Folks, I got my cabinet hardware. After much frustration trying to find LONG pulls for our bigger drawers, I finally decided on the Lugarno pulls and knobs from Restoration Hardware.
I really wanted to find something cheaper, but all the cheaper options that come in sizes longer than 4 inches were very modern or only came in brushed finishes, like Ikea. I didn’t want to do two smaller pulls on the wider drawers, so Lugarno it was. I got 8 inch pulls for the 33″ drawers.
And 6 inch pulls for the 24″ and smaller drawers and trash pull out.
I think they look perfect! Simple 1 1/4″ Lugarno knobs for all the doors.
I chose polished chrome to match our faucet, rather than the ORB of the lights. They look fantastic with the faucet! It is like sparkly jewelry for our kitchen.
Installing these large pulls what a huge pain in the butt. I’m not going to lie, it was a good thing Shaun was ice fishing while I was doing this project because I was sweating like a pig (as per usual during this pregnancy) and swearing most of the time. First, I taped all the cabinets to avoid marking the wood.
The trick was to find the center point on the cabinet, mark 3 (or 4) inches on either side, then use a hardware template to make sure the holes are exactly 1.25 inches from the top of the cabinet since the shaker trim is 2.5 inches thick. This turned out to be an almost foolproof plan. See, perfect! {and, hello!}
This piece of styrofoam totally worked to keep the drawer far enough away from the cabinet frame while drilling.
The styrofoam also worked like a charm while installing the knobs.
I drilled an extra hole in my desired location on this cabinet knob template to make sure the knobs were exactly 1.25 inches from the side and bottom of the cabinet. I’m super picky about placement!
No matter what I did, taping the back of the door/drawer, backing the door with a scrap piece of wood, etc…the backs would splinter.
I tried to not beat myself up too much, and just dabbed some of my trim paint on the spot, wiped the excess, and called it good. You can hardly tell when the screw is in place.
Here is a better shot of our granite, subway tile, and two contenders for paint colors (Behr Pier, Behr Lotus Leaf). Once we get the granite installed, I’ll be testing out these colors on the wall.
And, we got the appliances yesterday - they are fabulous!
I’m drooling over the sleek frig and cool microwave drawer. Who has a microwave drawer? It’s ridiculous. The slide-in range and dishwasher aren’t unwrapped yet, but hopefully they will be installed and ready to go soon.
I paid $320 for the hardware, that is for 22 knobs, three 8″ pulls, and seven 6″ pulls on sale. An average of $10 per piece isn’t a steal, but I’m so happy with the sizes, and they are very high quality…totally worth it to me!
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