What Size Cabinet Door Pulls

Common cabinet hardware pull installation by size.

What size cabinet door pulls. 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. We recommend a pull that is no longer than one third of the total cabinet door height and no longer than one half of the total drawer width. Standard knob sizes are 1 1 4 or 1 3 8. For pricing and availability.

If you have a really long drawer 36 wide or more you can also opt to have two pulls one on either side to make it easier to open. One of the most popular options is to pick one size and use it throughout your cabinetry. One preference is to use knobs for all doors and pulls for all drawers. Usually for cabinet door pulls we recommend placing the pulls vertically making it easy to open the doors again functionality is key.

Knobs or pulls for distressed cabinets. Most inset cabinets will have exposed hinges which will give you something to consider as many people prefer pulls or knobs to match the hinges. Your knobs and handles from the knobbery will set off the entire room when they match the relative scale of your drawers and doors. The graphic below shows is a nice visual of approximately how each common size of pull will look on a cabinet drawer or door.

It is much more comfortable to open a drawer using a pull. 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. Even if you have 7 different sizes of cabinet doors and drawers limiting yourself to three different sizes may help reduce visual clutter. The right proportions make a big difference.

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. 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. The higher cost and greater use of material give off a high class vibe. Hardware placement on drawer fronts an important factor to consider before jumping into drawer fronts comes down to size.

An inset cabinet will give you inset flush doors that have an edge detail that shows craftsmanship. This allows the whole hand to grab instead of only your fingertips. Brainerd fractured 3 in center to center bronze with copper highlights arch handle cabinet door pull. Both knobs and pulls are paired with an inset cabinet.