Updated December 12, 2014.
No doubt there are times you have looked upon your kitchen with disgust and thought, "How can I make this dump look better?" Short of spending
five figures on a full kitchen remodel, there is an easy and relatively inexpensive way: new cabinet handles and drawer pulls.By installing new cabinet handles, knobs, or pulls , you can transform your kitchen from--as the shelter mags like to say--"blah" to "hey, that's nice!" No, your kitchen will not win any design awards just with the addition or substitution of new cabinet handles. But it is one of those
kitchen remodeling projects that has a greater reward than the work put into it.Low Cost, Big Transformation
Without getting into the science of it too much, let's look at a few reasons why new or substituted handles have such an impact:- Hardware is prominent -- it physically sticks out more than any other feature of the kitchen cabinetry.
- Amazing, colorful, and detailed designs are possible in cabinet hardware -- aspects which would be overwhelming in other parts of the kitchen.
- You can use materials and finishes not found elsewhere in the kitchen: everything from shiny, mirror-like finishes to weathered bronze to cast-iron finishes.
Not a Quick Fix
Take it from my personal experience: adding cabinet pulls and knobs is not quite the "slam dunk" renovation project it seems. You come home, lugging your 80-lb. bag of steel, thinking you'll slap them up before dinner...and it doesn't happen. Here are some tips on how to make the process goes smoother.1. Test-Position Your Handles
Position a sample piece of the hardware in different spots. Center may not necessarily be the best place.2. Think Usability
If the handle is too far off-center, the action of opening and closing the cabinet is stunted.3. Visual Positioning, Not Mathematical
This is the most important tip. It's all well and good to make sure that your cabinet knob is exactly 7 5/8 inches from the side, and 2 13/16 inches from the top...but how does it look on the whole? Does it all come together? You and other visitors to your kitchen will be taking in the "picture" of your cabinet hardware in a flash--one or two seconds, tops. In that short time-span, our powers of perception, ingrained since birth, can determine if the hardware looks "off." Slavishly following measurements on a drawer-by-drawer or door-by-door basis, without an eye toward the entire stretch of drawers or doors, is a recipe for bad visual design.4. Think Rows and Columns
Remember, in most cases you are not installing just one cabinet pull, you're installing a line of them: either a horizontal row or a vertical column. Think in terms of completing entire "sets," not just in terms of the positioning mentioned previously, but as a goal to complete before lunch, before dinner, or whatever timeframe you choose. Believe us, you will need to set small goals. Many kitchens, when you actually count them up, have 30, 45, 50, 60 or even more cabinets and drawers to deal with.6. Masking Tape Prevents Damage -- Sort Of
A square of masking tape in the spot you intend to drill prevents your drill from "walking," and creating unsightly grooves on the finish. However, it does not really do much to prevent the chipping-out of wood on the backend of your drill spot. Careful, slow drilling can mitigate this problem.7. Single Screw or Double Screw?
Some cabinet hardware is attached by means of a single screw (more correctly, a bolt). This is by far the easiest type of hardware to attach, not because you cut your drilling work in half (though that's not so bad!) but because it makes it easier to position.How To Put Handles On Cabinets at Ideas for the Cabinet
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