsandler and Momto4kids kitchen pulls and mixture of cabinetry colors are what inspired these choices. Momto4kids' kitchen has the T pull on the drawer above double door knobs; it looks fabulous. Lsandler has 5 kinds but I am not talented enough to pull that off without help.

rhome, the disappointment in the kitchen in probably because I wish it was wider and I didn't want the refrigerator to stand out like it does. But dh wanted it and it was a great scratch and dent deal. Yes that's a butler's pantry. I did it with a dropped counter in the center so I could sew or use the laptop there. I am enjoying that.

We all accept a fridge in the room...I know what you mean about that one, but really, I didn't notice it until you said something. I noticed many things about your kitchen, but NEVER had any thought about the fridge looking too dominant. I noticed the perfect little niche for the coffee maker, but looked right past the fridge. (It looks like a great one, by the way.)

Working on my kitchen, on my sister's, on Malhgold's, and others here, I find that 99.5% of them could benefit from being 'just 2 ft wider'...or, of course, longer. ;-)

I really feel for you in your disappointments, but you really have a marvelous and very enviable room here. :-) I love the granite and other browns and the warmth it gives the classic white. Your knob choices will be a great finish and just the right jewelry. I wanted T knobs for the drawers beside our rangetop but couldn't find the size/color I needed.

Gee, I didn't notice the fridge sticking out; I was too busy admiring your wonderful stove area and island. Really.

As for the knobs, your preference of a medium brown should settle nicely in among the middle tones in your full-range kitchen, including the stainless steel. I especially like the idea of the softened but definite contrast of the drop pulls with the light cabinets. Harmony and contrast together is a lovely achievement. They should set each other off very nicely.

Beauutiful kitchen! Use it well! What color/kind of backsplash? Are you happy with the combination of the backsplash and the New Venetian Gold granite?
Have you considered "weathered nickel" knobs? It may be another name for "pewter" but I'm not completely sure. Use advanced search for "weathered nickel" on the website provided.
Best of luck!
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Here is a link that might be useful: Woodworker's Hardware and Supply

Melanie, I am happy with the backsplash and granite combo. The varied colors in the granite don't show up in this photo but I think it compliments well. I found a great deal on the travertine tiles and the guys that were tiling my shower areas did the backsplash at no additional cost since it was so small.

Don't know if this would change anyone's vote, but I failed to show the copper sink in the island. The faucets are Moen in ORB.

txgal06, I actually like the mixture of knobs and pulls you have selected and find your choice of the Pantine Rouge color to be just right. I think it would make a nice balance between the cools of your appliances and white cabinets and the warms of your island, granite and backsplash. I also see your ORB faucet.

Also, I didn't notice your fridg sticking out until you mentioned it. (Don't tell friends and family and I'll bet no one ever says anything to you about it). I think your kitchen is beautiful.

Look at reno_fan's kitchen at this link for a similar color scheme and how it turned out.

http://finishedkitchens.blogspot.com/2005/07/renofans-kitchen.html

Really beautiful kitchen, and the fridge doesn't seem to stick out at all to me.

I LOVE your hood.

My kitchen is only 13 feet wide! Much narrower than yours, I'm sure! :)

pluckymama, renofan's kitchen is one of my favorites. It is bookmarked as inspiration also.

nice kitchen. I don't care for the T pull myself because it seems a little too rustic and your kitchen looks more elegant and slightly formal. I think maybe the material is too dark for the cabinets, too. You've done a beautiful job so I know whatever you decide will be good.

txgal06--I feel "honored" that my kitchen was one of your inspirations--you made my night!

Love the Normandy, pantine rouge. I would use the drop handle on either side of your cooktop. It just flows right. Also, the drop handle does not stick out very far so you won't have a knob/handle sticking into you.

If you are using round knobs for the top cabs, and drop handles on the bottom drawers, you may want to think about using the T pulls on the bottom cabs.

As far as your island, the pewter would be pretty. Using the same knobs, but a different color would still coordinate but show different. You could even add another piece of hardware from the same Normandy family. You just have to make sure it all flows and doesn't look like you ran out of hardware--it just blends and looks like it is supposed to be there.

And what would you suggest for the trash pullout that is out of the picture to the left of the main sink?

How wide is the pullout cab? Do you have a pics of that side of your gorgeous kitchen?

Personally I like the regular pull the best. With a drop pull, every time you reached for the handle, you would touch the cabinetry. I also like the bronzey, brown color. I used something similar on my cream cabinets to tie in with the countertop and back splash. This picture shows what I mean and what it looks like with stainless.

This is the only pic I have that shows any of that side of the kitchen. The garbage pull out is the large door in the upper right of the picture.
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I'm so glad rhome asked why you're disappointed...I was puzzled since I consider your kitchen a stunner! It's also inspiring to me--I've made a lot of similar choices. My countertop(s) are not finalized, but my white cabinets are on their way! As is my copper sink--looks like your prep sink is copper?

For what it's worth, I'm planning on using a burnished/antique brass finish for my hardware, not sure if that would work for you.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful kitchen!

Rhome mentioned that we'd disagreed on this thread, so I came to look again when I saw the thread today.

I will start by saying I tend to avoid drop pulls -- not for looks but because I've seen too many cabinets and furniture pieces worn over time by either the hardware or the hands grabbing the hardware. I sure don't want anything to bang the cabinet.

I think you can go eithe way on oyour white cabinets, but I tend to like brown/bronze on cream or glazed whites and lighter tones for a softer contrast on a truer white. Because of the wawrm tones in your granite, it looks like you could do either. With the stainless rangetop, blue knobs and stainless fridge, those are cool tones and I'd probably go to the silver tones there.

I like nickel, pewter, etc on black wood. It looks great, but if you were going to do silver tones on the white, I would go warmer and a bit heavier on the black. Also, the silver on black is a look that is more common --even seen on inexpensive funrnitue. You have turned legs on the island, suggesting that you want a furniture feel, so I'd want them to be different from the main cabinet hardware to enhance that feel. Showing that you have a copper sink there, I think I would lean that way even more.

There isn't a right and a wrong here -- just different ideas. Since rhome and I have echoed each other on many threads, I wanted to see what I must have missed. I'm not sure I would pick any of these for myself, but I still think I'd go for a cool metal finish on the white and something warmer and chunkier on the black.