Help me with my kitchen knobs and pulls!
Barefoot Nurse
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Help with Kitchen Hardware - Pulls or Knobs
Comments (5)I actually think that doing all pulls would look nice with your cabinets. To me, it's a rather traditional door style and knobs would only add to that traditional look whereas pulls may take it more towards the non-traditional feel you're trying to achieve. My only recommendation about pulls is that you get some samples to feel in your hand and make sure you're happy with how many fingers you can easily wrap under. Most standard pulls are 3" long and I found them to be too narrow for my comfort. Yours are just a little over 3" center-to-center, so might work fine. I originally wanted knobs on my cabinets and pulls on my drawers, too, but in the end, decided for a more uniform look and put pulls on everything in 2 lengths (also used Amerock). Link to my finished kitchen is below. There are plenty others here who have done it (try searching "All pulls gardenweb"). For what it's worth, one of the most common things I hear from friends seeing my new kitchen is about how unexpected it is to see pulls on cabinet doors but that it can also work so well. Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen with all pulls hardware...See MoreHELP - Please Show Me Your Cabinet Pulls or Knobs
Comments (2)Cabinet hardware, to a certain extent, is driven by the style of your cabinets & kitchen as well as the color family (silver/gold/copper/etc.) you're using for other components. There area a lot of different styles. Have you gone to a major home improvement store or several kitchen show places to see what's available? Look at styles first, then color family or other composition. In my experience, most styles can be found in various finishes & at various price points (often an indicator of composition & finish quality...but not always!) So... What style are your cabinets? Your kitchen in general? The rest of your home (particularly if your kitchen is open to the other rooms)? What color family are your appliances and other fixtures...faucet/soap dispenser/air switch, sink, hinges (if not hidden), lights, etc.? What color is your countertop (e.g.. if black, often silver-family items look better...but not always.) Cabinet color? Note: As with all decorating, these are guidelines to make it easier, but they are by no means "rules"! You certainly can mix color families, etc., but when you have no idea what to do sometimes this type of advice helps. In my case, I have a transitional kitchen. My color family is silver...pewter pendants, antique iron hardware, satin nickel faucets/soap dispensers/air switch. Black countertops. Cherry cabinets w/mandarin orange stain & coffee glaze. While my sink & appliances are all SS and certainly fit in the silver-family, I think they're neutral enough that they will also fit with most other color families as well. I put knobs on all doors & the 6" pullouts flanking my cooktop. I put drawer pulls on all drawers & the trash pullout. The knobs are spaced 1" in from the side and on the upper cabinets 3" up from the bottom edge, while on the base cabinets 3" down from the top edge. For the drawers, I put one pull on drawers = 30" wide. The pulls are centered vertically. Horizontally, when there's one pull, it's centered; where there are two knobs, they vary...the ones on the 36" drawers are 8" from the edge, on the 33" drawers they're 7-1/2" from the edge, on the 30" drawers they're 7" from the edge. "Birdcage" Knob: "Birdcage" Drawer Pull (4" on center): 36" drawer spacing: Knob spacing: Overviews (they're a little dark, but hopefully you can get a good idea of what they look like.)...See MoreNew here :) Please help me pick pendants and knobs/pulls!
Comments (1)Highly recommend reposting in the Decorating and Design forum. You'll get a ton of interest over there....See Moreneed help with kitchen pulls/knobs
Comments (2)i would do knobs for uppers and pulls for lowers. post a pic and u might get more answers...See Moreamanda milliard
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