Need Appliance Pull - Arts & Crafts/Prairie
Helen
5 years ago
I'm looking for an appliance pull for my refrigerator and dishwasher.
The knobs and pulls I've selected are Prairie inspired but don't have a matching pull. Ideally it should be rectangular with strong linear lines. I saw an appliance pull on a Crowne Point kitchen but can't seem to find anything resembling it on any of the websites I've checked or googled for.
Anything that could point me in the right direction would be welcome.
These are the pulls from the Crown Point site with the linear design.
This is the pull I am using and it has the strong linear lines. I'm not wedded to the appliance pull but I think it would work and I haven't seen anything else that is better.
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5 years agoThanks everyone - Although the inspiration hardware is gorgeous, after discussing with my designer we agreed that there would be too much design going on between my doors and the Notting Hill Prairie Tulip knobs and pulls so I located a simpler "Mission" style pull which I'll be ordering in the oiled rubbed finish.
And it's only approximately $62.00 versus the almost $300 price for the other pulls :-)
I liked the lines of the Atlas but the decorative medallion would also have competed with the other elements.
Here's the one I'm going with but the only picture is with a brass finish. Interesting how much finishes impact overall look as I wouldn't think of this as "Mission" when done in shiny brass.
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