Mixing Handles On Doors

The easiest way to get started is to mix and match knobs with pulls.

Mixing handles on doors.

Symmetry is another way to visually simplify a space even if you are mixing finishes around a room. See below for where to use each. Then comes the fun part. Mixing finishes that don t work with the rest of the house will do more harm than good.

When mixing metals it s best to start with the pieces you can t live without or the ones you have to live with as a guide for the rest of the hardware in the room. Another rule we made up was to give every cabinet door in our kitchen a square glass knob with the same black finish on the backing. For example this kitchen by venegas and co. The most functional cabinet hardware mix is knobs on doors and pulls or handles on drawers.

Between the door handle knocker mail slot and light fixture you have some great opportunities to make your house stand out from the crowd. Has round knobs for swinging doors bin pulls for pullout drawers a small handle for a flip up door over the drink station and large handles for the paneled fridge. From a functional standpoint some cabinets are better suited to certain types of hardware than others. No single one of these hardware options would be the ideal ergonomic choice for every application so mixing them just makes practical sense.

Don t forget to make sure your exterior hardware complements the rest of the house. Do buy the best quality you. For example the kitchen shown here has round knobs for swinging doors bin pulls for pullout drawers a small handle for a flip up door over the drink station and large handles for the paneled fridge. The basics of mixing cabinet hardware.

Once we made a few key decisions we moved on to selecting hardware for the other styles of cabinets.