Hi Charlikin,

We have bar pulls on my cabinets. Here is some information on what we used:

36 inch drawers - 24 in pull
30 inch drawers - 18 in pull
24 inch drawers - 14 in pull
21 inch drawers - 12 in pull

We used 8 inch pulls on our 30 inch uppers and all of the base cabinets. We used 6 inch pulls on the cabinet above the vent hood and on the cabinet above the microwave.

My only complaint is that I keep on bumping into the edge of the pulls and constantly get big bruises on my legs. (I am rather clumsy, so that may have something to do with it). Here is a picture of the pulls. Sorry for the mess!

Here's a link to our cabinets.
No problems here w/ catching clothes.

Here is a link that might be useful: cabs

We have pulls very similar to ni_2006. DW says she never gets caught. I wear looser chef style pants and they do occasionally catch on the pulls. I wrecked one pair of pants early on but seem to have made the adjustment and am getting caught less often. It's not bad, but I wouldn't mind something that caught less easily. We got a great deal on our pulls at Ikea and I really like them, so I can afford to lose one or two pair of pants.

I have the Ikea pulls on a cabinet set and I do get caught on it and bruise rather easily. I may be a little more clumsy. I have going with Integrated handles on my next cabinet so nothing stick out beyond the plane of the cabinet door.

Good luck!

I have the Ikea 'Lansa' pulls too, and haven't caught any clothing on them. I have caught the wire for my iPod on it, and pulled the earbuds out of my ears, but that's all so far!

Bear in mind the overhang of the counter will reduce the mount the pull sticks out too.

Personally, my experience with integrated handles hasn't been good - my hand slips and I gouge the corner of my finger, or I rip my nails (which aren't long). Especially with metal integrated handles.

Sara,
That was my initial experience wth integrated handles but Hafele sells a C curve integrated handle that I got to try out and it is really natural to use. There are also flat handles that can be attached to the top of the drawer and those were nice too but very expensive for my use.

Good luck!

Hmmm... still really liking the look of the bar pulls. It looks like people use mostly the same size for the verticals, and match the horizontals to the width of the drawers... makes sense.

I notice on the Top Knobs specs that the bar pulls project about 1-1/2 inches, while the simpler knobs project less than an inch. Beyond the issue of catching on clothing, I wonder if the extra projection is a bad idea in a tiny galley kitchen with cabs on both sides???

How far do countertops project over the edge of the cabinets?

seems to depend on the region somewhat.. but around here the counter has 1 1/2 in overhang.. over the cabinet not over the drawer or door.. so your pulls will extend out past the counter..

like this id imagine.. kinda get a sense of it on the cabs on the left..

We had pulls in our old kitchen that had ends extending past the stems and yes, they did catch on pockets & belt loops. I actually tore the belt loop almost completely off a pair of shorts once.

The clothes catching may be a fact of height. If you're relatively short, the pulls may be too high to catch on pockets, etc. With the new kitchen I definitely did not want the same type of pull. However, we do have knobs on our filler pullouts. I balked at using them originally b/c of the catching issue, but I haven't really caught anything on them yet...probably b/c there's no point to catch on...it's the entire width of the knob instead and it's less likely to get caught.

I have been searching, searching, searching for pulls for our cabinets. I think part of my problem is that I have become mentally unhinged during this reno. So, no, I haven't found the perfect pull yet for myself, but in my travels I've come across quite a few that might work for you.

This website is nice and has loads of stuff, but it's a little bit tricky to navigate. Sometimes I see something I like, but then can't find it again. What seems to work is using the little spyglass on the left to search for a particular model number. I think some of these might work for you.

Stainless Steel D Handle, 18000, 8300

Sugatsune 16 Series, 82 Series (my favorite).

Here is a link that might be useful: Pulls and Knobs

Thanks, everyone - I think I'm going to play it safe and not do the "T" style bar pulls. It's a tiny kitchen, I like to wear loose clothing - I think it's a recipe for...well, if not disaster, then at least irritation. ;-)

Helou, I love those Sugatsune pulls! Thanks for the tip!

Funny thing is, the carpenter started putting up the crown molding today, and suddenly the kitchen doesn't look quite as contemporary anymore... (I was on a deadline to get the cabinets ordered in order to take advantage of an expiring promotion, and I just took my KD's recommendation for crown molding rather than obsessing over it like I should have... ;-))

So now this is influencing my choice of pulls. Everything affects everything... I don't know how it ever comes together properly!!!

What about a bow pull? I initially wanted bar pulls, but changed my mind based on the snagging issues and my kitchen being feeling more transitional than super-modern.
My pulls are Le Valley, but I think most lines would have them.

Dangit! Just wrecked that second pair of pants.