One preference is to use knobs for all doors and pulls for all drawers.
Kitchen door handle sizes.
Base cabinet doors doors are placed below a counter can also have knobs placed anywhere from 2 to 3 from the upper corner of the door panel depending on which you prefer.
To help you choose the correct size of decorative hardware we have put together some images showing the relative scale of different pieces on different cabinets.
There is no right or wrong size to choose but we do recommend choosing pulls that have at least a 3 3 4 center to center the distance between the screw holes.
Kitchen and cabinet pull handles classic to modern designs can transform the room with little effort.
To find a hardware s projection check the product page s weights dimensions section.
This allows the whole hand to grab instead of only your fingertips.
Consider how comfortable you will be using your cabinet or drawer pulls if you have large or arthritic hands a larger projection is ideal.
For any large door such as a pantry and any pull out door including pull out base pantries or trash pull outs use a pull.
Standard knob sizes are 1 1 4 or 1 3 8.
All sizes quoted as centres are the fixing centres of the two screws which locate and hold the product on the door face.
For standard size cabinetry dimensions of 12 36 the most common pull sizes are 3 4 96mm and 128mm center to center from one screw hole to another.
Size some handles are available in various lengths.
Luckily i m going to share the exact options you can use for each common size cabinet drawer or door.
It is much more comfortable to open a drawer using a pull.
Trying to determine what length pulls or handles to use on your cabinets can feel daunting.
Your knobs and handles from the knobbery will set off the entire room when they match the relative scale of your drawers and doors.
This size looks pleasing on most cabinets while still being large enough to grip comfortably.
Picking kitchen unit handle sizes that are appropriate for the overall size of the frontals drawers doors used to be fashionable but does not seem to be so popular these days and it s normally bar handles that are available in multiple sizes that can be used in this way.
5 pulls are also an excellent choice.
The right proportions make a big difference.
It s really a personal choice and a matter of taste wether or not you mix handle lengths in your kitchen however using the same length handle throughout regardless of the length of the drawers you put them on will create a less busy more consistent look in the kitchen.