What size cabinet pull for cabinets to ceiling?

17 years ago

Hi, I was originally planning on doing bar pulls on my cabinets which are shaker and go up to the ceiling. Then I picked out some pendants that have a small "s curve" to them.

http://www.vaxcelusa.com/images/products/PD40121BN.jpg

So in my search for hardware, I found some s curve pulls that I like, but they only come in 96 & 128mm sizes. I can only get the 96mm locally and when I hold them up to the doors, they are too small visually (my builder guy said they were too "dainty" for the tall cabinets, lol). I'm thinking I need a 6-8 inch pull for my upper cabinets, but haven't found anything besides a bar pull that would stay in my transitional view and work size wise. Is there a rule of thumb for how big pulls should be, based on the size of the cabinets? Anyone have any other suggestions, or know where I might be able to get an "s pull" in a longer size? Here are the pulls I like,

http://images1.hdpi.com/product_enlarged/LibertyHardwareP83506-8.jpg

Sorry for not linking them directly or showing the pics in the message, I'm not sure how. Thanks for any help.

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Comments (5)

igloochic
17 years ago
My pulls vary on the uppers, from a 3" bunny head to a 5" bar pull. Some just have fat knobs. I personally don't like the look (unless it's a really modern kitchen) of long bar pulls on the upper cabinets. It's not like you need to grab several inches to open the door.

My cabinets are shaker (modified style but close) and go up to the ceiling. The pulls I have are bulky but not super long (which would look awful with the other pulls in my kitchen).
rnmomx2
Original Author
17 years ago
igloochic, thanks for the reply. Do you have any pics of your pulls? I did a search and saw some of your beautiful kitchen in various stages, but not your pulls.

Anyone else have shaker style cabs that go to ceiling? What pulls did you end up with?
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meg711
17 years ago
Our upper cabinets are about 52" tall, and we used 6" tranisitional pulls from Top Knobs (M513). It looks like they have your desired pulls on page 39 of their catalog. They have lots of different styles, and they're very good quality, so you might want to browse their catalog to see what if there's something else you like. Good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: Top Knobs
rmkitchen
17 years ago
I have cabinets up to the ceiling (9' ceiling, upper cabinets are 47.5" with the remainder being crown moulding) and we just have 1.25" knobs. I know this isn't for what you asked as you're after pulls, bu you don't have to have a big pull for a long cabinet door. Aesthetics might be a different matter, but practicality -- no worries!
paul_ma
17 years ago
My uppers go to the ceiling, but that's only 7'6".

I used bar pulls mounted vertically. After a lot of experimentation, I finally decided on 10" for all of the uppers. This was short enough to work on the smallest cabinet (above the frig). And I decided using the same on all looked better than varying based on cabinet height.

But YMMV.