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Kitchen cabinet knobs and pulls may seem like a small item, their impact on your kitchen can be major. Purchasing new cabinet hardware is an investment in your home. Not only do you get a new look and functionality, you can actually increase the value of your home. Replacing those old drawer pulls and cabinet knobs is both fun and rewarding.
One advantage of knobs is that they are almost unlimited with regard to stylistic options. Cabinet knobs come in almost every shape and size imaginable, and virtually any style that a homeowner can dream up can be found. Also, knobs are secured to doors in only one place, meaning that for do it yourself homeowners; they are half the work of pulls, which are secured to their doors in two places. On the other hand, for heavy drawers, knobs secured the cabinet doors at a single point can be more difficult to open, and can come loose more easily.
Pulls tend to come in fewer styles, as there seem to be finite number of shapes for door pulls. However, many homeowners feel that cabinet pulls appear more graceful and sophisticated, and pulls tend to appear more often in modern kitchens. Variations in door pulls usually come in the form of curves, rounded or square corners, and different types of back plates. Pulls are also easier to grasp, meaning that homeowners with elderly or handicapped family members sometimes prefer them to knobs, and given the fact that they attach to doors in two places, pulls make opening heavy drawers slightly easier than knobs.
Solid brass cabinet hardware is one of the most versatile and durable types of hardware available today. Not only can brass hardware be cast into beautiful and intricate designs, it can also be custom finished in a variety of colors.
Glass hardware is one of those unexpected and unusual ways to upgrade cabinets or drawers and create a dramatic new focal point for any room. Glass cabinet knobs and pulls are available in a several shades of blue including Cobalt, Bright Peacock, Milk Blue and Light Blue.
Here are some tips for choosing and installing kitchen cabinet knobs and pulls.
- If you don’t have much experience knobs are easier to install than pulls. Since they have only one screw you don’t have to worry about getting the screw holes the correct distance apart.
- If you are replacing old hardware be sure that the knobs or pulls have the same drill centers as the old. If they don’t, you will be drilling new holes and patching up old ones.
- To determine the drill center for a kitchen cabinet pull always measure between the two holes and not the full length of the pull.
- Check to see the length of the screw that will be needed before you buy your hardware. Many times the different drawers and doors will need different screw lengths. Always check.
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