How to cover routed groove finger pull cabinets and drawers?
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Comments (12)Hi there, It's interesting that you bring this up. When we bought our last home in 1988, they had this type of door. I had two previous homes before this and thought it was really different because we always had pulls and knobs, but I was told that this was the "new" thing. I then noticed in all of the new homes, that's how the doors were designed, and actually, if you had pulls/knobs on your cabs, you were "outdated." So it was the fad at the time, obviously. I then started to notice about 5 years or so ago that pulls/knobs were becomimg popular again, so when we refaced our cabs, we added them (just took off the magnets, obviously!) So what I'm saying is that it's not the current "trend" to go the way you want to, but other than that, it's definitely what you want that matters. I personally did not like them because even though we originally had stain on the cabs, when the light hit them, wow, you could see all of the fingerprints that I did not notice before. And of course, you then have to clean them really well because fingerprints have oil in them and don't just wash off unless you wipe them down EACH time you grab the door because the oils in a clean finger still leaves a mark eventually. Other than that, they looked good, but now I see that they were a little bit plain....See MoreWhat size ? How many Knobs and Pulls on each drawer?
Comments (17)Most of this is personal choice/preference. There are no hard and fast rules. Do you like the look of two pulls/drawer on wider drawers? If so, you could get all one size and put one on drawers less than, say, 30" and two on any 30" or wider. You usually do not have to worry about pulling a drawer unevenly with two pulls. As long has you have good quality drawer hardware, you shouldn't have any problems. We put knobs on doors and our 6" pullouts and pulls on all other pullouts and all drawers. In our case, we put one on drawers = 30". I think the 2-pull look looks more like fine furniture, and I happen to like the look. If I had it to do over, I think I might have put two pulls on the 27" drawers... As to the 6" pullouts, our pulls (5") were too wide to fit horizontally and I don't like the look of vertical pulls, so we went with knobs. We store heavy pots & pans and heavy glass dishes in many of the two-pull drawers. I usually use just one hand/pull to open drawers and have not yet hand any issues. If you prefer one pull/drawer, then most will look fine on the drawer widths you listed; none are that wide. I suggest picking a medium-sized pull and just using the same size. You can drive yourself crazy scouring the net and stores looking for the same pull in various sizes. Whatever you choose, I suggest only purchasing two or three of them and them mocking them up on your drawers to see (1) which look you prefer, (2) how you want to place them, and (3) whether they fit your hands and/or fingers (i.e., comfort). We ended up with two different manufacturers for our knobs & pulls (both birdcage in antique iron) b/c the knobs in one (Dec Har) fit our hands better (the stem was a little longer) and the pulls in the other (Siro) had nicer curves. Bottom line....what looks are you drawn to? That will tell you how you should place your hardware. I do have a pic of how I placed my knobs... As to our pulls, we centered them on the drawers fronts, except the trash pullout. The pull on the trash pullout is on the frame. Some pics of drawers of similar size to yours: 24", one pull per drawer: 27", one pull per drawer 30" drawers, two pulls per drawer (6" pullout w/knob on the right) 31" drawer (1), two pulls per drawer (another 6" pullout w/knob on the left) 33", two pulls per drawer (18" trash pullout to the right)...See MoreHow do I choose finger pulls size and shape.
Comments (2)Have you looked on ebay for pulls? That's probably where I'll go when I look for ours next month...and I'll probably go with knobs b/c of price..simple is, alas, less expensive. I'd go for pine cone knobs, but they would probably be out of our price range....See Moreinstalling edge/finger pulls
Comments (10)Even in the same screw hole there will be some play, especially with short and/or coarse thread screws. People have a tendency to screw down by raising the tool up, this is even worse for electric drivers. This can cause the bevel on the screw to engage the recess a bit high and lift the handle a bit. So, if you don't want to adjust your drawer glides and hinges on each cabinet, back out your screws and retighten by hand. Be sure you screwing slightly up, rather than slightly down. You are only trying to make the screw engage the bottom of the recess before the top. Too much angle and you will make the problem worse. You might also want to check the top of the handle to ensure it is flat and 90 degrees. When these handles are packed they can slide together and open up the angle. You can fix that by mounting a handle on a board and using a ratcheting strap to bring it back flat or true, but it is probably easier to return them if that is the problem....See Morelatifolia
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