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HELP - Please Show Me Your Cabinet Pulls or Knobs

17 years ago

Need to pick cabinet pulls for my kitchen remodel which will be complete in 4 weeks. I have no idea if I should do a combination of pulls & knobs...and how big or small to go? Please post pictures of your cabinet hardware so I can figure out what rational thinking people do;)

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  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    The finished kitchen slideshow has tons of pictures. Just click on any one for more detail (and usually a link to more pictures) if you see something you like.

    Lynne

    Here is a link that might be useful: finished kitchen slideshow

  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Cabinet hardware, to a certain extent, is driven by the style of your cabinets & kitchen as well as the color family (silver/gold/copper/etc.) you're using for other components.

    There area a lot of different styles. Have you gone to a major home improvement store or several kitchen show places to see what's available? Look at styles first, then color family or other composition. In my experience, most styles can be found in various finishes & at various price points (often an indicator of composition & finish quality...but not always!)

    So...

    What style are your cabinets? Your kitchen in general? The rest of your home (particularly if your kitchen is open to the other rooms)?

    What color family are your appliances and other fixtures...faucet/soap dispenser/air switch, sink, hinges (if not hidden), lights, etc.?

    What color is your countertop (e.g.. if black, often silver-family items look better...but not always.)

    Cabinet color?

    Note: As with all decorating, these are guidelines to make it easier, but they are by no means "rules"! You certainly can mix color families, etc., but when you have no idea what to do sometimes this type of advice helps.


    In my case, I have a transitional kitchen. My color family is silver...pewter pendants, antique iron hardware, satin nickel faucets/soap dispensers/air switch. Black countertops. Cherry cabinets w/mandarin orange stain & coffee glaze. While my sink & appliances are all SS and certainly fit in the silver-family, I think they're neutral enough that they will also fit with most other color families as well.

    I put knobs on all doors & the 6" pullouts flanking my cooktop. I put drawer pulls on all drawers & the trash pullout.

    The knobs are spaced 1" in from the side and on the upper cabinets 3" up from the bottom edge, while on the base cabinets 3" down from the top edge.

    For the drawers, I put one pull on drawers = 30" wide. The pulls are centered vertically. Horizontally, when there's one pull, it's centered; where there are two knobs, they vary...the ones on the 36" drawers are 8" from the edge, on the 33" drawers they're 7-1/2" from the edge, on the 30" drawers they're 7" from the edge.

    "Birdcage" Knob:

    "Birdcage" Drawer Pull (4" on center):

    36" drawer spacing:

    Knob spacing:

    Overviews (they're a little dark, but hopefully you can get a good idea of what they look like.)