One of my Christmas presents this year is to do a small but impactful upgrade to the kitchen: new cabinet pulls.
You may recall that I’d already stripped the wallpaper and repainted. I also added a dish soap dispenser and swapped the antique microwave for a vent hood. Other than that – not much has changed in the kitchen.
It’s a great kitchen. The cabinets are a touch outdated, but I like wood rather than white cabinets, so I’m inclined to keep them that way. Eventually, we’ll replace the floor and the countertops, but that’s more in the 3-5 year plan.
In the meantime: cabinet pulls. I forgot to take a picture of the current/old ones, because I’m an idiot, but you can see the outline of where it was in the first picture.
The second picture is a potential replacement.
It’s definitely a significant improvement, but I’m not in love with the style. It looks a little too prefab for me.
I know I want something Art Deco-y. I know I can’t spend $25 per pull, much as I might lust after these, from the House of Antique Hardware. (They’re also not the right size; I need 3″ pulls because I have zero interest in messing around with wood filler, etc.)
These are a distinct possibility but I’m not sure I love the rounded look.
This one is also a possibility, but the smallest it comes is 3.5″.
Sigh.
On the off chance that anyone out there enjoys haunting the internet for cabinet pulls in your spare time, here are my requirements:
- 3″ center to center
- satin or brushed nickel finish
- under $10 per
- art deco styling
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