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Kitchen Hardware - Can't make any more decisions UGH!

13 years ago
Please Help - I am having a hard time making anymore decisions.
I need to decide on all my hardware pulls for 2 kitchens and 5 bathrooms (Have an in-law suite in the basement).
Main level - open concept, Cherry cabs with Walnut stain and Ubatuba granite. I have tons of drawers on the bar side. I also have bookcase cabs in the living room that are visible from the Kitchen.
Master and Guest baths are the same Cherry, but with Dark Emperador marble. Also with plenty of drawers. The flooring in the kitchen and living is wood. I will have Stainless Steel appliances and faucet, and ORB pendant lights over bar. The Baths have a Travertine type flooring and will have brushed nickel faucets and ORB lighting.
Downstairs - Maple cabs with Ubatuba granite in kitchen and baths. Black appliances. The flooring is Travertine style, Faucets are all stainless in kitchen and Brushed nickel in bathrooms, and lighting is ORB.

Questions: What type of handles, and should I use a different type on the cabs versus the drawers? Round or rectangle? Brushed nickel, Pewter, ORB?
Should the pulls be the same in the living room cabs?
What about the downstairs? Do I change up the style of the pulls?

I really am confused. There are just so many of them, too.
Any guidance and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

Comments (14)

  • 13 years ago
    Knobs for doors, pulls for drawers. Personally, I like the hardware on each level to match. If the appliances and faucet are stainless, you should probably go w/ brushed nickel. I prefer the hardware and faucet to match. The style of the faucet and hardware should be in harmony. Round would be nice, because there is a lot of rectangles already.
  • 13 years ago
    Thank you! Anyone else having any opinions?
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    Hi Lynda, Congrats on your remodel! I completely understand how you feel about decisions -- it's exhausting! If all the drawers and cabinet doors are easy to open without any hardware, consider no hardware.
    Otherwise, for your current cabinetry style, consider single round knobs for all the doors. For the drawers, you can go with either knobs or pulls.
    Either brushed nickel or brushed stainless steel would look nice.

    The entire house does not have to have the exact same cabinet hardware, but for each area -- kitchen, living room, each bathroom, etc. -- the hardware should match for a nice overall balanced effect.
    Lynda thanked Ed
  • 13 years ago
    We went with handles on everything. From looking at many displays and photos on this site, it seems like anything is ok.....all handles, all knobs, a combination, or nothing at all. Although for the few weeks we were waiting for our handles, we had nothing and I really prefer having something. I didn't like opening the doors by just using the corner of the door. I know what you mean - my head was spinning from all the decisions we needed to make !
    Lynda thanked micstamper
  • 13 years ago
    I think since you went dark on dark, you should stay in the warmer, darker tones-- so ORB would be beautiful. I also think hardware should be varied, so knobs on doors, pulls (handles or cups!) on drawers-- I really like RKI brand and Schaub collection (their ORB is called Ancient bronze) - both are on myknobs.com and think they would really compliment your traditional, elegant kitchen nicely. Bronze faucets too--> Delta, Brizo, and Cucina make nice ones. And I agree with the others on shape- round knobs (maybe with a texture or edge detail) would be really nice.
    Lynda thanked Jenny Youngblood
  • 13 years ago
    I know it is a pain but I would grab samples of the finishes from Home Depot and take a close look in the space. We bought a house with knobs on everything and it kind of drives me crazy!!!
    Lynda thanked meatpie
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    OK - so, I made a few decisions, which just leads to needing to make several more :-(
    I am going to go with knobs on the cabinets and pulls on the drawers. ORB in the kitchens and brushed nickel in the baths.
    So, now I need to decide the following:
    1) what size knobs? I see there are anywhere from 1" to 1 3/8" which seems like a big difference in a knob, right? Does it matter what size? Do taller cabinets get bigger knobs? Should they all be the same?"
    2) How far should they "project"- some are 1" and some are 1 1/2 - again, seems like a big difference. Is there a standard size?
    3) What size pulls? 3" or 4"? Some of my drawers are small and some are quite wide? Should I put 3" on the shorter ones and the 4" on the larger or just go with all the same?
    @Jenny - I love the RKI and Schaub knobs. However, $15 a knob is a bit over my budget since I need SO many knobs. But, I was thinking of using the ones I really like (see attached pic) for just the bookcases. Can I put something different on the bookcases even if it is visible from the kitchen which will have different knobs (but they will both be ORB)?

    Am I totally overthinking this whole thing? LOL
    Thanks everyone.
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    Hi Lynda, yes, decisions can lead to more decisions, that's so annoying and exhausting isn't it. :)
    All the knobs can be the same size. No need to get bigger knobs for taller cabinets (unless you absolutely want to. :) If a knob is too small, it can be difficult to use -- it'd take more effort to grab it and pull it.

    For the drawers, again, it's your preference. I use two different lengths of pulls for my drawers -- shorter ones for shorter drawers, and longer ones for longer drawers. For my very long drawers, I even use two pulls, side by side. :)

    You're "lucky" the panelling in some of your cabinet doors will narrow the choice of the position of the knobs. For your drawers which don't have any panelling, you'll also have to make a decision (yeah!) on the position of the pulls. :)

    This thread may be entertaining to you :) --

    https://www.houzz.com/discussions/drawer-pulls-where-dsvw-vd~435153
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    Ed - Good info on your thread. I plan to do the mock up like you did. Thanks!
  • 13 years ago
    Hi Lynda,

    If you like that know Old World Bronze makes one very similar for half the price on myknobs.com
    As you can tell I'm a little obsessed with hardware.
    A 1" knob I find to be too small shoot for something between 1 1/4 to 1 1/2. Nothing bigger or it will look like a doorknob. Projection only matters when doors could hit something like your inset upper cabinets on your back wall --> too high of a projection will hit that and make it so you can't open those doors all the way. Stay around 1.25" or shorter is my recommendation for knobs. For pulls I do like 3.5-4" because I think it makes a statement and is a nice balance for larger drawers. I would stick with one size knob and one size pull.
  • 13 years ago
    Well, I had made my decisions (knobs on cabinets and pulls on drawers), and let my cabinet guy know. He placed the order and stated that they would all be in tomorrow. So, I go to the house tonight and he has put a single centered hole drilled in every single drawer! UGH!! So, much for having pulls. Is there any way to fix this without having to replace all my paneled cherry cabinets??
  • 13 years ago
    Hi Lynda, I feel your pain about mis- and missed- communications!!! Ugh ineed!!! :(
  • 12 years ago
    If price is not an issue, take a look at Jeffrey Alexander and Schaub. I just finished picking out for my house and love those two. I know you posted this a while ago, but it took me a while to get it figured out.
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