Cabinet Pulls - Do you mix sizes and styles?
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iambpt
14 years agoRelated Discussions
Can I mix these two cabinet pulls?
Comments (15)I understand your dilemma. My husband had the same issue with the knobs that we had in our kitchen. He ripped the pocket off of his new pair of LLBean cargo shorts 10 minutes after putting them on. Thank goodness LLBean takes back everything.We looked at handles like the ones on your doors and the first thing he said was "I'll rip my pockets on them". That being said, I also agree with kateskouros. They are too similar. The cup pull suggestion is a good one. It would give different look to your cabinets immediately. If you feel you'd like them all similar, I'd change out the pulls on the doors to match the drawers....See MoreWhat do you think about mixing two different size cabinet pulls?
Comments (4)We used 8" handles on the majority of our cabs and drawers--some doors/drawers are larger and some smaller. However, the 12" wide drawer next to the range got a 5" handle, as the 8" would have been a bit much IMHO. We also used three 12" handles in our kitchen; on the wide lift-up door above our fridge, on the DW, and on trash can cab. The best way to tell how you'll like the look of a particular size is to hold samples in the different sizes next to the doors and drawers. That's how we ended up with the sizes we ended up choosing....See MoreHow do you know how long the cabinet pull should be?
Comments (1)If you go to the Finished Kitchens Blog you will see all sorts. Some people like pulls and knobs (and cup pulls), others have mixed finishes, some have wide drawers with 2 pulls while other have 1. I'm doing a small kitchen so we are keeping the pulls small and as we have a lot of upper cabinets and lower drawers we are using only pulls, all in the one size. Boring but we wanted to keep a pretty sleek look with the off-white shaker cabs that will lead away from traditional towards the transitional look we are hoping to create. Time will tell....See MoreTraditional kitchen but love Mediterranean style tile- do they mix?
Comments (11)Thank you for the thoughts. I have searched and found some images, but most are more rustic or very grand, at least not in line with where I think my kitchen will end up. After posting yesterday, I searched high and low for inspiration. I love the Tabarka tile but the price is beyond our budget for a full back splash. I am not sure I can commit to a full Mediterranean back splash either and was thinking perhaps of accenting with a decorative tile- perhaps above the stove. I don't typically love accents but found an inspiration that I do like. Although this is way more grand than I will have, it's a mix of the tile style I like with a subway tile and a marble countertop. I do like these tiles from Somertile/Merola. I am ordering a sample of this and a few others to see if the quality is OK as they are easy on the budget. I found a kitchen that has similar features to what mine will have- white cabinetry, white countertops with walnut countertops mixed in and I did a little photoshop of this tile above the stove. I do like it but I'm not sure if having it in that one area is enough? My hood would be a different style, but my range will only be 30". I am having cabinetry built to look like a hutch off to the side of my kitchen where a desk currently is and I'm wondering if I should pull the tile over there or just leave it in one area? As far as doing away with the marble like countertops- I will think on that. I was thinking of a subtle quartz, just enough gray throughout for some variation....See Moreeastcoastmom
14 years agoelizpiz
14 years agokelvar
14 years agopeggross1
14 years agoThanks for the compliment sleevepresto, and I'm happy to share!
I hired a mosaic artist who I found online. We knew we wanted a large Tree of Life that was inspired by Marc Chagall, an artist we love.
From emails and phone conversations (I'm in NJ, she's in MA) she came up with drawings that captured what we wanted. She sent photos of the mosaic in progress and I made some comments and requests, which she incorporated into the design which came primarily from her own imagination. Then we agonized over the second mosaic to tie it in with the very fanciful/surreal tree without being too similar and came up with a vase with sunflowers, inspired strongly by an actual Chagall painting.
The white & pale gray background was completely her doing and we loved it!
Here are pictures.
a bit closer
Over our main sink
I posted a link to the artist's website below. Check it out and you'll see why I hired her. (My backsplash is at the very bottom of this linked page.)
Here is a link that might be useful: Big Bang Mosaics website (Cynthia Fisher)
lizbeth-gardener
14 years agoBuehl
14 years agoDefinitely personal preference.
In our case, we used the same size pulls on all drawers (4"). We used one pull on drawers = 30". We have 18", 24", 27", 30", 31", 31.5", 33", and 36" drawers and, like you, the vast majority of our bases are drawer bases. The only exceptions are the sink bases and the 6" pullouts flanking the cooktop.
Cup pulls vs "regular" pulls...originally I wanted cup pulls, but then when we realized that to open the bottom drawers you have to reach under to get your hand in the pull that it would be more difficult than just reaching down from the top, we went w/the "regular". In the end, I'm glad we did as I like our pulls better than the cup pulls for our cabinets & kitchen style.
The issue of being able to fit my DH's bigger hands was a concern for us as well when we were considering the cup pulls; since you're also concerned, I'd buy a couple of the larger pulls and try them out. We bought several different pulls & knobs and tried them on our old cabinets to get a feel for what they would be like using them as well as to get a general idea of what they would look like.
24" Drawer, 1 pull/drawer:
27" Drawer, 1 pull/drawer:
33" Drawer, 2 pulls/drawer and 18" Drawer, 1 pull/drawer & trash pullout:
36" Drawer, 2 pulls/drawer:
peggross1
14 years agolmoses124
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