We went with Amerock Forgings Four Square knobs in Weathered Brass on our shaker style cabinets. I'm happy with the choice. They fit our budget and I think they are attractive.

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• Posted by: vjrnts (My Page) on Thu, Aug 14, 08 at 19:37

So, now we know what happens when you don't close a tables tag on GardenWeb!

So, now we know what happens when you don't close a tables tag on GardenWeb!

Shaker cabinets can take a lot of knob and handle styles. Some give a more traditional feel and others a more modern feel. We wanted something simple and unfussy with out design details that might pick up dirt and make them hard to clean. But we also didn't want to go too modern and we wanted the handles to be very comfortable to use - no finger pinching (some handles are too tight toward the ends and can grab onto a finger) and no thin edges (some cup pulls look good but are stamped out of a relatively thin metal so they don't have a comfortable feel).

We went with Schaub traditional handles in oil rubbed bronze. The drawers are cup pulls and both drawer and door handles are about 4". Schaub has these cup pulls in two sizes and says both are 3" because the holes are on 3" centers but the holes on the bigger one are higher on the arch of the cup so the opening of the cup is a bit more than 4" on the bigger one.

The Schaub has several dark finishes. The one they call ORB is a uniform matte brown and that's the one we got. They have two others that are brown with some brassy bits showing through like some other ORB finishes. We liked the more understated matte brown of their ORB for our kitchen.

vjrnts, I LOVE your backplate! I've never seen them before. Now I'm frantically adding up how much they would cost me. I wonder how they would look in combination with the pulls on the drawers. Thank you so much for sharing! Jaymie

I'm a dunce. You have them with the pulls, so now I know they would look great! Thanks again vjrnts!