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What size drawer pull in this situation?

6 years ago

Hi, I have new upper and lower shaker natural stained cherry cabinets going into a 1930s bungalow and am leaning towards all drawer pulls (this one) to streamline the look.


If I use the 1/3rd rule, I will have 6, 8, and 12 inch pulls scattered around the kitchen. Will that look OK or should I try to keep it to two sizes? Or go with knobs for the uppers to avoid this problem?


Thanks!

Comments (12)

  • 6 years ago

    It will look fine. I actually have 4 different size pulls in my kitchen. My pulls are longer than yours and I used a rule of 1/2 instead of 1/3. But just so you can see different sizes together, here is a portion of my kitchen that has 13”, 19” and 10” pulls.


  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I always prefer pulls to be in proportion the cabinet but IMO there is no rule as to the size I do not like 2 pulls on a wide drawer also pulls are a but more contemporay when used on all cabinets so a picture of you space would be good this is what I find a good solution sometimes so that pulls are not interfering with cabinet door function. and I knd of like the look of some horizontal and some vertical. I use painters tape to both get a feel for the look and also to figure out the right proprtion for the space.


  • 6 years ago

    Badgergirl, I love your cabinet/drawer pulls and the way you used them. Would you mind please sharing the name of them?

  • 6 years ago

    Jodi Jane, my cabinet pulls are Hickory Hardware's Greenwich Pulls. The come in several different finishes and quite a few different lengths. check Hickory Hardware's website to see all the sizes. Not all online places carry all of the sizes. I bought pulls from a local independent cabinet and door hardware store. Their prices were comparable to online sites. Some big box stores also carry this line of pulls. Speaking of prices, I thought the pulls were reasonably priced. My kitchen was redone 8 years ago. The hardware looks the same as it did on install.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks so much Badgergirl, I will search for the Hickory Hardware Greenwich pulls, they look lovely. It’s a real challenge to find pulls that I like in the longer lengths that aren’t appliance sized pulls (that tend to extend much farther out). I found Jeffrey Alexander, Belcastel pulls that look wonderful, but once you get to the 12” size, I’m afraid the projection is too much). I will have quite a few 36” drawers to deal with in my new kitchen.
    So thank you for sharing!

  • 3 years ago

    Ephma I love your kitchen! Are your counters marble? I’m choosing a white for my cabinets and wondering which white you chose?

  • 3 years ago

    Thanks! My cabinets are BM White Dove and my counters are Opus White quartzite.

  • 3 years ago

    Ephma thanks so much for your quick response! It has been a few years since your post about your kitchen after all. How have your beautiful counters worked for you? They look like marble! I have slabs of Calacatta quartzite reserved. I’ve heard it’s Macaubus just cut differently-not linear. Thinking of Sea Pearl for my cabinets and White Dove for walls. Sea Pearl is on the same color card as White Dove.

  • 3 years ago

    The counters have been great. Opus White is bulletproof.

  • 3 years ago

    Ephma that’s good to hear. I’ll be thrilled if mine are as beautiful installed! And bulletproof.

  • 3 years ago

    I have 4 different size pulls in my kitchen also. Just replaced the hardware last week, and I actually only thought I had 2 sizes until I tried installing! I didn’t even realize it, so apparently not a visual issue to have different sized pulls!!