Just for a frame of reference. I have Fisher Paykel SINGLE drawer with a 9” pull (8” center to center). I also have a full size Bosch with the same size pull.

The one near the island stool is the Fisher Paykel drawer, and the Bosh is near the window.

Also have the same sized pull on my trash pullout which is right under the plant

Thank you. I was thinking I liked the 8 inch center to center one myself but then I started asking people and got really confused. But I will go with this because I feel like the whole purpose of doing the panels is to blend it in somewhat and then if you get a big honking piece of hardware it defeats the purpose. .

I think you and I corresponded once before when I was measuring for the dish drawer panels because I remember your beautiful island and all the nice windows in your house. It is really so pretty.

Thanks Gail....I remember you!

I had people advise me to get heavy appliance pulls and I was conflicted. In the end I chose what you see here and actually, the large heavy duty appliane pulls were completely unnecessary. These work great and blend in beautifully.

Nidnay
Love your kitchen! Can I ask did you use the 8 inch pulls on every drawer and cabinet? Same size across the board? I’d love to see a pic of your sink side layout, and the pulls on your pantry if you have one??
Thanks for your help!

Hi @Rlaspina....I used different sizes. Here’s a link to my build. Lots of pics there!

Can I ask what size the pulls are on your dishwasher drawer and the drawer directly beneath it? I have the same setup, a single dishwasher drawer and then a regular drawer underneath. The appliance pull is 12 inches and has a deeper projection. The matching drawer pull is only 10 inches with less of a projection. Do I just use the 10 inch regular on both??? Do they need to be the same size? What are your thoughts?
Your house is absolutely amazing, you did a fantastic job!

The pulls on the dishwasher drawer and the drawer beneath are both 9” (8” center to center). They are normal cabinet pulls (not appliance pulls). I think it looks best with both pulls the same size since they are basically right on top of one another. I have various sizes around the kitchen, but they all have the same projection.

If it was my kitchen I would do the 10” regular cabinet pull on both the dishwasher drawer and the drawer beneath. A 12” appliance pull is just not necessary.

Just looking at my drawers. I used all 9” pulls on every upper drawer, so there is consistency there. My lower drawers have knobs. I have pullouts next to the sink and range and they have 7” pulls because there was not enough space on the cabs for longer pulls. The pull on the drawer below the microwave is 7” as well. Probably mis-ordered and got too many 7” and not enough 9” because looking at that drawer today, I think it should have a 9” pull. Not something I notice though :)

Same size on your garage pullout cabinet too?

Yes....9” on the garbage pullout.

Nidnay and Others,

Do you know whether or not your dish drawer panels have a polyurethane or any special backing on them? I am about ready for my appliance installation and I have an issue. I have my panels which were measured according to Fisher and Paykel instructions. They have been painted with the an oil based paint to match my existing cabinets. I contacted the appliance installer to make sure they would still be willing to install the panels and they said yes and said the back and sides of the panels should be covered with a waterproof vapor barrier (ie., polyurethane). I wonder if you did this or if you just had your panels painted like the rest of your cabinets?

I haven't used dish drawers but have always paneled my full sized dishwashers. I guess the appliance installer is doing a cya? I've never had a problem with water/heat and the wood panels that were installed without any kind of backing. It does make sense, but I haven't had issues without it.

Oh, and to the original questions. I have slightly larger pulls on paneled dishwasher and trash pullout in the island. Since they're in the island, they're not noticeably different from the rest of the cabinetry. The only appliance pulls I have are on the paneled refrigerator and they are huge ! And expensive !

tsjmjh

I have 4 inch pulls on all of my drawers in my kitchen which are fairly small drawers. I ordered the matching pulls in 8 inch for my dish drawers (they are not appliance pulls because I was advised that I did not need them). But the installer's specs say the screws must allow for the panel to be installed flush with the dishwasher. My 8 inch pulls came with two different size screws but they do have heads on them so not sure if they will stick out too much or not.

BTW, the appliance installer said they won't install the pulls but will install the panels. I think that means the pulls need to be put on before the appliance installation. Am I right?

Who is putting your cabinetry pulls on? Or is that already done? The pulls go on before the panel is installed and if you have a panel-ready appliance, there should be the little bit of space on the appliance front designed to compensate for screw heads. If not, the screw head can be counter sunk.

My panels have no special backing of any kind. They’ve been in 1 1/2 years and there is no damage at all to them (no paint peeling or bubbling, no warping....nothing).

tsjmjh

I am going to have to get someone to put the pulls on and I had figured out that they had to go on prior to the panel being installed. I guess I don't know where the little bit of space is for the screws until I get my appliances. I was thinking they need to be countersunk so the panel can be flat against the dw. Do all dishwashers have a space for the screws?

My appliance installer said they would put the panels on for me but they will not put the pulls on the panels. So I need to get someone to do that. I don't have a cabinet person because I already had the cabinets and got the panels for the dish drawers to match the cabinets. I live in a very old house and I was installing a custom range hood to house venting over my new stove. My house has never had a vent over the stove at all but I am getting a dual fuel stove and figured with the higher BTU output of the burners I needed to get ventilation. So this is sort of an upgrade to my kitchen mostly surrounding appliances and what goes with them. It has been quite a process because of all the things you don't see that cost money (new Electrical Panel, different plugs, moving the gas line over 6 inches, etc). But it is almost complete.

nidnay

I think my panels should be fine. They were sprayed with an oil based paint and so I am not going to worry about doing anything more to them. But I do need to figure out how to get the pulls on there correctly so the panel will fit flush. I took your advice and got the regular pulls to match my other drawer pulls and they are 8 inches center to center. I think that is plenty big plus since I need two of them I wasn't going to spend several hundred dollars on the "appliance pulls" if the others will work just fine.

You have been in on this from the beginning. I am almost done. I will post before and after photo once I am finished. I have had many frustrations along the way and every time I think it is almost at the end something will happen. Like the last 2 times the AC guy was supposed to come and cut a hole in my roof for the ducting, we had a downpour of rain so it had to be delayed. Plus the usual issues with people not showing up when they are supposed to, paint not matching, me having to supervise because the person who is supposed to is nowhere to be found, etc. But I can see the end now.