How To Determine Cabinet Hardware

Below is an example of a kitchen where we used two pulls on the large drawers.

How to determine cabinet hardware. If you want a space that leans towards more of the traditional side the general rule to follow is knobs on doors and pulls on drawers. Square style hardware can still be round in shape. 2 is typically a good distance.

Brown 10 inches. Examples of square cabinet styles include shaker flat panel or any modified shaker door with a flatter and squared look. With that said there are plenty of exceptions.

For a more contemporary look choose pulls that are ½ to ¾ the width of a drawer front or the height of a door. Types of Cabinet Hardware First decide if youd like to use all knobs all pulls or a combo of both. Here is some basic lingo to get yourself familiar to what to pay attention to when reading the product specifications online.

If youre replacing pulls measure the existing holes from center to center and choose new hardware to match. Lets break the diagram into two parts. Center-to-Center the distance from the CENTER of one screw hole to the CENTER of the other screw hole.

While there are no hard and fast rules its generally a lot easier to open a cabinet with a knob and a drawer with a pull. When measuring your overlay you will need to look on the hinged. Green 3 inches.

Pink 6 ¼ inches. Purple 3 ¾ inches. Choose hardware that is consistent with the type of lines in your design.