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Cabinet pulls or knobs opinions

8 years ago

Hello -- I took a photo of our kitchen reno for another thread and realize our hardware selection may need reconsideration. It is not too late.

The kitchen is kind of industrialish. The plan is to put wood painted white knobs on all the small upper doors. The concept is we didn't want the hardware getting much eye attention. Looking at the photo, I now wonder if we should put the same pulls on all the uppers. It is not too late and is a minor expense. What would you do?

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8 years ago

Thanks. The cabinets, other than the ones over the microwave pull up, will contain (if anything) rarely needed overflow. The white painted knobs aren't installed. So, the doors are "virgin" and we can still do whatever we want. So - same horizontal pulls or push opens. I don't know how the push open works with inset...

re:reveal -- haha. I was informed last night around 6pm the tile delivery was delayed, so no install today. I am on a work trip next week, so maybe next Saturday it will happen. (insert sad face here) I SO want this done. I was so desperate a few days ago that I printed out tile and taped it to the wall for back splash! I may need pharmacological help soon...

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eam44
8 years ago
As you said, either is fine. I would go for the same pull or a painted pull of similar shape. I'm not a huge fan of knobs
banana suit
8 years ago
You're current hardware blends in pretty well as is. I like it and would use it through out as long as it's comfortable to use.
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Your kitchen is similar to the one we are ripping out (and the only reason being is the cabinets are not functional and they are literally falling apart). But I even have the same knobs as you in my existing kitchen. I love the look of them but I like the pulls you have in the first pic a lot more. You could do the pulls on the drawers and the knobs on the doors. I've seen hardware mixed like that before and I like the look. I will say this, at 5'4" tall, my belt loops ALWAYS get caught on the drawer knobs in my kitchen (honest! at least twice a day this happens!). When it comes time to pick out hardware for our new cabinets I'm getting pulls to avoid that. My opinion may be biased because of that little tidbit, but I still think the pulls give it just enough punch without taking away from the look of the cabinet.
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The bottom line is that either choice serves the function of getting doors and drawers open. There are kitchens that do all of one or the other. Most people do a mix, commonly knobs on top and pulls on the bottom, but there isn't any solidly good reason for that. I like pulls on the bottom because it seems more ergonomic to me, but we've had knobs on the bottom and that worked fine too. Actually, I think we had knobs on all the doors (incl. the bottom cabs when they were all doors) and pulls on all the drawers. It's really a matter of preference and looks. Now that I think about it, we've had knobs on various dresser drawers over the years and I found those drawers harder more time consuming to open and close. One of the nice things about this forum is that there are photos of the different choices people have made so you can look and see what you like or don't. Try these to start; http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0116075221147.html http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0114053120568.html Here is a link that might be useful: Show me your knobs and pulls
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Six inch on all drawers and doors except for the large drawers. Would use one 8" centered on drawer. I am advising that because of having just redoing my small kitchen. Was going to put two small pulls on big drawers, but a professional cabinet guy advised to use the larger handle; he said that normally when people are opening a drawer with two pulls, they will use only one pull because they have something in one hand and can't use both hands. He advised that this type opening with one hand would eventually cause a "warp" in the drawer. So your husband is right about that. I considered using knobs, but decided I like the look of all pulls the best. Pulls on doors are in vertical position, pulls on drawers are in horizontal position. It really looks good. Would post a pic, but the kitchen is still in a mess.
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daisychain Zn3b
8 years ago
Gorgeous! I agree that you should stick with the same as on the bottom for both aesthetic and practical purposes.
romy718
8 years ago
I saw this pic on the other backsplash thread & didn't notice the pulls that you have already installed on the uppers. They seem to appear unobtrusive. I would wait until your backsplash is done & then either photoshop them in (easy for me to say) or try to attach a couple. Are they light enough that they would attach with double stick tape? I love all the small cabinets & can see why you don't want the hardware to change that look. What about push to open hardware that would be installed inside the cabinet?

I've been following your progress & can't wait to see your reveal. That island is awesome.
User
8 years ago
I'd stick with what you've got. No mix and match. THAT will stand out.
herbflavor
8 years ago
small finger pulls for the uppers...would not put a regular pull...not suited for the cubby hole style cabinet.........finger pulls come in quite small/discrete styles.....just enough interest and difference from the pulls you are using elsewhere, for those who care to notice, yet will not stand out. There are other things you can do, like white ceramic or clear faceted glass, but you don't want a decorative approach it sounds.....[I would embellish the uppers-it's a nice wall]
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Wailea Interiors
8 years ago
i would use the same stainless steel bars installed in a vertical fassion. The only difference would be that the new pulls should be (from what i can tell) 3.5" in length
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8 years ago
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Hum -- so no firm consensus. Curses! I am so torn...silly stuff. My kitchen is "homemade" so there isn't a similar vision I can replicate. We love the look, although I am sure purists are horrified - ha. This is taken just now as I sit in the great room Arggg. such drama!
Buehl
8 years ago
I like HerbFlavor's idea - similar but different :-D
Karenseb
8 years ago
I like Herb's idea of a small t pull like this one t bar pull
johnsoro25
8 years ago
Do you need pulls on those small cabinets at all? How often will you be opening them? I think it looks perfect as is.
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Original Author
8 years ago
Perhaps none being best is why we haven't found what we like. I just looked for the push type mentioned above. I wouldn't want them in other cabinets because of finger prints, but perhaps up high....hum... is this what we would get?

http://www.hardwaresource.com/hinges/cabinet-hinges/cabinet-knobs-pulls-cabinet-hardware/cabinet-catches-and-latches/blum-tip-on-touch-latch-for-self-closing-doors
romy718
8 years ago
I like none. I think we need a CEFreeman consult on the touch latch hardware.

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