How To Change The Look Of Your Kitchen With Cabinet Pulls

By Bob Whiter

The kitchen is the heart of any home. If you are on a budget and want to change something in your space, I am going to show you how to change the look of your kitchen with cabinet pulls. Changing the door pulls is the easiest, most inexpensive item that can be changed quickly. You will receive instant gratification for very little money. You can replace all the pulls in less than a half an hour.

Let us talk about cabinet hardware, and which one is right for your kitchen. If you have a kitchen that has a theme, any theme, then your choice of pull will be easy. Simply choose the right themed pull for your cabinet doors and you will be all set. If you have no theme, then perhaps matching the knob to an accent color in your kitchen will work for you.

Most of us like to play with some arts and crafts, if you are one of these people then you can easily make a cabinet pull yourself. Using a wooden base such as a round wood pull is great to start with. Purchase a name brand polymer clay in a color that will enhance your cabinet doors, then place the clay around the wooden pull, and bake it in the oven, and let it cool off. If you do not have any poly clear spray, then you can substitute with clear nail polish.

As you are browsing the cabinet hardware for the cabinet doors, you will want to make sure that they are not only beautiful but are functional as well. You will need to make sure that you can grasp it with ease. If it is too small, then choose a larger cabinet pull. It also needs to be strong, as it will get a lot of use in your kitchen.

Some people enjoy converting the kitchen space from time to time. An easy way to do this is to buy several different cabinet knobs for you cabinets. As you select the pulls, pick different styles and shapes. This will make your cabinet doors look as though a designer did the work. Just be as creative as you can be in your cabinet pull choices.

If you have not had a chance to price cabinet hardware lately, be prepared to experience some sticker shock. Pulls run from about 50 cents to around 60 dollars for one pull. The answer to the high prices is to compare them at the shops. Go to your local large garden and home decorator store where the prices of cabinet pulls are significantly lower.

At this point you have enough information to get you started in finding the type of cabinet pull that is right for your kitchen. You may have to shop in a few different stores to find exactly what you are looking for. Or, as I suggested above, you can make your own customized cabinet pulls, and you know no one else has anything like them in their homes. - 29955

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