Also....great ideas for door stoppers so the door doesn't hit the cabinets?

You need 4 knobs....same setup we have. Can't help with the doorstops. Our French doors aren't close enough to anything to have to worry about it. The only doorstops we ever use are the rubber kind to keep them open at times.

can they swing both ways? we have a double hinge on the door to the laundry and love it because our hands are often full... kids might often have the same situation (full of toys, food & drinks, etc.)

also-- if it's a really busy area-- is there a window on the doors? really good to have with kids. (as a teacher, i've seen more than my share of broken noses or banged heads from doors being flung unannounced.)

Thank you everyone! The door can only swing 1 way into the kitchen. We did get 5 lights/glass going down each door. Tempered...thank goodness!

I have seen a few things On the Woodworkers Hardware site /catalog. Maybe we will get a magnetic door stop...haven't decided!

Magnetic stops are ok, but I'm not sure they'll put up well with children. They use a spring plate to take up the shock. I have a couple and I cringed at the thought. We used them because we leave the doors open a lot and they won't close in a breeze - every other door in the house slams itself shut! They haven't been in place long enough to judge longevity.

I have used hinge mounted stops. They look like they wouldn't work, but they have in place for almost ten years and work fine. We used those where there was a chance of "running into" a traditional stop because space was tight.

Is this what you consider to be Magnetic stop?
R they forgiving?

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.wwhardware.com/soss-magnetic-door-holder-and-stop-ssmdh.html

We have dummy knobs and hinge mounted pin stops on the pantry doors. They work great.

{{!gwi}}

Natal,
Love the door. Would you tell me if your is wood?
Did you purchase the pin stops separate from the hinges?
The reason I ask is b/c our door came w hinges and I am wondering if any pin stop can be used.
Thx for your pic and info.

FYI--our hinge stopper mentioned above was aded on after the fact. I think DH got it at HD.

Dummy knobs come either half dummy (1 knob) or full dummy (2 Knobs). You would want 2 FULL dummy knobs which have a knob on each side.

Cflaherty, the doors are wood. We purchased the pin stops after the hinges. Did the same for a couple other doors in the house and shed where baseboard-mounted door stops weren't practical.

Here is a link that might be useful: hinge pin stops

Cleo,
Went to Lowes to check out Dummy door knobs and the double dummy door knobs state they are for closets etc...my carpenter would have to bore two holes (1 for each door) for them. I think this is the only way to do this b/c I am not sure how easy it's going to be to get the dummy single knobs to line up perfect on each side of the door. What do you think?
Did your door come with bores?

I use Baldwin knobs. The half dummy is a small 1/2 inch bore hole similar to a cabinet knob with a small matching plate on the back of the door. This would be used for a closet door where you don't see the back of the door. The knobs come with a template for the hole. You just use a 1/2 inch regular drill bit, takes 30 seconds.

My Baldwin full dummy is a spindle through the 1/2 inch hole with a fixed knob on either side. It looks like a regular door knob but doesn't turn so it is used on doors that you see both sides.

I would definitely get a full dummy set for your doors since it is a passageway. Just make sure your guy doesn't drill regular bore holes in the door. I ordered closet doors prebored and am stuck using a regular functioning knob set since the holes are too big for a dummy set.

I guess some dummy knobs must just get screwed on from the front? Maybe that is what you were looking at? I thought they all worked like Balwins.

Cleo,
Thx for such a great description. I just priced out 2 - Baldwin dummy door knob sets from HD. Each set costs $59.25 add tax and we talking $160.00 just for door knobs. The knob I chose was the 5405 in ORB nothing fancy. Right now our budget cannot afford these knobs. Lmk if there is another company that makes something similiar at a lower price. Thx again for your help. Will not be drilling bore holes in our new door!
Ttys

I am sure you have found a solution for your double dummy door knobs, but in case others need info. You can buy 2 dummy sets from Sure-loc hardware and then get their dummy bolt that screws both sides together simultaneouly. It's called PT-dummy bolt that you would order from anywhere that sells Sure-loc.