Nancy... so right! I hate it when they do that and DH is also be blame! First he says... do what you want. then when final sign off is here... ummm, "you think that will look good?" Grrrr! I'm usually a Pacifist... but now I'm close to "passing a fist" right though his face! Just a little joke I saw on Facebook. LOL. Trying not to let this project get to me. drewem, your kitchen sounds like it will be a winner. If I had an island, I'd probably do something similar.

Hey folks! So here's the update: I ordered latches from House of Antique Hardware and contractor installed over range and fridge. They look great! Function, ugh. Yes, I have to turn the knob to open them...but also they won't push closed so I have to turn the knob to close them! I have some in my dining room from Rejuvenation that you can push closed, so I ordered some of those in ORB. They're very similar, but slightly different shape and darker finish than the HOAH (Rejuvenation is top and HOAH is bottom). The size seems just off enough that the holes won't line up to easily change out the latches already installed. Now what to install where? Definitely want less latches than I thought, but I need to add some to go with the ones over range and fridge. Laundry area: pulls on the lowers, then Rejuvenation latches on top (I don't think will be noticeable that they're different): Fridge wall: Pulls on the appliance garage and lower pantry doors. OK to do pull on upper pantry door? I think the door above microwave needs a latch to go with the fridge--does it need to be the HOAH? Or do you think the Rejuvenation one is a close enough match (and would be easier to use)? Range wall for reference, though the drawers are all going to be pulls Thanks in advance!

@arboston NO! Mixing metal is absolutely great, but there has to be some logic involved to avoid mish mash. . Use the brass knobs and pulls on ALL of the cabinetry. Please. I doubt your appliances are polished nickel, they are probably stainless. With a STAINLESS faucet, you would have a lovely mix of brass and stainless finishes, a beautiful warm/cool mix.....and logic as well, with no visual confusion, as your metal finishes will be limited to TWO.

Jade, there aren't any hard rules about pulls and knobs (despite the fact that some people think there are). But there are guidelines, and many of them conflict. One example is the rule of thirds that you mentioned. Another is to ignore the rule of thirds and use the same size pull everywhere, where you use two pulls for drawers wider than a certain width. Everyone does something slightly different with hardware. Personally, I don't like the functionality of knobs or bin pulls - although I love the look - so I picked a pull that comes in multiple lengths and doesn't have "ends" to catch on clothing. I used 6" pulls on my 13"-wide drawers and all doors (mounted vertically, as you said). I used 12" pulls on my 33" sink cabinets, 24" dishwasher panel, and 36" drawers. I will have stacked upper cabinets and will use a very low-profile knob on the top cabinet (mostly for decorative items so my dislike of using knobs isn't a big deal there). I thought about following the rule of thirds for the DW and wider drawers/cabinets, but decided I'd rather have just 2 lengths instead. Good luck, and try using the search function to search only the GW kitchen forum to read/see more than you ever wanted to about the many, many ways to install hardware!