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Choosing the Ideal Kitchen Cabinet Handles

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The vast majority of kitchen cabinets need handles. Unless you choose wall-mounted cabinets with a recessed lip on the top, side, or bottom, you'll have to consider the appropriate handles for your kitchen. Choosing the proper kitchen cabinet handle is not as difficult as one might believe. 

It's because you've already done the hard work. You've spent time and effort picking out a fantastic design idea and choosing the best color for your project. You chose the proper wood and layout for your project. Picking out decent kitchen cabinet handles is easier than you think. The cabinet selections you've already made will largely be determined by the decisions you've already made. 

Here are some advices for choosing the perfect cabinet handles: 

  1. Don't forget about usefulness. 

You're most likely considering your cabinet project with an aesthetic perspective at this point. You want things to appear flawless. That's an excellent objective, but don't allow pursuing it to distract you from making an appropriate handle selection. Handles are an essential element of design. They must be able to function. You'll need to be able to utilize them readily. Make your decision with at least a portion of your attention focused on practical issues. 

  1. Don't make your cabinets' handles the focal point of the room. 

Kitchen cabinet handles should complement the cabinets and stay consistent with their overall style and feel. They'll stick out like a sore thumb, but you want them to be one tiny piece in a much larger image. You don't want them to steal the show. When picking out your cabinet handles, avoid anything that will "boast." 

  1. Keep the overall design of your cabinets consistent. 

The last thing you want to disrupt is your planned vision with handles that don't match the cabinet style and appearance. If you're building an ultra-modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances and sleek lighting, you don't want to use bulky brass fixtures that look like they belong in the nineteenth century. You don't need ultra-sleek, metallic kitchen cabinet handles if you're trying to create an old-fashioned atmosphere in the room. Avoid mismatching your designs. 

  1. Keep expenses in mind. 

You might save a few bucks by buying cabinet handles that aren't quite as gorgeous as the competition. Is it worth it? Consider how much money you're putting into your kitchen, and then consider the difference in price between ideal handles and ones that are merely adequate. In the bigger picture, it's worth a few dollars to get pulls that genuinely fulfill your design's demands. 

If you think about those three things, you'll be able to discover the ideal kitchen cabinet handles. Using handles as an accent and maintaining design consistency while avoiding being a penny-pincher will result in excellent results. 

Trevor Layton
Author Bio


Trevor Layton

Manovella Co-founder & Professional Locksmith

With a locksmithing apprenticeship completed way back in 2005, Trevor has built an impressive career deeply rooted in the door hardware industry. His journey includes significant time as a Product Manager for a large international company, where he honed his skills working with clients and manufacturers across the globe. This unique perspective fuels his passion for the evolving design and finishes of modern door hardware, always striving to help customers find new products and set exciting trends. Outside of the hardware world, Trevor enjoys the simple pleasures: a good coffee, quality time with his wife and two young daughters, and cheering on his beloved AFL team, the Geelong Cats, every weekend. As a fellow renovator currently tackling his own kitchen and bathrooms, Trevor particularly loves hearing about customer projects, often drawing inspiration for his own home.