Cabinet Hardware
Options For Your Space
Cabinet hardware holds the power to transform the aesthetics of your kitchen or bathroom. Similar to changing home décor accessories, updating your cabinet hardware offers a cost-effective way to breathe new life into your space without a substantial investment. In fact, it's one of the most budget-friendly ways to refresh your kitchen or bathroom.
Beyond their decorative role, cabinet hardware serves a functional purpose: safeguarding cabinet fronts from the oils on your hands. Whether you opt for knobs or pulls, their primary function is to facilitate the opening and closing of cabinet doors and drawers while preserving the cabinet's finish.
Considerations
Your cabinet hardware should compliment the style of your kitchen or bath, but most importantly suit your personality.
If you are remodeling and have holes already drilled for existing cabinet hardware, the new hardware must have the same hole configuration, or the new hardware must be able to cover up the existing holes.
When purchasing new cabinet hardware, often the screws in the package are not long enough to go through the entire cabinet face front. Longer screws are available for purchase separately.
Most cabinet hardware is made from the following materials: brass, zinc diecast, aluminum, steel, wood, plastic, acrylic, crystal, ceramic, and porcelain. Not all hinges are made in all finishes.
Cabinet hardware is available in many different styles from decorative to functional, storage, bath, and appliance handles.
Categories of cabinet hardware include knobs and pulls. Knobs generally have one hole and pulls have 2 holes.
Knobs and pulls can be used on doors and drawers, but they can also be mixed. Typically, when mixing knobs and pulls, knobs are installed on the doors and pulls are installed on the drawers.
The position and height of the hardware is completely dependent on what feels right and works best for you. Some prefer to install knobs in the upper corner of the cabinet door, some prefer the knob to be lower down the door than the corner. Some knobs can be installed in the middle of the door for a furniture look.
