It really depends upon the style of the knob and the style of the cabinet. Do you have any pictures of each?

This would probably look terrible on a shaker door for example, which historically had pretty small knobs.

Actually they are white shaker, in a 100-year old home.

These are the knobs that caught my eye. https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdp/gliderite-hardware-oversized-vintage-novelty-knob-glrt1232.html

Aesthetics is one thing. How do they feel? Do your fingers fit behind them comfortably? Maybe they bump something else?

If shaker, will they overlap over the inset part?

They sound too big and at $1 each I’m really concerned about the quality. That said- buy a pack and see. Worse case you are out $12. They could be awesome. Or terrible. Really really terrible.

Too flashy in my opinion.

Larger painted knobs were kinda the rage with vintage looks years ago.....but they were painted to match the cabinets. See photo below of a kitchen I did probably 25 years ago (not mine, for a client)! Can't believe it's been that long. Their knobs were about 1.5-2" diameter. I can't recall exactly, but they were larger than normal!

Since the ones you like aren't round, but scallopped....they might not appear as massive.

Agree...buy one and see how u like it. But $1 each? Low end hardware is $2-$5 ea. Are these on clearance or something?

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Can you post a picture of your space? In an eclectic kitchen it might be the right amount of off beat sparkle and kitsch. But, if you like a refined vintage look, these knobs are surely not it. Even the URL says "novelty" in it!

The space is a work in process right now (hence the needed decision on knobs), so not real photogenic. U-shaped kitchen, 9' ceilings with stacked 36/18 uppers, refinished heart pine floors.

I've bought my share of inexpensive hardware (like knobs for $1) with no ill effect, so I'm not too worried.

These are mercury glass, a term I just learned, and it's vintage, as I found these (among others) on ebay. We're renovating the house to be period-appropriate, within reasonable budget constraints. I rehabbed the windows instead of replacing them with vinyl, refinished the floors instead of overlaying plastic fake wood, restored antique light fixtures instead of buying new, that sort of thing. The kitchen is all new, will possibly have stone counters (still on the budget fence there), and I wanted something a bit unique/vintage-y for the knobs.

Good point about spending $12 to see them in person.

If you decide that you want something smaller, crystal knobs are pretty and would fit your vibe.

Hardware Hut-Basic knob in various finishes, black vintage style faux hammered knob:

Knobs4less - chrome

D Lawless - brass

There are a variety of options in plain, vintage styles under $2.00 a piece, and you can get white ceramic knobs, another vintage style for less than $1.00 in some places, including Am--n

Does your city/town have a business that salvages and recycles stuff from old houses. At the ones here, there are bins of original, century-old knobs and pulls, not $1/per but not too expensive. I really like the glass ones. I don’t think every knob has to be identical, either.

Buy a pack and try one out. I think that is the only way you will know if you like the way it looks. I have many missellaneous pulls sitting around from when I was chosing cabinet hardware for my current house. Many that I liked the looks of online I ended up hating once I had them home and tried them on a cabinet.

This is a photo of a display in my showroom. The glass knobs are 1.75" diamter.

They are the Harlow knob from Hardware Resources.

Those knobs are not period appropriate, so if that's what you're going for, I'd do something else. Hard to say more without knowing the overall aesthetic - period doesn't tell us much, as a 100 year old house could be a craftsman, a colonial revival, a rustic hunting lodge, a mediterranean revival, a victorian, a shingle style... and so on. And your choices for counter, cabinets, and light fixtures obviously play into it too.

Fair enough. Here's the "before" exterior:

I listed my cabinet and counter choices above: white shaker, possibly soapstone. Haven't picked lights yet, and I welcome suggestions.

Light fixtures in the living and dining rooms are of the polychrome chandelier variety.

Note that this house will be worth $150K when rehabbed, so budget plays a factor.

Hard to see against the blue but this is what I have in a couple of my Maine rentals. Less than $1 on amazon. Pressed steel with a ‘bronze’ finish not unlike the pressed steel hardware from the turn of the century!