The Difference Between Knobs and Handles on Kitchen Cabinets and When to Use Them
More than anything else in your kitchen, cabinets can make a room feel dated, especially if you’ve painted them a color that was trendy one year but not so much after that. Luckily, giving your kitchen an updated look doesn’t have to mean completely replacing cabinets. Instead, many people choose to lift their face using paint and some new details, including knobs and knobs.
But how do you know when to use the handles and when to pull? Whether you’re updating your kitchen cabinet or starting from scratch, here’s what you need to know about the difference between knobs and handles.
The difference between handles and handles
Both handles and pulls are types of hardware that can be used on kitchen cabinets, bathroom cabinets, wardrobes, other built-in items, and furniture such as chests of drawers, dressers, and chests of drawers.
The biggest difference between knobs and handles comes down to how they attach to a cabinet, drawer, or piece of furniture:
- Handles are fixed with one screw
- The rods are more like handles and are attached with two screws.
When to Use Knobs and Knobs on Cabinets
Generally speaking, most people prefer to use cabinet handles and drawer pulls, but it really comes down to your personal preference. And you can certainly mix it up or use just the pens or just the pens in the kitchen, bathroom or anywhere else in the house.
If you haven’t decided what to use, here are a few things to consider:
- Ease of Use : Pulls give you more leverage when opening and closing a cabinet or drawer. You may opt for pull handles if your cabinet doors are particularly heavy or you have limited arm strength or flexibility.
- Pre-Drilled Holes : Check your cabinets and drawers for pre-drilled holes meant for equipment. While there are ways to get around this, it will save time, money, and effort by using holes that already exist. This can determine if you are using pens or pens.
- Interior Design : Do you want your room to have a special look or style? Sometimes the design style and the availability of the right knobs and handles determine the type of equipment you choose.
- Vintage look : Many older homes have handles on drawers in kitchens, bathrooms, and furniture , rather than handles—usually one at each end of the drawer. Depending on other factors (such as the condition and material of the drawer guides), the handles can make the drawers difficult to open. But if you’re restoring a room or piece of furniture, or want to add a vintage touch, pens can do just that.