10 Easy Pieces: Cabinet Pulls

April 10th, 2007

From Sarah:

The kitchen in my first apartment in San Francisco had simple white shelves and an old porcelain sink. So far, so good. The problem was the hideous knobs on the cupboards. I scoured the city’s hardware stores and was delighted when I found a source for Sugatsune, the Japanese hardware company. I loaded up on a simple stainless-steel knob and transformed our spartan kitchen. When we moved out of the apartment, I diligently removed the knobs and took them with me to our new house. Once again, with the help of lashings of white paint, I transformed the dingy cupboards into something more contemporary and infinitely more liveable. I still believe that Sugatsune rules the roost when it comes to hardware. Here are ten cabinet-pull ideas:

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1. Stainless-steel knob with satin finish, $6; www.sugatsune.com
2. Stainless-steel handle with satin finish, $6.50; www.sugatsune.com
3. Stainless-steel ring pull with mirror finish, $22;www.sugatsune.com

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4. Stainless-steel flush pull with stain finish $7; www.sugatsune.com
5. Hafele nickel plated brass handle $12.93
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6. Gilmore pull by Restoration Hardware, solid brass from, $8.00; www.restorationhardware.com

7. Stainless-steel pull by Sugastune from$10.90; www.sugatsune.com

8.Hoosier pulls by Restoration Hardware in brass, $4.95; www.restorationhardware.com (brushed chrome, antique brass, polished nickel, oil-rubbed bronze, brushed nickel or polished brass)