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What do you think of this hardware?

14 years ago

I am trying to decide between a couple of options for the pulls on my kitchen cabinets which will be an off white. Option 1 is Fiore by Alno which is not a traditional style pull. Fiore

The other is Bistro by RH. Bistro

I would go with a satin or polished nickel with either option. What do you think of these? Thanks for your help! This forum is great!

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donnakay2009
14 years ago
They're both really nice, but sooooo different! What's your cabinet style? How much attention do you want the pulls to get? The RH ones are similar to a few in my own kitchen (we tried to match 1930-era pulls in a few spots).

What finish are the appliances? We have S/S, so we went with the satin nickel finish, but the polished is also wonderful, and was the finish on our original pulls. Good luck!
Gena Hooper
14 years ago
I'm a little biased because I love the RH bistro pulls and am strongly considering using them in my kitchen. They're both beautiful, but I'd be concerned about cleaning all the fine details in the Fiore pulls. Then again, I'm a messy kitchen worker and generally have some dough or olive oil or something on my hands. Is there somewhere else (butler's pantry) where you could use the more intricate pulls?
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My reply seems to have disappeared into the ether. I like the Emtek best. It looks designed and has elegance. It differs from a plain wire pull like a designer knit top differs from a Hanes T-shirt. It's all in the shaping. You can use a smaller pull, functionally, on the 36" drawers, but I agree that the 10" ones might look better. There are a number of different ways to pick the right size. The surest is to get a sample of each and try them out. Next is to mock them up with cardboard, wire or tape and try them out. Or you could use math. Do the same ratio (or as close as can be done) for all. Or make up rules, like all top drawers centered vertically, all other drawers 3.5" from top. All pulls one third the size of the drawer minus 3", and a knob on all drawers that are too small for that. Or Drawers under 22" get a 5" pull and drawers over 22" get a 10" pull. If you make a consistent rule the eye will pick it up and it'll look normal.
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cawfeegirl
14 years ago
I love the RH Bistro.
amberley
14 years ago
Another vote for the Bistro.
bireland
14 years ago
Bistro has a nice clean, classic line. I had seriously considered these in satin and I loved the solid feel of them. There is a wide range of sizes, if that is important. Do you need to coordinate with other hardware such as pulls? Hard to advise without seeing the whole kitchen and knowing what look you are going for. Both pulls are quite different.
sabjimata
14 years ago
bistro.
ajard
14 years ago
I love the bistro too! I got a sample of it a couple of weeks ago and I am likley going to use it also
jlynn17
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you all for your help! I was leaning towards the Bistro prior to the post and your responses were overwhelming for that option. My decorator showed me the Fiore, and while I thought it was pretty, I wasn't sure that was what I wanted in my kitchen, though maybe in a separate area it would work. Bistro it is! Now I have to select some knobs to go with! In regards to finish, I will have some S/S appliances but will have a polished nickel faucet, marble countertops, and creamy cabinets. I am assuming either polished or satin nickel would work.
techmom1
14 years ago
The Fiore is gorgeous - it makes a statement but it sounds like that's not what you're going for. I really like the Bistro too. In fact they are quite similar to the Amerock Westerly which I was planning to get, but have softer lines, which I really like... but more $$ of course... uh oh...
altagirl
14 years ago
I'm glad you decided on the Bistro b/c that's what I like, too! RH has lots of knobs that would work with the Bistro... I would pick on that feels right in your hand and has the look you want, then get the same finish that you are using for the Bistro.
teaforwendy
14 years ago
Yay for Bistro. I recently ordered 3 styles from RH and Bistro "won" hands down; now need to decide between satin and polish nickel. Satin is in the lead in my informal friends poll, but my faucet is SS and my appliances are SS.

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