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3 years ago

First of all, thank you all so much for pushing me towards hutch #1. It is here and I am smitten. It is larger than I thought but so very perfect for the space. It is rock solid and very well made. Here is a quick shot of it in the kitchen (counters go in next week).

The table is going as soon as we install a lamp.


Here's the question. The current knobs are fine, basic round wooden ones. I would love to replace them with some ceramic painted knobs (but not round ones as they look like eyeballs to me). I am toying with the idea of using these for the glass doors. My husband thinks they are too cutesy (but will give in to me if I insist.) They are 1 1/4" tall. I really like McKenzie Childs knobs but don't want to . spend $50 each. I like a "soft" feel in the designs in general.




They are $23 and come in a set of six.


Am I nuts? You all can tell me if I am. I tend to have a blind spot for bunnies (remember my lamp obsession last summer?) But if you think I am nuts, you need to come up with alternatives.


Comments (52)

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Honestly, I don't like any kind of complicated knob when there's going to be more than one. It's kind of distracting and can look weird from a distance.

    that room is gorgeous by the way!

    If you love those rabbit knobs, find a pretty wood box or accent table with a single drawer and buy one knob for it!

  • 3 years ago

    No for bunnies knobs. We can figure out another way to get bunnies in there.

    The cabinet looks good there.

  • 3 years ago

    Love love the cabinet, Perfect.


    Sorry, no on the pulls. I used those in my DD's nursery. They are either nursery or retro 80s frenchkitchen.


    I am confused by this: The table is going as soon as we install a lamp. What is going there?

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I would go for bunny ceramic statues or bunny plates/platters.

    ETA: but if you like the knobs, go for it. Like I said above, just keep the orginals, so you can change back sometime in the future.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Not a lamp. I was lazy and should have written ”chandelier”.

    And I get it, no to the bunnies

    eta:

    Decided to put my favorite turreen here so I no longer regret the no bunny rule.



  • 3 years ago

    Aww, they're cute, but I honestly think that they would distract from your wonderful new hutch and what you'll be putting in it.

  • 3 years ago

    Sherry makes a good point. And we don't ever need to know. : )


    Remind me why you are moving the table and chandy and will it just be empty?

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    The hutch looks great in there!

    I like the idea of changing the knobs to something else, but would wait until last. See how all the changes look in both rooms, then decide.

  • 3 years ago

    Are there two different shades of green or is it the light. Counters next week! Exciting!

  • 3 years ago

    It does look great 🙂

    Those bunnies look perfect for a child's room, but not so much your space.

    I also don't think light colored knobs would look right there.

  • 3 years ago

    The cabinet is beautiful!

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I think Victoria Mackenzie-Childs must have put something in the water in Central NY when she lived there. Or cast a spell. Everyone I know that lives there is smitten with her. I like a lot of her things but never hear of her and rarely see her things except when I am visiting family and friends up there.

  • 3 years ago

    Do what makes your heart sing. Except for bunny knobs. For now.

    In my own experience with decorating psychology, this would be the type of decision I would fret over to avoid bigger decisions.

    Of course, you've already made such wonderful choices. It's a beautiful hutch. Perfect for the space, imo. I would get everything else in place and finish the rest of the kitchen/dining area. If then if I decided I couldn't live without the bunny knobs, I'd get them then.

  • 3 years ago

    I think that was where she was based and lived?

  • 3 years ago

    Another no to the bunnies, cute as they are. That cabinet could not be better.

  • 3 years ago

    I would find knobs that relate somehow to your kitchen cabinet knobs. Not matching, but similar style/finish?


    Although as a bunny collector, I too would be tempted by the bunny knobs!

  • 3 years ago

    We are getting rid of the table because we’re doing a 16”overhang and adding stools. We never, ever eat in the kitchen, but we will hold onto the table so that when we sell one day, it will be put back. Or we will stage it with a smaller bistro table since the counter is going to be so large.

  • 3 years ago

    i would vote no on the bunny knobs but think that part of the problem is that they are white. What about aged brass which would be much more subtle?





    jojoco thanked Olychick
  • 3 years ago



  • 3 years ago

    I take back my answer. Do what Oly says.

    jojoco thanked Sueb20
  • 3 years ago

    No to bunnies, including Oly's.

    I love the hutch, nice choice.

    I'm curious about the chandelier. Have you chosen it yet? And where would it be placed? I just wonder that without a table is it just going to dangle over nothing with anything to anchor it?

    Are you doing pendant lighting over the extending peninsula?

    jojoco thanked blfenton
  • 3 years ago

    Porcelain bunnies will break. Oly’s metal ones will tear someone’s clothes (not à la Monty Python and the Holy Grail, though though). A simple, rustic disk knob in that Oly’s color, though, might look good. That’s what we did on our Amish oak tv cabinet and I like it so much better than the wood knobs (which are in a baggie in the cabinet, these past 25 years, just in case…)

    jojoco thanked bpath
  • 3 years ago

    Nice cabinet. No to the bunny pulls. I would want the emphasis on the beautiful cabinet or the contents.

    jojoco thanked lizbeth-gardener
  • 3 years ago

    I absolutely love the hutch! It's so perfect!


    I don't love the bunny knobs, but at the same time, if they bring you a lot of joy, why not? As long as you keep the original knobs, you could always put them on until you tire of them and then swap them back out.


    On a side note, with the glass storage area, perhaps you need some decorative bunnies in there? This time of year Pottery Barn always has a ton of cute bunny decor which I look at longly and never buy since I have zero logical reason to have bunnies anywhere in my house.





    https://www.potterybarn.com/shop/new/easter-feature-shop/?cm_type=gnav

    jojoco thanked pricklypearcactus
  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I am still a "no" on the bunnies, sorry. And i too went and looked for bunnies, but then stopped myself because they.are.everywhere. Let's combine threads and get you a set of bunny plates for easter!

  • 3 years ago

    Here are the knobs that are currently on it. They totally look like eyeballs. I think I need to go plain wood because I don’t want to introduce black in the kitchen. Lizbeth makes a good point about letting the cabinet take center stage.

  • 3 years ago

    These round knobs (either pewter or brass) have some nicely detailed bunnies in center, they would be pretty subtle but charming:

    Round Rabbit Cabinet Knobs

    jojoco thanked smiling
  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    what are you doing for hardware in the K BTW? I think you are looking to closely at them. They are fine

    jojoco thanked mtnrdredux_gw
  • 3 years ago

    Love the furniture piece!! Smiling, those are really cute!

  • 3 years ago

    No idea what the kitchen hardware will be. I’m thinking gold thin handles but the ones we have are only 3.5 inches across. I want to avoid the expense of drilling new holes and filling in the old ones which is why I may have to stay at 3 1/2 inch long handles. I am also completely blown away by how expensive knobs and pulls are. We need 19 knobs and 10 pulls.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Totally agree, do not create new holes. Yes, brass.🤣 I'd keep it very simple, because against the off white (iirc) cabs it will already make a statement.

    https://www.build.com/product/summary/1689603?uid=4014416&jmtest=gg-gbav2_4014416&inv=1&ds_rl=1275595&source=gg-gba-pla_4014416!c15146996769!a128720257185!dc!ng&ds_rl=1275595&gclid=CjwKCAiA85efBhBbEiwAD7oLQAA8AKGWER1TyFxkMJX0btnJEYSQzEUWdLbjbD_mkNQKNNR2zoRDZhoCmzQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

    I like these because they read almost modern in the K photo, but close up are kind of formal, as fits your home.





    Sorry, I searched on 3.5" but I dont think these are!


    these?



  • 3 years ago

    I agree with no bunnies. I think your current pulls look perfectly fine for now, but get it. If you see eyeballs, it’s hard to get away from not seeing eyeballs. The new hutch is beautiful.

    And no to new holes. I saw photos of a new kitchen that had long skinny pulls everywhere, no knobs. It was a fairly large kitchen and looked so busy and overdone, I couldn’t stand it. Keep it simple.

  • 3 years ago

    Is now the right time to mention that I have this guy boxed in my basement? I've had it since 1991!

    He may very well find a new home in my kitchen. (It's a cookie jar, in case it isn't obvious.)


  • 3 years ago

    Love the hutch; now seeing it in place, it's quite a bit bigger than I thought.


    The bunny knobs are cute, but a little too cutsey for the hutch. If you love them, how about using them for your bedroom furniture? If they were in a private space, such as a bedroom, you could enjoy them and go with something else for the hutch.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Have not read everything in the posts above. I see the McKC dog dish - who knows, Jo, we may have passed each other at their summer sale. If you want something whimsical and not expensive from "A" set of 10 $17. You could buy multiples and use only those that fit your color choices.

    The cabinet is beautiful !



  • 3 years ago

    I love your hutch the way it is ..beautiful. The knobs on there now have the same patina as the hutch i think changing the knobs might be even more distracting. Love your tureen .

    Didn‘t you order bee and flamingo dishes? Are they for the hutch ?



  • 3 years ago

    Just wanted to tell you all that DH just offered to write a thank you letter to all of you.


    He was not a fan of the bunnies, lol.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    ….plus keep the originals where they are because there will be a time far in the future when someone, somewhere will be thrilled finding the cabinet in original condition.

  • 3 years ago

    LOL. The cookiejar *might work* in the context of a melange of those anthro plates

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Your grandson will love the cookie jar, especially if it's filled! All grandmas need a cookie jar.

  • 3 years ago

    I like the idea of having white porcelain bunny figurines, rather than cabinet pulls. That fruit bowl pricklypear posted is charming.

    What about brass and glass pulls?



  • 3 years ago

    Carolb is my new bff. I'm going to hold off on knobs for now until I know what chandy and stools I am getting. I love all the bunny ones you guys have found, but am grudgingly steering away since DH also lives here. (That squatter!)

  • 3 years ago

    I would keep the original knobs. I think they look perfect and sometimes we get carried away with the idea that we need to change things when we really don't. The hutch is lovely. Maybe try living with it for a while. You could always wait until everything else is finished and then see if you still think the knobs need changing. I think you are going to have a lovely space and can't wait to see it after all is said and done.

  • 3 years ago

    If you used the bunny knobs, you would have a rabbit hutch!

    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/rabbit-hutch

  • 3 years ago

    I adore bunnies, like simply adore them…but even I wouldn’t put them on that hutch (unless it was filled with linens in a nursery or something.) I really love that hutch!!

  • 3 years ago

    You are putting the cart ahead of the horse. You need to wait until things are finished and then think of changing the knobs on the hutch. The knobs that are on it now do not look like eyeballs in the least bit, they look just fine/perfect in fact. My biggest gripe of the bunny knobs is that you would constantly have to level them up to make sure they are in line and not hanging upside down or sideways.

  • 3 years ago

    Not to mention the likelihood of those tiny ears breaking off over time...

  • 3 years ago

    Carol_w beat me too it - I could see a dark colored glass knob on that lovely hutch - a color that you perhaps have elsewhere in the space?

  • 3 years ago

    Im do excited for you! that hutch is invaluable, gorgeous and perfect for your space!!

    the room has such interst and i love your ceiling.

    will there be any remaining space left after you add the overhang and bar stools?


  • 3 years ago

    I would prefer round wood knobs stained to match the hutch. That is what I have on mine.

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