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Cabinet hardware- island and cabinets matching?

last year

Hello! About to start a major kitchen reno and we need to pick out the cabinet hardware. I may be way overthinking it but I'm struggling to figure out what to do. We're going with a creamy white on the perimeter cabinets and a medium toned wood on the island (see pic, ignore the granite). We are going to have a black slider, black entry door, and black windows so I don't want to do too much black. I was going to go with brushed nickel for the cabinet hardware but I don't love how silver tones look on the wood of the island. I'm now thinking maybe I'll do black on the island and brushed nickel on the cabinets, all in the same style. Anyone have any thoughts or inspiration photos they may be able to share? Thanks!

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HU-187528210
last year
I like polished nickel.
Or brass. Polished or not….
Either way, hardware can come last…(right before backsplash)
Order a few samples and test them out after everything else is in….
Don’t stress over it…it’ll look great! You’ve picked beautiful products so far! Trust yourself🤍🤍
HU-187528210
last year
Would you consider this style hardware?
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honey_pie
Original Author
last year
Thanks! And yes, I actually want to use that style for a few cabinets, I love that look. Can you send me the link to those?
chicagoans
last year
"hardware can come last" I'd say that depends. My cabinet maker wants my hardware before delivery, so that they can drill the holes. (And I'd rather have them do that anyway.) Also, if you have any recessed pulls, the cabinet maker would likely need to know that as well.

Plus one to the comment about ordering samples! Colors online can be deceiving.
HU-187528210
last year
https://www.rejuvenation.com/products/small-oval-cupboard-latch/
HU-545516693
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Will your cabinets be inset?
cat_ky
last year
Brushed nickel will look good and yes, you can use black on the island.
HU-918119203
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Not a fan of brushed finishes - very 90s/early 00s. I'd do something polished or rubbed instead.
cupofkindnessgw
last year
Search for a recent thread about cabinet hardward, one of the designers (Jan, I believe) recommends limiting yourself to three styles/sizes: for example, a knob, a pull of one size and then a pull of another size. Appliance pulls would not count. I think she's right about limiting types and sizes, particularly in your case, a kitchen with two cabinet finishes. Brass or gold would look beautiful on both white and wood.
honey_pie
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last year
@chris b, what does that mean?
Shasta
last year
All of the cabinets pictured with the “latch” hardware are inset.
honey_pie
Original Author
last year
Got it, yes ours are inset
jackowskib
last year
If there’s pendants above island consider that finish too when deciding
HU-545516693
last year
Inset cabinet doors and drawers are set within the frame instead of resting on top as the more typically used overlay do.

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