Help with glass knob size decision!
jalsy6
13 years ago
Okay, so I'm at the doorstep of deciding on hardware, which is the last portion of this remodel that is actually in my control...I have cream cabs, soapstone, and will have marble backsplash, so I'm going for classic with RH gilmore pulls and their traditional clear glass knobs in PN. Question is, 1" or 1 1/4 "???? 1" seems too small...but the bigger seem too big. Aaahhh! My uppers are 30" high, so not huge. See pics of each, and any GW wisdom would be awesome. I'm stuck. The upper 2 shots are 1", lower are 1 1/4", on my sample door.
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Comments (7)Thanks for your comments! I do have to do something on the wall if we don't want to have to start replacing sheetrock. DH, pulled the paper holder off the wall (can't see in pic) and there are a few more ugly holes caused by contruction that shouldn't be patched (or so I'm told)..as it was thought that the bottom of the wall would be covered. It was actually the tile salesman that talked me out of it and honestly I don't know why b/c the tile that he was recommened and I bought was actually cheaper! He just thought that it was way too much grout to have in a well-used bath. This is the only bath on 1st floor. I know the vintage thing is out the window but it would be defintely traditional with the vanity being furniture style? I don't think I have never seen wide panel wainscot in a bath? Ugh.. I don't know what I am going to do!...See MoreOne last decision - pull/knob height on tall pantry cab doors??
Comments (4)I have a pantry run in a hall just off the kitchen of stacked cabinets also. There are 4 doors top and bottom in 2 'pairs'. The lower are 56" and the uppers 22". I had also seen the 4 knobs clustered look but did not like it. Looking through photos I found one on a cabinet site where the lower doors had handles in the middle. http://www.canaancabinetry.com/gallery_7.php Since I was using handles on my drawers I tried it out by cutting out black construction paper knobs and handles, puttng tape rolls on the backs, then moving these "paper pulls" around my kitchen. Tried the all-knob look but liked the bigger handles on the long doors better (my pulls are 6.5"). So the pantry has knobs on top and pulls on the lower doors. Oh, my long doors also have a raised piece of wood panel across the middle like they are divided in two, so it lines up with the middle of that. Try playing with the paper dolls... I mean PULLS. It helps! :) Good luck!...See MoreWill knobs and pulls help me like my oak cabinets? What size?
Comments (30)I came across this post and just wanted to add that in our old house, we had the cheapest of cheap builder grade 80's oak cabinets that were a terrible shade of orangish. DH, like a lot of men, has an issue with painting "the wood!" "You'll never get the same finish!" Well, actually, yes you can as long as you use a good oil based paint. But anyway...so we comprimised and picked up some "Liquid Sandpaper" from Home Depot or Lowes (can't remember which). You put it on with a rag, wait a bit, and then you can apply a new stain--though it should be darker or brighter (cherry) to cover whats there. It works by opening up the surface and allows the stain to penetrate into the finish...then after 2 hours it "closes" back up and holds in the stain. It took us all of a night to do the entire kitchen. We took the doors off and all the hardware of course to get the best finish on the door fronts. Total cost...about 30.00 with plenty of leftover product. And we too had what looked like "wood paper" on the sides of the cabinets but it took the stain just as well as other areas. I believe thats because the stain doesn't actually get all the way down to the wood, but rather gets encased just under the top coat. But I'm not sure, because it certainly looked like the cabinets had always been the new color--the wood grain was apparent and the finish retained a beautiful shine after. I'm not saying its necessarily a permanent fix but the ease and inexpense created instant gratification. And in our new house when we remodeled the kitchen...it was off-white cabinets or else! :) They are just so timeless......See MoreReplacing tile in tub/shower--decisions, decisions! (HELP pls!)
Comments (9)Hi Sooz -- I happen to love the kind of tile you had; I grew up in a 30s house with strongly-colored tiles in that pattern carried around the room. So while there are many, many options out there I sure wouldn't rule out a variation on the theme. One thing re your window -- have you really checked to make sure there's no rot around the window or into the walls? Because now would certainly be time to replace things. We're wrapping up our bath reno so I do have some photos of what we did plus a few inspiration photos I can share -- none are exactly what you're looking for but some have the elements you mentioned. If you're committed to just keeping the tile in the shower/tub area vs carrying it around the room, I think keeping things simple is probably best. Simple can be serene and gorgeous! Good luck with your project! 6x6 Tile on the diagonal (inspiration pic) Think this is 4x4 field, with grout blending in (inspiration pic) Contrasting grout (inspiration pic) More rustic approach to grid, with wide grout lines (insp. pic) Know it's tough to see -- white 4x4 grid, window (insp. pic) ********** My bath, Before shot (ceiling dropped to 6' over last 1/3 of tub) My almost-done bath (1905 house), done in DalTile's pale yellow 6x6 in a running bond vs grid pattern My bath, window area -- we removed double-hung and did a tiled-in aluminum below, awning window above...See More2golftoday
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