pulls on the lowers is my choice.....the thinking is knobs catching on pockets. One large or 2 smaller is fine. It's personal preference

I currently have knobs on my lowers & they always catch my clothes. Getting pulls after remodel. Great reminder! Thx!

I prefer pulls. Better ergonomically.

Pulls on drawers. Single handle on a top drawer used for wax paper, baggies, etc storage. Works great.

Maybe getting caught on the knobs has something to do with height? I am short 5'2"ish and my pockets catch the knobs especially on loose clothing like pjs. You never know, I might get stuck on the pulls I like too :) I've learned there are always unintended consequences no matter how much thought I put into something :)

I open mine with one pull all the time...no problem. I think that is a function of the quality of the hardware used, the drawer slides. Here's a pic before we finished but it shows some of the different ways we used the same hardware....1 on the smaller drawer and trash pull-out, 1 vertical on the corner lazy susan cabinet and 2 on the larger drawer.

Dcward89, what are you counters?

Corian Witch Hazel. Our kitchen was finished (well 99% anyway) last July and the counters were the decision that I agonized over the most. Could not be happier with them!

I am also agonizing over what to pick. Yours are very pretty and I bet durable!

Thank you Lily Spider...and yes they are durable. I cook from scratch every single day and usually in a very messy and unorganized fashion!!! I love the super easy clean up and rolling out pie crust or pastry dough is a dream!

Pulls everywhere except knobs on cabinets above range hood and refrigerator. It's strictly form over function.

We have a mix of knobs and pulls. Pulls on drawers and knobs on doors. Not once have my clothes been caught on the knobs. I based the decision on what looked good to me.

I had a duh moment just the other day. My old kitchen had all knobs that would develop a grungy ring around them over time. My cabinets were maple with a clear finish. My new kitchen is white and has pulls. I realized that grunge is not forming around the pulls because our hands are not coming into contact with the cabinets.

My clothes would also catch on the knobs all the time. I love the pulls! I have various sizes depending on the size of the cabinet or drawer. There are no doubles. I think the singles have a cleaner look and I like the solid feel when I use them.

@leealison my knobbed cabinets currently have the paint wearing away around the knob area... you think with a pull you don't come into contact with the cabinet as much? I wonder if this is why in the olden days they had backplates under knobs and pulls.

I have knobs, no reason other than that my old kitchen had pulls and I wanted it to be different. I found that my fingers did touch the doors with the pulls too, the grunge formed there also. If your knobs and pulls don't extend out much, that is how your hands come in contact with the doors and get grungy. Get a knob or pull that extends enough so that it won't be an issue. Really, it is just a matter of taste - whichever you like better.

I used all pulls in my kitchen. I have 10" pulls on all upper and lower doors. I used a single pull on each drawer but used pulls from 6" to 19" depending on the width of the drawers.

Dietician - I like your backplate theory! After thinking about this way too much since I first replied, I think the pulls do make the difference. My fingers spread out along the pull rather than close in around a knob. The measurement from inside of the pull to panel is 1-3/8".

My previous kitchen had a mix like sas95. Cup pulls on drawers, knobs on cabinet doors upper and lower. Never had any issues of clothes catching.

We have a mix. Pulls/handles on all the drawers (two on the 33" and 36" drawers, one on all the others), knobs on the upper and lower cabinet doors. For our pullouts I went with what was most comfortable: big knobs on the spice and baking-sheet pullouts flanking the range, handle on the trash pullout.

I find myself using one pull/handle rather than both when I'm opening a drawer, since the drawers are soft-close and open easily. DH hated the idea of one long pull for drawers but it would have been more practical.

All Knobs, All The Time

If anyone reading this is older and/or planning a kitchen for aging in place, I have read that if one has arthritis in their hands that pulls are much easier to use than knobs. Just an FYI. Something I'm mulling for my own remodel as we're closing in on that age.

I went with all pulls and specifically, pulls that didn't have an end sticking out.

My old kitchen had knobs and pulls with open ends and I was always getting caught on them so I wanted something I knew wouldn't snag clothing.

I went with all pulls except for knobs on the very upper stacked cabinets and some other upper cabinets in my dining room buffet (those ones got knobs). All "daily use working" cabinets are pulls. I chose pulls instead of knobs because they are more aging-friendly (easier to pull a pull instead of a knob if your hands are arthritic or otherwise impaired) and my elderly mom lives with us. Plus, I just think they are easier to use in general. I did single pulls (varied width -- with wider ones on the wider 30-36" drawers) for all drawers 36" and narrower, and only did double pulls on drawers wider than 36" (custom cabinets, and have a few that are 40-44"). I think they all look good. :)

I, too, chose pulls with no poking out ends, as I, too, wanted to avoid the snag-your-clothes thing. BTDT, don't like it.

I now cringe when I see knobs on lower cabinets. I had a bad experience after my second shoulder surgery when I caught the tubing on my pain pump on a knob. It was pain I will not forget! I have just recently had my third surgery and still in sling etc...this during our kitchen remodel and knew from day 1 NO knobs ever again! We didn't replace the dishwasher which has open ends and have to be careful to not pull Tens unit wires out. So please keep in mind they can cause physical problems that sometimes we just don't think about.