When to use Knobs or Pulls

If you’re building a new home, remodeling, or just freshening up cabinetry in your home, many decisions await you! What color do you want for your cabinets? Do you want more drawers or doors? What is the look of the hardware you want?  This post, and all of the photos, will give you a ton of  kitchen cabinet hardware ideas, and help you learn where to put knobs and handles on kitchen cabinets. Mixing knobs and pulls on kitchen cabinets is absolutely crucial if you want to make your kitchen function and  look well designed!

However, beyond the aesthetics, functionality should always be at the forefront of your mind. What would make my cabinets function the best for me? is the question you should always ask yourself. You will need to choose between cabinet hardware and using a pull or a knob.

Both knobs and pulls are functional, both work. So which do you put on which cabinet or drawer? Let’s dive in to help you decide what hardware is right hardware for your cabinetry.

I’ll be using my gorgeous VESTA Fine Hardware that I used throughout my remodel in my bathroom and for my kitchen cabinet hardware to give you some visuals!

Tip 01: Stay Consistent within Each Room

This is my makeup vanity area in my bathroom. In this space I used VESTA knobs on the small drawers, and a VESTA pull on the long one. I could have easily done either but it came down to what felt best in my hand. For the way I leaned down to open a drawer, the knob felt easiest to access the space.

Advice: it’s my preference to coordinate whatever decisions you make on which doors/drawers to place pulls or knobs and make them consistent in the same room. You don’t have to do this throughout the whole house, but here the sink vanity matches the makeup vanity for cohesiveness.

Mixing knobs and pulls on kitchen cabinets gives your room interest, but if you have side by side areas like a his and hers vanity, be sure to match what you do on one with the other to create balance and symmetry.