Kitchen and bathroom cabinet knobs, pulls, and hinges can go a long way in giving your space a new fresh look. This guide is part of a series dedicated to renovating kitchen cabinets, but you don’t need to redo your kitchen cabinets to replace cabinet knobs and hinges. Just do it. You can view the first guide to the series by visiting Kitchen Cabinet Refacing.
So how do you decide which knobs and hinges are the best? Thankfully this is an easy quest, most likely the easiest part of kitchen cabinet refacing. In this segment we will help you decide which knobs and hinges are best for you.
Knobs
Knobs for kitchen cabinets and drawers pretty much come down to aesthetic appeal or what some call the “oh shiny factor”. Whether you are looking to save money or feel that price is not an issue, the best thing to do is find a brand or two of kitchen cabinet knobs and pulls within your price and quality range. If looking at nothing but your chosen brands, select the kitchen cabinet door knobs and drawer pulls that you like best.
There is a vast assortment of styles available today for very reasonable prices. There are glass kitchen cabinet knobs, brushed nickel cabinet knobs, oil rubbed cabinet knobs, stainless steel cabinet knobs, and so many others to choose from.
If you are having a hard time choosing which cupboard knob and pull designs you like best, purchase one of each of your finalists. Many stores will allow you to return unused kitchen cabinet handles and knobs. If you are concerned though, ask customer service for their policy on returns. Once you have decided which style matches your cabinets the best, take count of how many kitchen cabinet pulls and knobs you will need as well as how many hinges needed for all of your kitchen cabinets and drawers.
Hinges
There are many different types of kitchen and bathroom cabinet door hinges that you can choose. Many kitchen accessory brands carry cabinet door hinges that match their knobs and pulls. Some cabinet hinges are hidden or concealed and hide on the back side of your cabinets. There are also soft close cabinet hinges that prevent the door from slamming, instead giving it a nice soft close.
As with the kitchen cabinet knobs, the hinges for cabinet doors are part of the aesthetic appeal. When choosing kitchen cabinet hardware hinges you will need to check how much weight they will support. Some kitchen cabinet door hinges are only designed to hold up laminated kitchen cabinets, which do not weigh as much as a solid wood door.
The key with all of your cabinet door hardware is to find a happy balance between aesthetic appeal and functionality. Neither feature should out weigh the other because if you choose shoddy hinges based on the fact that they are pretty, you will not be pleased when your beautiful new kitchen cabinet doors fall off. Then again you will also be unhappy if you choose the biggest baddest hinges that will never fall down and support a metric ton but they are ugly and stand out like a sore thumb.
The moral of the story – never buy anything you will be unhappy with. You are remodeling your kitchen to make it look better, make sure it looks better to you.