Do it. If you like them, what's $ 600 when some people spend that much on ONE cabinet door? 17 dollars is NOT the upper end of the hardware budget. You could find plenty of pulls for $80 or $100 - EACH!

From the girl who bought her pulls in France, and did NOT spend $ 80 / pull, even with the dollar so low to the euro.
-LC

I found it at http://www.doorandbath.com/1359.html. But, it's not much cheaper...$16.83! It was the only thing that came up when I searched on

"Anne at Home" + 1359

FWIW, I have actually found that EXPO's prices aren't that far off from what I find online. But we're with a Project w/10% off so that may be why...

Anne at Home is one of the more expensive brands out there -- I'm hoping Igloochic will chime in because I think she has lots. Fwiw, I mixed some $27 knobs (the North River Mint ones I was raving about a couple of months ago) with some $6 ones from coolknobsandpulls -- scrimp on this and splurge on that....

I say go for it! If they are what you want and you can afford it, then don't let them get away from you. How many new kitchen are you going to get in your lifetime? You deserve to have what you want!

Ah, I see you have some of the same gene pool as I! I can walk into any place and find the most expensive thing right off the bat! The first pull I fell in love with was solid stainless and they started at $47 a piece! Yup! I picked out the most expensive in the place! My KD just shook his head and wondered how I can do that EVERY time!

So don't feel bad about $16.00 pulls if that is what you want. I wouldn't recommend you go cheap on pulls and knobs. They will be the MOST USED ITEM in your kitchen. You want quality that will last, not scratch, clean up easy, feel good on your hand when using them, fit your hands, etc.

BTW--I did find another knob and pull that I did fall in love with and used instead. I am delighted with them. They were a tenth of the cost of the solid stainless ones!

The pulls I fell in love with were from IKEA, $7.99 for two. Pretty cheap, except that I needed 50 of them, which was a little more than my already strained budget would be comfortable with. So I looked and looked, found a LOT of pulls that cost less than $2 each. I ordered a handfull of different ones that looked pretty good. I tried to like them....really I did!! But in the end, I ordered the IKEA pulls and am thrilled with them. You're going to look at your pulls every day for a LONG time so get what you want.

I agree, if you can afford it, do it!! I went with Top Knobs, and ended up spending more than my COOKTOP on pulls!!! But, I love them, and know they'll last.

99% of my knobs are Anne at Home (I have one even more pricy designer because I wanted her giraffs and monkey for my son's room and they're TO DIE FOR). I purchased ALL of my pulls from TopKnobs.com. The $20 per pull Anne at Home were in the discount knobs section for just a couple bucks each, so look there before you buy (click on the clearance link and then on the Anne at Home link and see if they're there). If not, go back to the general knobs section to Anne at Home and see what they have for a price.

Speaking of the quality of the knobs...they're beautiful, heavy, very lovely to look at and touch, and amazingly well made (well not amazing considering the price right?). I highly recommend them myself. But not if it's a budget buster. Personally...I'm a knob freak, a total knob freak :oP I don't wear cheap jewelry, and my cabinets don't either. I'd have cut out some of the cabinet order to be able to budget for very high quality knobs if it came to that. Features are nice, but your "jewel's" get looked at every day, and are fondled regularly (did that come out sounding as bad as I think...oh well you know what I mean LOL). So anyhoo, if the question is...are they worth it? YES Will you love them in person...YES Can you spend less. YES and are they in the budget??? That's the big one. If you can afford them...get them! If it's going to take a kid out of college (ok I say that because I have purchased a lot of Anne at Home knobs and we're only going Jr college now...) than maybe not :oP

Absolute best line I've read all year!

"I don't wear cheap jewelry, and my cabinets don't either."

I"m going to start using that one a lot (changing "cabinets" to "kitchen") as I try to finish up my kitchen with lovely items like a Modern Aire hood!

:-)
francy

Sometimes, you won't find an item on a seller's web site, yet if you contact them and ask about a specific item, they can get it. I was happy with Hardware Hut when I purchased my pulls, so I sent an email asking them about your pulls when I didn't see them on their site. I got a reply and they can get those for you. But, the price is the same as what buehl has found...$16.83. To me it was worth it to get the hardware I loved.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hardware Hut

I got my Anne at Home knobs from Lee Valley. Perhaps they will have the ones you want or others just as nice?

You can't beat Lee Valley for customer service, so though I find their site kinda cumbersome to navigate through- you can always phone customer service and they'll be happy to help you.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lee Valley

Get the hardware.
I used Bouvet, and I have never regretted doing so. For me, the Bouvet hardware was the next best thing to being able to afford a French range!! It was a treasure that did not break the budget. Really, what makes as much of a statement in a kitchen than the hardware in relation to the money you spend.

I saw "my" pull the very first day I began working on my kitchen layout. I walked by the display, put my hand on it, and fell in love. I asked my KD, and she said, "Don't even look at it."

So I put it out of my head for months, and meanwhile tried to find knobs I liked as well. I looked everywhere-stores, online, friends' houses. Nothing fit as well.

So I ordered the expensive pulls. Geez, when you're at the stage where you're holding pulls up against your installed kitchen cabinets, it's hard not to just finish the job right!

Thanks all.. I love the "I don't wear cheap jewelry, and my cabinets don't either." This is classic.. I was so surprised w/ the cost.. I shouldn't be.. I spent 450.00 for my Italian trash recycle combo trash bins.. My cabinet maker said this is the first one he has ever ordered... I guess I splurge for some things and question others... I picked up the pulls from Expo today... They will be installed on Friday.

I again want to thank everyone for your input.. I don't think I could have gotten this far if it wasn't for this site.. Thanks Laurie2008!!! It was so nice of you sending an email to check the price.. Your a lot better than I w/ navigating the net....

I bought my Anne at Home pulls & knobs through a dealer that sells to the trade several years ago, I've attached a link to them (I think?), but not sure it's still active. It's a shame, as they were a pleasure to deal with and their prices extraodinary (30 - 38% off retail)!

I got a combination of the classic pulls (for drawers) and cache crystal knobs in both a small (spice drawers) & medium size (doors).

Here is a link that might be useful: Anything Home...

Check out on Ebay, under sellers, yourhomesupply.com I found knobs and drawer cup pulls for $1.99 and 1.59. My cabinet maker couldn't believe it, so I asked them for a sample. They were very high quality.