Cabinet Pulls - Where to Put Them?

<div align="center">I just scanned a quick sketch of a cabinet pull layout for a bathroom cabinet on a project.  If you think this is one detail you don't need to spec out on a job, you're wrong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLJkSVQaPjVvG-7QgHhFsqpQlKpsnf1wokSv3kDNeHZlucfTG0ZYQtr48PUoEAUu8GK2VB5QsxVL9X9Cz1H_WyZq580uDMZ-j3Yub7sEGCQ9-z7b6wpxY1Yvg5ocJ1rWmP12dlurAXfLp/s1600/cab+pull+layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLJkSVQaPjVvG-7QgHhFsqpQlKpsnf1wokSv3kDNeHZlucfTG0ZYQtr48PUoEAUu8GK2VB5QsxVL9X9Cz1H_WyZq580uDMZ-j3Yub7sEGCQ9-z7b6wpxY1Yvg5ocJ1rWmP12dlurAXfLp/s320/cab+pull+layout.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not very professional looking I know, but it worked and it was fast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my modern bathroom job and I like the pulls all mounted horizontally on the slab doors to work with the horizontal tile banding in the space.  We're doing an appliance pull in the center top dummy panel for a hand towel, something I did in my bathroom and I LOVE it.  It works so well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9ukhTywj-oMGIs1I6rPvRonOoa7IiMqQibnjp8jIap1N_szvgl_0QcNmYE68UAymhnGTE5SkKnrm3Hg0BhLhHiFwqQ2-jE53gbgqGDVNK09TND6sw1JNGlUs5PJ4LAPt2-OvB6EHwymz/s1600/DSCF7231_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9ukhTywj-oMGIs1I6rPvRonOoa7IiMqQibnjp8jIap1N_szvgl_0QcNmYE68UAymhnGTE5SkKnrm3Hg0BhLhHiFwqQ2-jE53gbgqGDVNK09TND6sw1JNGlUs5PJ4LAPt2-OvB6EHwymz/s640/DSCF7231_1.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found some interesting projects where the way the cabinet pulls were mounted definitely impacted the design of the space and some of them really make a statement.  This last bit of a detail can be so </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>visually powerful</em>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH56tetjWVMrt_Lbs4u20ztj-8cJknUKa1e50gWw533RkACst-l6fmWV5Pth8dG4nGelqOZ_C7UKMoJVTIMY6m3Q710KhdsI6PTX_n3sDqO2UKBVgjOaGXVv8YDtZgx-gX4enw4FlpTgRy/s1600/Kay+Douglass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH56tetjWVMrt_Lbs4u20ztj-8cJknUKa1e50gWw533RkACst-l6fmWV5Pth8dG4nGelqOZ_C7UKMoJVTIMY6m3Q710KhdsI6PTX_n3sDqO2UKBVgjOaGXVv8YDtZgx-gX4enw4FlpTgRy/s400/Kay+Douglass.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Kay Douglass in HB</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love how utilitarian and oversized these are. The placement is so repetitious and purposeful to the design.  It highlights the simplicity of the space and the integrity of materials.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6ODf5g4fSkmlNX-Ariada2pCxk6XSORBevmrXnGkyqxIWxsMPovFqZjMTlfoXBeuXWqqG02AI9hRjcaHL6j2a-0lcNCY8YLRYs8elIYPtMQTmVUXokRUjOD-ihHc-fWYVHCJEPypBjfj/s1600/Eldon+Wong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6ODf5g4fSkmlNX-Ariada2pCxk6XSORBevmrXnGkyqxIWxsMPovFqZjMTlfoXBeuXWqqG02AI9hRjcaHL6j2a-0lcNCY8YLRYs8elIYPtMQTmVUXokRUjOD-ihHc-fWYVHCJEPypBjfj/s400/Eldon+Wong.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Eldon Wong in HB</em></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The uniformity of placement really makes a statement here.  </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYlkOac7J3kxsGDdvCDgjPQetfFzhruHsqKMU83BoJrrgHSOvjNpCq_4-sBFFeLqvq-w4EiYT6r2BObWUWj4ss-xmQ9aFsN9ojtTa5ebMulPDhZzLcQQg5S4_5Q90BfXyanB-oJboqz8e/s1600/morningdream_main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYlkOac7J3kxsGDdvCDgjPQetfFzhruHsqKMU83BoJrrgHSOvjNpCq_4-sBFFeLqvq-w4EiYT6r2BObWUWj4ss-xmQ9aFsN9ojtTa5ebMulPDhZzLcQQg5S4_5Q90BfXyanB-oJboqz8e/s400/morningdream_main.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles - Harrison Design Associates</em></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><br /></em></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWaDQwWcnt91GB1xvZDjvcoNTb8JZ9WxrKeiHI1yfnpwEG64DDJMdceT2SGC-zK4Jnvm7_0PsIFCJ17b0LjBbL3_zNBcjdTsCHbLM8N93eVkpRIxmfa1hyqCpLNcXMET1yvFw4DZzxICs/s1600/Michael+del+piero+and+Joseph+Decker+-+House+Beautiful+Feb+2011+kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWaDQwWcnt91GB1xvZDjvcoNTb8JZ9WxrKeiHI1yfnpwEG64DDJMdceT2SGC-zK4Jnvm7_0PsIFCJ17b0LjBbL3_zNBcjdTsCHbLM8N93eVkpRIxmfa1hyqCpLNcXMET1yvFw4DZzxICs/s320/Michael+del+piero+and+Joseph+Decker+-+House+Beautiful+Feb+2011+kitchen.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Michael del Piero and Joseph Decker - House Beautiful</em><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dBv36lXmdzgjttwW2TdpwR02M7a7GI32T6gfq5yL5c1p7HgoCvsCW4lZFSrzZSMJpeonPCu2x6eSjLIdrxJZ00SNMUixrBpRSjdzq2TnjyDWx3MQ6cz5kg04tV6rkP_Ocv7JzVNzduSh/s1600/2010+kitchen+of+the+year.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dBv36lXmdzgjttwW2TdpwR02M7a7GI32T6gfq5yL5c1p7HgoCvsCW4lZFSrzZSMJpeonPCu2x6eSjLIdrxJZ00SNMUixrBpRSjdzq2TnjyDWx3MQ6cz5kg04tV6rkP_Ocv7JzVNzduSh/s400/2010+kitchen+of+the+year.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Jeff Lewis - 2010 Kitchen of the Year HB</em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XJP3_D7VxtcW56sO6m_mRRC9KkKPO2gBsfGeifb6qgUcBME7Nq0mjc4J98BcDLDhKhY69Ultctal0iEBSemE4D97GN6kRcThJ6NNE4SD5MCFmsrcjT2NBOVd_blkMqR250tuMsaz1L8y/s1600/Stephanie+Stokes+HB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XJP3_D7VxtcW56sO6m_mRRC9KkKPO2gBsfGeifb6qgUcBME7Nq0mjc4J98BcDLDhKhY69Ultctal0iEBSemE4D97GN6kRcThJ6NNE4SD5MCFmsrcjT2NBOVd_blkMqR250tuMsaz1L8y/s640/Stephanie+Stokes+HB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><em>Stephanie Stokes - House Beautiful</em><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Love the brass and how those oversized pulls are centered in the doors.  The hardware is truly the feature here, placed front and center.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Thanks to<a href="http://www.houzz.com/"> houzz.com</a> for two more project features, <a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/2036517/list/Straight-Up-Advice-for-Corner-Spaces">HERE</a> and <a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/2039258/list/When-Pets-Rule-the-Roost">HERE</a>!<br /><br /></div>

Cabinet Pulls - Where to Put Them?

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