We kept it simple…all pulls evrywhere.

Had knobs in previous home. Much prefer pulls…better ergonomics, better at keeping fingers away from cabinet door/drawer fronts.

It seems that most people that mix knobs and pulls use knobs on all the uppers and pulls on the lowers. If you like knobs maybe you should try to be more consistent with them rather than a few knobs here and there.

Like the previous poster, I used all pulls in my kitchen. My uppers are only 39” plus 3” of crown. I opted for 10” pulls on all my uppers and my pantry cabinet. The only exception was for the very short cabinet above my fridge.

I think 10” would be a good size for your taller cabinets without being exceptionally oversize.

Here is the overall look:

And a little more close up

For my drawers I used different size pulls based on the width of the drawers.

This pulls in the picture below are approximately 13”, 19” and 10”

The small drawers in the previous picture of the buffet/china cabinet have 6” pulls.

Darbuka, what size pulls are those on your panty and what size pantry doors? Thank you !

Thank you badgergal, your kitchen looks beautiful. I hadn’t considered pulls that large. They get quite expensive but we will keep searching

If your home is modern and the kitchen is streamlined, you can pull off (ahem) all pulls. It sounds like it may be that style from the size of your drawers. I object to slapping pulls on everything by reflex, and never in a traditional-leaning kitchen: it looks like a builder was there instead of a designer. Pictures of your space would help.

Denise, not sure of the size of the pulls. I’m presently under the weather and in bed. I’ll go to the kitchen during the day, and measure.

As for @Julie S’s comment: Wow, arrogant much? So glad the forum has the benefit of your (ahem) expert design taste. I guess all of us who used all pulls on our Shaker cabinets…some in high end kitchens, and some not, should be ripping the pulls out, and installing knobs instead…because knobs are what, more ”designer” looking? 🙄 Show us your kitchen, Julie. Let us see what a real designer kitchen looks like.

The pulls I used were Hickory Hardware. I used their Greenwich pull. They were definitely not high end/expensive pulls (although they still may be more than you want to spend). I bought mine from a local store but they are readily available on line and even at some big box stores. If you look at Hickory Hardwares website, you will find many options for style, finishes and sizes.

Mine are now 12 years old and still in perfect condition.

Good luck with your search.

I like all pulls and the consistency. The driver is your drawer sizes, first. It is nice to bind no more than two sizes that suit all, such as 6/9/ or 9/12 and then repeat on the uppers. There is nothing"builder grade" about this look. Obviously a knob if a 9 inch pullout or something, in the same finish.

Knowing your door/drawer style would help. Yes, good hardware is not cheap, but......once you drill holes? You want to love it.

Top Knobs is worth every penny.

You need more info to be really helpful, and that would include the drawer widths/how many each. You'd get feedback for placement as well.

All handles/pulls, especially on the drawers. You don't want a set-up where it takes two hands to open a drawer. (You're prepping a meal, one hand is covered in flour and you need a gadget from a drawer. One pull = the clean hand can open it.)

IMO no base cabinets should be doors only drawers and nice wide ones I do all pulls usually but we need to see your kitchen I like pulls that are in proportion to the cabinets and drawers sometimes even some vertical some horizontal this pic is good example of what I do This really depends on the style of your kitchen and for that we need pics posted here in a comment DO NOT start another post BTW no 2 pulls on drawers they do not function well just one nice long pull

Thank you for the input, I will post drawings, we are using alder wood and the cabinets will be stained a lighter neutral brown. We are in the transitional category I’d guess. The door style is a softer version of shaker and the pulls we are looking at have a softer rounded look and feel.

The pony wall drawing doesn’t reflect with actual well, and there will be open shelving in the inside corner

This is the island , it will have a book shelf on one end and an overhang seating on the other end

Darbuka, I really like the proportions of your pull to cabinet ratio, you, as does everyone who’s posted , have a beautiful kitchen. Sorry to hear your’re not feeling well. Would love to know the pantry size and pull size when you are feeling better

The interior designer during our remodel said "knobs on doors, pulls on drawers." That's what we did. Our kitchen is like yours -- 10' ceilings with tall uppers vs stacked. I was just listening to the Alice Lane podcast about how to add softness to rooms -- they mostly use all knobs in kitchens because it adds curves (softness) to a space that is typically lots of hard angles. So I think it's up to you and what you think looks good. One thing I would note in your original post is to reconsider using two pulls on your wide drawers; when you do that, you have to use two hands to open and that could be annoying if you have to set something down to open the drawer. I used to have a dresser like that and swapped it out for one with one pull per drawer.

Thank you , I’d read the knobs on doors as well. I definitely lean towards mid size hardware vs really long. Appreciate your input !

There are no rules : ) Definite no to two pulls on a single drawer, it invites YANKING to one side, and it looks quite cluttered

Me? I love the look of a longer pull , especially in that ceiling height, and that means a D style, closed ends, not the overdone bar pull: )

If you want ALL knobs on uppers? Fine! Still an option, It's one hole. Showing "the soft shaker" would get you exact placement......

The difference in pricing between 9 and 12" is significant: ) so look at a ruler, and 9" is plenty of statement and grab room but you haven't many 36/40" so up to you.

All above? Limits the multiple sizes and over think

Than you ! So incredibly kind to take the time to give such valuable input. We really appreciate it

In my large kitchen, I used 3 sizes of pulls on drawers, depending on drawer width and knobs on the doors. I have a large walk-in pantry, so no large pantry cabinets.

I have several built-in cabinets in my hallways, mudroom and laundry. For some of those I switched things up and used pulls for drawers and doors.

I wouldn't place some of the door pulls exactly were Jan placed them ... personal preference. No rules! Lots of kitchen photos on Houzz that you can look at and see what is most pleasing to your eye.

I’m in a different camp, I like all knobs in my own kitchen, but everyone has their own preferences, for looks and for ergonomics.

One thing to pay attention to is the pull on the shallow drawer. I have been in kitchens where that pull, mounted in the skinny recessed area, is very difficult to get fingers through. Not sure what the solution is, mounting it on the top rail means you have to reach up from underneath it, and mounting on the bottom rail seems, well, odd.

Also a lover of pulls on drawers and knobs on doors. And if the pulls can be proportional to the drawers so they are roughly 1/3 the width of the drawer even better. And if the knob can be teeny weeny (this is a technical term 😂) again, even better.

I found hardware (and now lighting) to be my most difficult decision. Since my house is more traditional, I wanted a more classic look, so I went with 1.25" knobs with round backplates on doors and a variety of pull sizes on drawers (4", 6" and 8"). SZ French Door 42" fridge/freezer has 18" appliance pulls because I'm short and the pulls are centered (there's more length to grab down lower for my reach. I wanted some more variety with bin pulls and/or latches, but I ended up letting my age (59 and getting older!) and ergonomics dictate.

The 24" DW has a 12" appliance pull (designer wanted 8", which fits the 1/3 rule, but I wanted a place for an unfolded dishtowel occasionally). The 30" SZ fridge/ freezer drawers have 12" appliance pulls mounted at the top. A 10" pull was available, but I decided it was best to stick with 12" on the 30" SZ drawers since I wanted the longer length on the less-wide DW, and the SZ drawers need a good yank to open. If needed, I could drape a towel over that pull, too, since we have a bar sink.

I have two shallow, 24" wide Shaker front drawers under my ovens, and only the 8" heavier, and more expensive, appliance pull allowed finger space inside the recessed panel. I considered knobs since the drawers won't be too heavy and they would have been MUCH cheaper, but I ended up with the pulls since it fit my "rule" and the kitchen is very knob-heavy.