I’ve been thinking about refreshing my kitchen ever since I moved into my house four years ago. Though I do like the color of the kitchen cabinets, my house could use a bit more of color and I’m currently toying with the idea of painting the kitchen a green, blush, or blue. Sampling and studying paint colors will be a long process; I drove by my house and studied paint colors for my front door for weeks. I’d also like to potentially change the tile backsplash and/or countertops (which would also be influenced by paint color), but this might not be worth it. But one thing I’d LOVE to do that is quite easy is to change out the hardware. Right now the hardware feels a bit blah to me and I don’t love the finish. I can go the brass route and look at finishes in person to see if it works with my kitchen or I can go the traditional/yet sort of modern route by painting wooden handles the same finish as the cabinets. Here is what I’m working with. . .
Current knobs on my upper cabinets. These constantly move and don’t stay in place, which looks cheap and sloppy to me.
Current pulls on the rest of my cabinets. I would probably just replace with another pull as changing to knobs would require patching.
Here are some fun hardware finds I’ve had my eye on. . .
1. Wavy Brass Handle 2. Hand Cast Line Dot Knob 3. The Bow Handle (probably on a chest or closet, not a kitchen for me) 4. Hand Cast Perle Handle 5. Rud Knob (such interesting texture) 6. Loop Mortised Cabinet Pull Handle 7. Cotswold Drawer Pull (one of my favorites for a traditional kitchen) 8. Colorful Ceramic Cabinet Knobs (I love these, they could also be fun on a dresser) 9. Noelle Knob 10. Brass Wiggle Handle 11. Hand Cast Brancusi Knob 12. Bakes Cabinet Knob 13. Wave Recess Pull 14. Ansel Drawer Pull 15. Wave Handle (probably my favorite funky one) 16. Hand Cast Ribbon Handle
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Current Obsessions
-I love this Cotswold Barn!
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