The 18” trash pullout should have a 6” pull. The rough guideline for a pull width is to be 1/3 the width of the drawer.

I think the 12” pulls for your 30” drawers will be too big; those pulls should be 10”. Those pulls do not need to be the same as the ones for the 39” drawers, i.e. which are 9” wider. The best way to figure this out is to make aluminum foil “pulls” in the 10” and and 12” widths and hold them up to the 30” drawers and see how it looks.

I know the one third rule but I dont think I want so many different sized pulls. I'd have to do 6", 8", 10" and 12". Plus 18" on the fridge/freezer. Won't that look too busy?

I'd use an 8" pull. My cabinet person recommended no more than 2 sizes and I think that she's right - it's too much visually. She didn't include appliance pulls in that equation.

Why not knobs on uppers?

@Sally T I might do knobs, I bought both so I can see which I like better. The kitchen is modern and I thought pulls looked more contemporary than knobs on the doors. I can try the knobs first since they'll be installed where the bottom hole for the pull would be.

Would you use 8" or 12" on the 30" drawers?

I would go 8" on the 30" drawers

what kind of hardware are you using? I love your cabinets!

@cheri127 - like I said, the best way to tell what would look good is to make aluminum foil "pulls" in the several sizes and you can tape them onto the drawers with blue painters tape. It will really illustrate how the various sizes will look, and it's super easy and fast to do. We can sit here all we want and speculate what will look good to you in this kitchen, whether 4 sizes or 2 sizes, or which size, etc. But there is nothing like an in-place visual.

(Do you have a "short person" section of cabinetry? I'm moving in!)

I think I'd pull out the blue tape and play with measured strips and just see if any size looks especially off or especially good. I suspect it won't actually matter!

@Fori It is indeed a short person section! I can't live without one. It's funny because my daughter is also small and it never occurred to her to try the lower counter until recently. She was amazed at how much more comfortable it was for stirring, mixing etc.

“Why not knobs on uppers?”

For the simple reason that pulls are much more ergonomic. Pulls can be opened with one finger, if need be. Additionally, doing all pulls is a much cleaner look.

We did a 6” pull on the garbage pullout.

“It is much more comfortable to open a drawer using a pull. This allows the whole hand to grab instead of only your fingertips. This is extremely helpful since drawers can get very heavy with all of your pots, pans, dishes, etc.”

And this: ADA compliant cabinet pulls

As someone who is long past being young, and having had knobs in my previous home…I can tell you that the pulls in my present kitchen are way easier to grab and pull with. Pulls also do a better job of keeping fingers away from cabinet and drawer fronts.

@darbuka - which pulls do you have? I'd love to find something ergonomically comfortable. Thanks!

I find some knobs are easier than others. I have some that I can open without fingers at all--a pull could not possibly be easier. Modern drawer hardware requires less force be applied to knobs/pulls when opening.

@Sally T, I can show you pictures of the pulls in my kitchen. I can also tell you I got them from Top Knobs, which has a tremendous selection of cabinet hardware. However, the kitchen is now a little over 7 years old…I cannot recall the name of the pull. I’m not even sure they still carry that exact style any longer.

Not long ago, a poster said they found something very similar, when perusing the Top Knobs site.

I do recommend that you not purchase hardware just by looking at them online. It’s important to actually feel the pull in your hand. Feel the weight. Anything too light, is bound to have zinc threading. Zinc threads can strip easily, loosening the knobs or pulls, to the point where they will not stay in place, as they can no longer be tightened. What you want, are pulls (or knobs), made with brass.

@Sally T I was going to use Top Knobs Riverside pulls in honey bronze by liked the finish on the Emtek better. However, the Riverside pull was amazingly comfortable to use. I have Top Knops Charlotte at the beach and they are as well. They have more generous space for fingers than the Emtek; I guess the projection is slightly larger. If you like the Riverside pull in honey bronze I have quite a few that I bought on ebay at a very steep discount. I'd be happy to send them to you. :)

@cheri127 - that is so nice of you! My neighbor actually has the Riverside pulls in honey bronze - new as of several months ago! Love them. Love Jasper pulls too - which finish are you doing for Emtek? I'm leaning towards Emtek Westridge in Satin Brass.

https://www.emtek.com/all-products/cabinet-hardware/cabinet-pulls/westridge-pull?457=371496

@Sally T I'm doing the satin brass but it's really more like a satin bronze. There was an Emtek pull I liked better, Trail, because it was more contemporary but that satin brass was much brighter. Be sure to get a sample. Even within sizes the color isn't totally consistent. The 12" pulls I received aren't as deeply colored as the others. I'm hoping I don't notice once they're installed. It's a very faint difference. (I just had this experience with Brizo too; my PN faucets didn't match. One was significantly more yellow).

@cheri127 - YES there is so much variation! I posted about this a month ago - I got pulls from Emtek and one was way shinier than the other (both satin brass). I contacted Emtek who said that it was an error and it was supposed to be the finish of the less shiny pull.

I just got the Overland and Paxton knobs and they are totally different finishes (again, both supposed to be satin brass) - see photo - they're also supposed to be the same size but doesn't Overland (right) look bigger?

@Sally T It's crazy! These things do not help my indecisiveness or OCD tendencies one bit!!! LOL

Here's the side view. YOu can see that the knobs ARE the same diameter but the Paxton is shorter so it was an optical illusion that they were different sizes. However, they ARE different finishes.