Tall Cabinet Door Handle Placement

We ve said it before and we ll say it again hardware is an easy way to make a big impact in your space.

Tall cabinet door handle placement. Whether it s swapping dated hardware for something new or picking cabinet hardware for a brand new space it adds so much to the overall design. Let s look at a few. You can align them with the top of the door s inside frame. Using the horizontal rail of the door frame place your screw hole or orient the bottom end of the handle.

Cabinet doors are a little trickier because you are working with the outer framing edges the vertical stiles and horizontal rails of the cabinet door. Uppers and lowers unlike drawer cabinetry hardware placement for door cabinetry is much more subjective. Style and function are equally important aspects of a cabinet hardware project. Most cabinet knobs today are installed by lining up the installation hole with the edge of the rail.

Cabinet hardware placement guide april 27 2020. Cabinet knobs and pulls are almost always centered horizontally on the door stile vertical door frame piece. The knob or pull can align with the rail or it could be higher or lower there are no rules. Another common mistake people make is choosing style over function they opt for a great looking door handle but placed in an odd position changing the way the door has to be opened.

On lower cabinets place knob holes 2 1 2 down from the top of the door. This placement is also the most practical putting the handles as much within reach as possible. For knobs we recommend the knob holes be centered horizontally on the door stile and on upper cabinets place knob holes 2 1 2 up from the bottom of the door. Of course if you have really tall cabinet doors you ll want to give preference to longer pulls that will accentuate the door s size.

We want to see you work like a pro when it comes to cabinet hardware placement. If you are using elongated knobs such as egg knobs or t knobs place the installation hole so that the top of your knob is in line with the rail. The main difference is you ll place them near the top of the door on the stile so you can reach them without bending over too far. The bottom of the pull on upper cabinets and top of the pull on lower cabinets is centered on the corner.

For many people their first inclination is to position the knobs at the corners centered vertically on the stile and horizontally on the rail. Off center the handlebars for more of a contemporary feel for 3 drawer base cabinets. The same goes with pulls on cabinet doors. This contemporary knob placement is both aesthetically pleasing and easy for installers.

Center the hardware horizontally on the stile between 2 and 4 inches down from the top edge. Or position the knob so it is centered with the top line of the door s frame like in the rendering below. On cabinet drawers these pulls lay in a flat horizontal orientation. Lower cabinet pull or knob placement is similar to upper cabinet s.