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Finger Pulls with Skinny Shaker Cabinets

6 years ago

Hi


I am hoping people can provide some advice/pictures. We are installing skinny shaker cabinets - in white on the perimeter and black in the island. Our cabinets are similar to those in the attached picture - which I love the look of

. Two quick questions:


1st - how does it work with cabinets that meet in the middle - will the cabinets still close? (is that a dumb question)


2nd - does anyone have any ideas of the the length of the fingers pulls - do they seem matte black?


Thank you in advance for any help!

Comments (36)

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    you might have to install those horizontally. (where two doors meet). you can do both ways


    or, have you cabinet guy build them a routed out area to fit them

    (the handles in the pic looks to be about 6-7" long)

    these sit on top


    the entire length is made for it. but this is a drawer


    they've addresses some solutions on this post.

    https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4717425/cabinet-finger-pulls-for-kitchen

  • 6 years ago

    Jumping in to say, that I adore those cabinets. Where could I source them?

  • 5 years ago

    rdash- how are you enjoying your Omega Jax? I'm considering them for a bathroom and I like the sleek look of the Jax. Did you go with that hardware?

  • 5 years ago

    rdash

    I've order the jax in white oak for perimeter and black stain for island and I am struggling with hardware selection. Would you mind posting a picture of your cabinets? thank you

  • 5 years ago

    How’s the hardware on the doors? Are they soft closing?

  • 5 years ago

    We are about a month away from installing our Omega Jax kitchen cabinets and I am also having a hard time deciding on drawer pulls, etc. Linda and rdash (and anyone else with Jax cabinets), I’d love to find out what you chose for your hardware.

    Thanks in advance!

  • 5 years ago

    Semihandmade has a similar door style available ( to use with IKEA cabinets).

  • 5 years ago

    M, we are 3 weeks from install and I haven't made any decisions on hardware. To be honest, I haven't even looked. I wanted simple and barely there, but my husband absolutely refuses to route out each door/drawer (I dont blame him), and I also fear that these may not be the best fit for our aging fingers/hands. Do you have any contenders that you can share?

  • 5 years ago

    Hi Linda,

    I also wanted the finger pulls but my husband isn’t a fan. And thinking about the future, I agree that the finger pulls wouldn’t be that friendly for our aging hands.

    I’ve attached an inspiration photo. I’ll probably end up ordering a couple of handles that look like these to see how they look and feel.

    The Emtek brand version was nice but way more than I want to spend. I’m considering this more reasonably priced version: https://www.amazon.com/Hickory-Hardware-HH075328-SS-Collection-Stainless/dp/B06XWM3RWS/

  • 5 years ago

    These are Jax cabinets with a simple black pull.

    Gallery containing this kitchen

  • 5 years ago

    How is the quality of the Jax so far? Leaning towards it in quarter sawn oak

  • 5 years ago

    matte imme

    We actually decided to have Amish custom made cabinets similar to Jax. We still havent moved in yet. Just picked up hardware today.

  • 5 years ago

    Linda any reason in particular on why you passed on the Jax? So far it’s been the lowest quote I’ve gotten by far for similar quarter sawn white oak skinny rail cabinents

  • 5 years ago

    Just a FYI- Because of a current lumber shortage, prices are sky rocketing and I know Omega had a price increase earlier this month as other cabinets manufacturer are also having per my Designer. So depending when you got your quote, it may not be current... And cabinet makers including custom may be having a rough time getting lumber right now, too. I placed my Jax order at the end of March with a tentative delivery date of 10 weeks. Omega has yet to commit to any delivery date yet. Oh and if anyone is interested, apparently there is now a shortage of drywall and drywall supplies, too.

  • 5 years ago

    Thanks, quote was recent and should hold, we haven’t framed the addition for the kitchen yet so longer lead time won’t kill us...happy to hear you went with Jax as well. Haven’t been able to find any reviews on it yet.

  • 5 years ago

    Matt

    Our previous kitchen was Amish made and after 20 years of hard use, they were in mint condition, we just wanted a change in style. Therefore, we went with same company because of history and felt comfortable on what quality we could expect vs the unknown with Jax being relatively new. Our cost was still less with the route we chose.

  • 5 years ago

    @Matt Imme Our Jax cabinets just went in. The drawers and doors still needs adjusting etc. We have quarter sawn white oak in natural in the perimeter and custom color green on maple in the island. Here's what the kitchen looks like now. My early reviews of the Jax: It looks great. The cabinets seem sturdy plywood and the maple/oak veneers look great. The finish on the oak seems to be pretty good but a couple of the drawer fronts have to be replaced because they had some issues. (Our GC was able to get the cabinet shop to order replacements with no issue.) Some cons: The veneers are very thin. I don't know how they compare to other brands though. The custom paint isn't as even as I'd like near the edges of panels. The edges of the green panels are almost white in places. I'm not sure if this is the best they could do or if they can easily replace these. I'll talk to my GC about it.


    FYI, the bottoms of the upper cabinets are completely flat and finished but the flatness might influence what kind of under cabinet lighting you might choose.


    The glass cabinets are regular shaker since you can't have glass inside such a skinny shaker. The glass isn't in those doors yet.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    rdash
    Your picture shows that you bought face frame cabinets. M’s picture shows that they bought frameless cabinets. The reveals for each of these styles is different. The face frame cabinets will have a 1/4” reveal that leaves plenty of room for the edge pulls you are considering. A frameless cabinet has tighter reveals that could cause issues with adding the thickness of an edge pull.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    rdash
    One exception to what I wrote is when two doors on the came cabinet box meet. That vertical reveal is only 1/8” so installing edge pulls may need to be on the bottom or top edge. In some instances you could adjust the doors a little farther apart to allow for a vertical placement of the pull.

  • 5 years ago

    Skinny shaker doors available at J&S Cabinet Doors. www.jscd.ca It's called the Ethos door for wood version, it can go down to 7/8" frame width, the one-piece MDF for paint only is called the Denman it can go down to 1/4".

  • 4 years ago

    Here’s my inset cabinets with Jax doors - we’ve been very happy with them.

  • 4 years ago

    @M could I bother you to share a close up picture of your perimeter cabinets? We are considering the Jax and I am having trouble finding samples.

  • 4 years ago

    [this is my 3rd attempt at posting this message and photos, please excuse the additional posts if Houzz decides to post them later...]

    Hi @Jennifer Idavoy, here are a few photos! Please let me know if you want different shots. The cabinet doors with glass are regular shaker, not Jax.





  • 4 years ago

    @M THANK YOU so much for posting. I love the cabinets and would never have imagined how beautiful they are from the tiny sample I saw in the showroom!

  • 4 years ago

    You’re welcome! Good luck with your project!

  • 4 years ago

    What did You end up doing? I’m just about to install the exact same cabinets and want to do similar pulls.’

  • 4 years ago

    @M hi! i love these Omega jax cabinets everyone is talking about. ive been looking for contemporary skinny shaker faces. does jax only make the doors? did you have to get someone to custom make the boxes to match to jax?

  • 3 years ago

    Can someone tell me the colors of the upper and lower cabinets? i love the thin shaker look but dont know these colors. thanks

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Have your cabinet maker specify TaylorCraft Cabinet Door Company's 3/4" Shaker doors!

    The door has a true 3/4" frame and accepts standard hardware.

    https://taylorcraftdoor.com/taylorcrafted-3-4-shaker-door/


  • 3 years ago

    Ella - I can’t tag you for some reason - hope you see this.


    If you are asking about the photo posted at the top of this thread - the kitchen has white oak bottom cabinets with a “natural stain” - there are different ways that this can be accomplished by someone who is knowledgeable about stains (I’ve read posts from people on Houzz about using a tiny bit of white paint with a clear water based polyurethane - oil based poly will cause a yellow tone). They cut is either quarter sawn or rift sawn = more expensive than plain sawn wood.


    I can’t guess what shade of white paint was used for the upper cabinets. You can select a white that has either a cool or warm undertone.

  • 3 years ago

    @Linda K. who did you use in the Amish to make your cabinets?



  • 2 years ago

    @rdash, @Matt Imme, @M ,


    It has been a few years however, I'm checking with you to see how you are liking your cabinets. I am considering Jax mini shaker as well. My first choice is walnut but there are some truly horrendous examples of natural walnut so may reconsider for quarter sawn Oak.


    Would also love recommendations for hardware (edge pulls, regular handles, etc) and opinions on walnut vs oak (quarter sawn). If you have photos to share that would be icing on the cake!


    Thanks so much!

  • 2 years ago

    Still loving our cabinets! No regrets on our quarter sawn oak. The veneers are holding up well but we don’t have kids and our dogs are not counter surfers or anything. I’m happy with our drawer handles. There’s noticeable wear and tear on the drawer pull handles but not on the cabinets.

  • 2 years ago

    Thanks so much @M; very generous of you to respond so quickly. The cabinets look amazing.

    The wear and tear is only on the handles for the drawer pull not the cabinet itself?

  • last year

    @rdash, @Matt Imme, @M ,

    what is the thickness of the shaker panel (skinny shaker ) thank you