How To Measure Kitchen Cabinet Door Handles

Thin piece of wood cardboard or paper for the template.

How to measure kitchen cabinet door handles. To do this simply measure the drawer front divide by 3 and from the left and right put knobs at that distance. Measure the distance between the two fastening screws on the cabinet handle. The right proportions make a big difference.

How to install cabinet door knobs evenly so they arent misaligned. For upper cabinets install knobs in the bottom corners of the door. Then just place the knobs at 9 in from the left and right.

Cabinet knobs should be installed on the stile opposite the hinges. For lower cabinets place them in the upper corners. My goal was to center the handles on all the drawers and place them about three inches from the bottom on the cabinet doors.

Cabinet hardware I love these cup pulls I grabbed a piece of cardboard from a large Amazon box because Im an Amazon Prime junkie and cut it down to the height of the front of the drawers. To help you choose the correct size of decorative hardware we have put together some images showing the relative scale of different pieces. 5 pulls are also an excellent choice.

To help with even drawer action when a drawer is over 24 two knobs are generally used and spaced out in 13rds. Measure the knob across the widest part. The general rule is to place a knob 2 12 3 from the corner of the door.

You need to close the cabinet door to start measuring with tape. For example a 27 drawer front would be 273 9. Measure the back of the door rather than the front the reason for that is because the front of the door may have a profile or a rounded edge which makes it difficult to measure the door accurately.