F/U: cabinet pulls/knobs (PIP)

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I added knobs and pulls on the cabinet drawings.  WDYT?

Cooktop Wall (5" OC pulls and knobs):





Main Sink Wall  (5" OC pulls, 8" OC appliance pull at dishwasher and pantry, knobs):




On the island, I'll try to post tomorrow. Thanks!


ETA:  FoxInFiji ---  I may have forgotten some of the recommended pull sizing.  If you notice anything, let me know. 

[crispnclean]

On the spice pullout cabinets, I would put the knob off to one side, not centered on the door.

The pull on the cabinet next to the fridge looks odd to me.

I would only put one pull on each of the drawers. If one pull seems too small, I'd try to find a wider pull.

[decoraholic]

:Y: I really like your knob/pull placement. The only one I would possibly change is on the dishwasher to make it the same size as the others, but I can see how a larger pull would be more functional. Are you going to have a fake drawer front on the dishwasher like in your drawing or will it be one big cabinet door?

We centered all of our pulls for our pullouts like you have in your drawing. I can see how it would look nice having them off to one side, but then when people go to open it they would expect it to hinge. When they are centered, it won't be as surprising when they pull out. I like where you put the knobs.

[FoxInFiji]

That looks great!! Yes I agree with decoraholic pull outs should have centered knobs. I think the DW looks good but like I said I like bigger handles on the appliances. Just a personal preference. When family/guests are over I'd use that to point out the DW to them "It's next to the sink with the big handle." for example. When DH's aunt redid her kitchen she hid her trash and DW and she mentioned to me that she wished there was a nice way to display those two things because people not familiar with her kitchen are always asking where they are.

With the 24" cabinet on the other side of the sink it would look fine to use the same pulls if you want it to be more concealed. And do you want a knob on the fake door under the DW? It's obviously totally fake and not functional but if you're going for the fully concealed look maybe you'd want that.

[pamela]

I think I'd do pulls on the spice pullouts unless you think the size of the pull would overwhelm them.

[ktzmoh]

I love it, it looks fantastic! I'd think about larger pulls instead of two smaller pulls on the drawers though. But either way it's going to be beautiful

[sratsey]

I like how you have it. The only thing I would change is if you're going to have the dishwasher panel look like a drawer/door combo, I'd put the the same pull on it so it matches the other 24" drawers.

[crispnclean]

Jan 30, 2013 16:36:04 GMT -5 decoraholic said:

We centered all of our pulls for our pullouts like you have in your drawing. I can see how it would look nice having them off to one side, but then when people go to open it they would expect it to hinge. When they are centered, it won't be as surprising when they pull out. I like where you put the knobs.

For some reason, even thought it said "pullout" I was thinking it was a hinged door for some reason.  Since that's not the case, I agree that putting the knob on the center looks best.

[hockeywife]

I think they look great. The only one that looks a little strange to me is on the pantry pull out. I dont know if there is a better, more uniform, solution, but I'd play around with it a little bit to see.

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Thank you all for the feedback.  Sorry for not replying sooner.  Been too busy at work.

Pull on the pantry pullout ----  Not really sure what other option would look good.  I thought about putting a small pull horizontally on the horizontal frame dividing the panel but it looks too tiny for it.  So I"m thinking how I have it drawn is the best option and it mimics the fridge handles.

Dishwasher pull ----  I guess the smaller pull is fine.  I"m just not sure if it will require a bigger pull to be able to open the door easily.  I've always seem at least 8" pulls on dishwasher panels.  Not sure if that's mainly for function though.  I guess I can ask the cab maker what he thinks and what he has installer before.

decoraholic ----  Last time cab maker and I talked about the dishwasher panel, it will have a fake drawer and not just one panel for the entire dishwasher.  I'm waiting for him to give me a call to discuss further and talk about how this option would affect installation.  We may end up going with 1 panel.

FoxInFiji ---  Ah, very good point on visitors not knowing where the dishwasher and the trash are located.  I don't really know how to make them different without being too off, especially the trash pullouts.  The 1-bin trash pullout is 12" while the 2-bin is 18" wide.  I can see using an 8" or 12" pull.  But on the 12"?  I think an 8" would look too big.  And I don't think it would look good to put the pull vertical.

I guess I just have to get used to visitors asking where the trash bins are located.  Or label them with a sticky when expecting visitors? 

pamela ---  I did think about using a pull on the spice pullout but they looked too big.  I guess I can go with a smaller pull like a 3" OC.

ktzmoh ---  Thanks.  H likes larger pulls on the bigger drawers, but I'm just not a fan.  They seem to be too much.

sratsey ---  I'll need to research on size of pull needed for the dishwasher.  Not sure if the size affects functionality.

hockeywife ---  I did play around with it.  And the larger pull installed vertical seemed to me as the best option.  Thanks.

[emoflamingo]

I would leave the dishwasher and the spice as you have it, but have you counsidered putting the pantry one on the side, like a door handle? I think it'd look better than it's placement now. It might look fine with a knob vs a pull too, but I would have to see it to judge for sure.

Looks great so far!

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Feb 1, 2013 11:53:34 GMT -5 emoflamingo said:

I would leave the dishwasher and the spice as you have it, but have you counsidered putting the pantry one on the side, like a door handle? I think it'd look better than it's placement now. It might look fine with a knob vs a pull too, but I would have to see it to judge for sure.

Looks great so far!

Yes, I think it would look better being on the side, but my only worry about putting it on the side is people thinking it's hinged.  Like what decoraholic said about the placement of the knob on the spice pullout.

A knob?  I wonder if it affect functionality.  It's a 72" tall (from the floor).  It has soft close hardware, but not sure if a small knob/handle would be sufficient.

[emoflamingo]

Oh I didn't realize it was a pull out. That makes more sense lol. (I'm reading too fast, my boss can see my computer screen lol.) My bad!

I think I would put it like a drawer pull then, you know what I mean? Horizontally in the center.

[kitty]

I like it! I agree with centering things on the pullouts. I think you would want the DW handle to be as large as possible for functionality. And would you ever be hanging a towel there?

As for the pantry, my first thought was to put another vertical pull on the bottom panel too. This would obviously just be to get it to look symmetric, not because you would need two.

Visitors always ask me where my trash is (it is just in a cabinet, we are have a pre-pullouts kitchen here) so I wouldn't worry about it not being obvious.