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need help: hardware above fridge

7 years ago

We are finishing up a kitchen remodel and have most of the hardware on the cabinets but I’m not sure what would look better above the fridge—two knobs or a long pull. All the rest of the pulls are vertical and below the counter—except for the pantry, which is just as you walk in the kitchen (away from the other cabinets). Thoughts?

Comments (19)

  • 7 years ago

    Looks lovely so far. Above the fridge, I'd either do a single knob for aesthetics, to match the other uppers, or a pull if it was a door that I was going to use regularly. I find pulls easier and more functional. I would not do two knobs - IMO that looks contrived on a single door.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    /\/\/\ That exactly

  • 7 years ago

    Is this a cabinet you will use often? If so I’d do the pull. If not you can get away with a knob but I worry it might look small on that large cabinet.

  • 7 years ago

    I’m not entirely sure. Probably not often—slow cooker, etc. I hadn’t even thought of one knob. I’ll compare that to the pull.

  • 7 years ago

    I don’t know why I wrote that most of the pulls are vertical in my original post...most are horizontal...It’s just that they are below the counter, which is what was confusing me.

  • 7 years ago

    So far your placement is perfectly normal, functional and ergonomic. Above the refrigerator I’d do a pull for scale and aesthetics. Two doors there would have been more symmetrical though, in which case knobs would have made more sense.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Keep it consistent, do the nobs. All the cabinets on the top have nobs already.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Here are a couple. Get your GC to recommend one.

  • 7 years ago

    I’d do a short pull.

    Also...need to see more pics of your reno. I’m loving what I’m seeing and dying to see more.

  • 7 years ago

    NYCish we also added a half bath, remodeled a full bath, redid floors, updated floors, electrical, plumbing, took out four walls...we’ve been living in a rental since April. I’m a longtime Houzz forum reader for ideas but don’t post much. We have two more weeks to go before we move back in.

  • 7 years ago

    Here are some bathroom pics from upstairs.

  • 7 years ago

    Love your space and reno choices! Can you post again once everything is finished?

  • 7 years ago

    How do I do that? Start a new thread? If there a finished house forum? New to this clearly...

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Nice job!

  • 7 years ago

    Flo Mangan—looking back through notes, I think it has hardware that flips up and stays up but not the kind that you push. I’ll double check when I’m over there again. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

  • 7 years ago

    I'd probably just skip any hardware on that door and probably never use that storage space either. We have three large cabinets over our built-in columns which I have never even opened. I'm not getting on a ladder for cookware. Looks like you have plenty of storage without it. Love your cabinets!

  • 7 years ago

    Love Flo's suggestion. If you need it to open and are not/cannot do the push-to-open hardware, go with one pull, large or smaller. Just don't do one knob because it's too small visually, and two knobs is a not good functionally: Even though you may not typically use the cabinet, when you do, it's a hassle to have to use two hands to open it and using only one will mess up the cabinet over time.

    As far as leaving it without hardware, my opinion is that if there is an actual functioning door/drawer in a kitchen, it should have a convenient way to open it...even if rarely used. There are always rarely-used-but-still-needed items that need a place to be stored, and that's a great spot(bundt, angel-food or springform pans...cake stand...seasonal platters...vases...etc).

    If you decide to forego putting hardware on it, at least buy the pull/hardware to put aside in case you change your mind down the road and for future resale.

    Your house looks just beautiful, love all your choices, very well done!

  • 7 years ago

    cc watters Thank you!

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