Can You Use Bin Pulls On Cabinet Doors

Admittedly having to turn a knob or unhook a latch is not the most practical hardware option on cabinets that get a lot of use.

Can you use bin pulls on cabinet doors.

I have been known to install pulls horizontal on base cabinet doors just to maintain that line. Of course we often see pulls being used on cabinet doors as well so it really is a personal preference. Paired with these square bin pulls on drawers we love the look of a traditional cabinet latch on cabinet doors like the ones pictured here. Agree with errant sideways bin pulls just look wrong and the existing hardware pairs well with your cabinets.

For this type of mix to work you need to use opposites. Notice how in this kitchen by shalford interiors the pairs of knobs on the cabinet doors line up nicely with the bin pulls below. Use a warm metal gold brass copper with a cool metal chrome nickel pewter. Bin pulls tend to look best installed centered and running horizontally and they also function best on drawers and pullouts.

The other option is to use contrasting finishes. In the kitchen shown here the typical swing doors on the upper and lower cabinets have simple round knobs while most of the drawers have bin pulls. On closer inspection this turns out to be a swing down door that most likely hides a dishwasher. Besides people do not buy houses based on cabinet knobs.

For these reasons they re often confined to drawers. The one stand alone knob next to.