How to do drawer pulls on 36" drawers?
Our kitchen is being installed (new construction). We have to pick the hardware. The design is pretty traditional and I would like to keep that but with some 36" wide drawers, the carpenter is suggesting I go with wider pulls, maybe 5". My concern is that in most of the pictures of kitchens I see with wider pulls, the cabinets and pulls look very contemporary to me. The concern with 2, 3" pulls, on the large drawers is that we will be lazy and only use one side which wouldn't be great for the drawers long term. I can order any pulls I want so we have the option of anything but what is practical, that would still look "right" in this kitchen? Any ideas? We can do all 3" and have 2 on the large drawers, do all 5", or do a mix of sizes. I would like to keep costs down ideally and some of the larger pulls get expensive. Cross posting on building a home forum.
Here are some of the drawings since the style is hard to tell in the actual photo as parts aren't installed yet.
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raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
7 years agoI very much dislike the look of 3" pulls on wider drawers and taller cabinets -- they look out of proportion to me. I have 5" pulls on all my cabinets, not just because I liked the look, but also because they will be easier to use and clean.
It is really only the sizes bigger than 6" that get expensive. I like an extra large pull in some applications but for most styles, the 5-6" pulls will look just fine, whether you choose a modern look or something more traditional. Here is my single 5" pull on my 36" drawers -- I chose to use a single just because the space is small and I wanted less clutter visually.
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Comments (12)We have 2 pulls on the cabs that are 30 or wider and 1 pull on everything else. I find that with the smooth operation of our cabs that having 2 pulls is nice. I can reach a pull from either side of the drawer and never use 2 pulls at the same time. It helps if you have a few people in the kitchen at the same time, esp for the 36" wide drawers. I also like the double pull look better on the wide and deep drawers. Most don't do a 4 stack of drawers that wide, so I am not sure how a single pull would work in that instance. These are 30" wide drawers with 2 pulls. I can't picture them with only 1. Notice that neither pull is very far from the center:...See More1 or 2 Pulls per large (36' & 39') drawer??
Comments (11)Hi, Thanks for weighing in everybody! This is a tough one for me. My gut says that if I stay with these pulls that I should go with 2 just b/c of the size. Or I could pick a longer pull (mostly bar type, pretty, but a bit more modern than the look I'm going for) and go with one ---which seems like it'd be cleaner looking. . . buehl -- thanks for this advice! I'm going to ask the GC about the type of glides. Unfortunately my sweet cab guy has some medical issues, so I can't call him about this. florantha & jakebedy - this is a good point. With this size pull I will be stretching across. marcydc: thanks to your comment I relooked at the number of drawers in my plan and have 4 large drawers which people will see readily, and 4 large on the island facing the aisle, which people won't really notice, so I should be ok looks wise if I go with 2/drawer. bfenton & breezy: I found these pulls here in some gorgeous kitchen photos -of course!- and then ordered samples and love them -- even more than the RH Bistro pulls I started out wanting....See MoreAdvice please: One pull or two on 36-inch drawers?
Comments (12)I've had a longer bail pull on a pot drawer before. As an adult, I *knew* to not pull on it from the side or mishandle it. However, in my home, then of four children...some teens that were in a hurry, mispulled and eventually the handle slipped out of the socket and it was a problem forevermore. In my 36" desk drawer front there are two 5.5" bail pulls. It works great and looks proportionate. I decided to use two handles on my wider drawers in my kitchen. I'd show you but we're literally doing glazing on my doors today and they're not installed right now. Just consider 'who' will be using the drawers and how much weight will be in those drawers before you decide on one pull or not. I would opt for two pulls. People can't use them if they're not there....See MoreHow to do drawer pull son 36" wide drawers?
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sarahbr2
7 years ago
romy718
7 years agoI have two 5" pulls on my drawers that are 30" or larger, including 36" drawers on the island in the second picture.
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7 years agoI have 36" drawer stacks and chose to use a single pull on them as well for the same reasons M Miller posted above. I used Amerock Mulholland pulls, the 96mm on the upper doors and the pullouts, and the 128mm on all the wide drawers. This picture is from the day we got the new range, before the backsplash went in but it shows the scale of the pulls well. 128mm was the largest size available without going to appliance pulls, which I didn't want to do. I'm really happy with them.
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7 years agoI'm a believer that you should either put 2 pulls on a wide drawer, or one long pull. because the longer pulls are often MUCH more expensive, we usually go with two pulls on a wide drawer, and one pull of the same size on smaller. I hardly ever use pulls smaller than 6". 5" would be the smallest i'd suggest to you!
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