Which cabinet hardware finish should I choose?
Choose a finish that contrasts quietly with the cabinet colour and relates to the tap, lighting or appliances already in the room. Matte black and brushed brass are widely chosen for painted kitchens; brushed nickel and polished chrome suit cooler, grey and white schemes; graphite and champagne bronze sit between the 2 camps.
How do I measure for replacement cabinet pulls?
Measure the distance between the centres of the 2 existing screw holes in millimetres, then buy a pull with the same centre-to-centre number. Overall length, screw length and door thickness matter too, but centre-to-centre is the measurement that decides whether the new pull fits the old holes.
Knobs or pulls: which should I choose?
Both work on any cabinet; the choice comes down to grip, the look you want and the holes already in the doors. The most common arrangement is knobs on doors and pulls on drawers, which gives a light touch on the uprights and a firm, 4-finger grip on the drawers that carry weight.
Where should knobs and pulls go on cabinet doors and drawers?
On a door, place the knob or pull on the stile opposite the hinge, about 60 to 75 mm in from the corner: the lower corner on upper cabinets, the upper corner on base cabinets. On a drawer, centre the hardware on the drawer front, and use 2 knobs or pulls once the drawer is wider than about 600 mm.
What size cabinet pulls should I use?
Choose a pull whose centre-to-centre measurement is about 1/3 of the drawer width, and up to 1/2 on very wide drawers. On doors, most kitchens use a pull between 96 mm and 160 mm centre-to-centre, placed vertically on the side opposite the hinge.
Paint, replace the doors, or renovate?
Paint, new doors, or a full renovation? A straight answer on which one fits your kitchen, what each costs, and the kitchens that should not be painted at all.
How to update a kitchen without renovating?
No permit, no demolition, no months of dust. How to get a kitchen that looks new in 4 to 6 working days by keeping the boxes and changing what you see.
Will painted cabinets chip around the handles?
Ordinary paint chips around pulls because that is where hands land. A sprayed 2K factory finish cures into a hard shell. What changes, and what is guaranteed.
How much does it cost to paint kitchen cabinets in Toronto?
A sprayed factory-finish cabinet recoat is $4,180 + HST for up to 35 doors. The real number, who it is not for, and how to price your kitchen online in minutes.