Cabinet hardware gets used every day, and the choice of pull can communicate warmth or coolness as well as a traditional or modern style. It can also change how the whole space feels. These 9 cabinet hardware ideas show how a small choice can affect the room.
Cabinet Hardware Ideas
Dark wood cabinet hardware can use polished nickel, while deep navy suits unlacquered brass. Kitchen hardware is touched dozens of times daily, so its hardware function and finish matter.
Minimal bar handles and sculptural cup pulls can signal room design, anchor color, and reflect light. 9
Dark Oak Lower Cabinetry and Brushed Brass Bar Pulls
Brushed brass hardware connects the dark oak and white cabinetry in this large kitchen. The lower oak cabinets have heavily textured wood with a deep, varied grain, while the white cabinets sit above. A close-up of the right-side door panel shows the bar pulls.
Maple Cabinetry with Black Hardware
A brass pot filler adds a warm accent and contrasts with the black hardware. The flat-front maple cabinetry is honey colored, with black bar pulls and tab hardware. Dark granite counters sit below a white square tile backsplash, while a dark range is paired with a dark range hood.
Two Tone Green Cabinetry and Antique Gold Hardware
Deep olive cabinetry forms a tall pantry tower beside the soft sage lower run. A built-in Miele coffee station is integrated on the right side of the tower.
Throughout this one kitchen, antique gold hardware appears as cup pulls and small knobs, along with bar pulls, and the pieces look slightly mismatched. Mixed hardware can avoid inconsistency in two-tone cabinetry, but use it while pushing the limits carefully.
Rustic Wood Cabinetry with Black Bars
The cabinetry has a rustic style, with warm amber knotty wood throughout. Chunky matte black bar pulls are fitted to the cabinets and paired with a soft white quartz counter and glossy subway tile backsplash. The black bars move the look away from pure farmhouse style.
Soft Periwinkle Shaker Drawers and Inset Doors
Small geometric brass knobs sit on the soft periwinkle inset doors. The drawers are soft periwinkle Shaker style and use brushed satin brass cup pulls, which are associated with French style.
The knobs are associated with contemporary style and are used with the cup pulls. A marble counter is nearby.
Marble Slab Backsplash with Brass Pulls
A full-height bookmatched marble slab runs from the floor to the ceiling instead of using tile, giving the backsplash the role of an architectural feature. Cream inset cabinetry sits behind it, while chunky antique brass bar pulls with rounded caps add contrast to the refined setting. A painting sits on the marble ledge above the counter.
Pale Maple Refrigerator Panel
A marble backsplash runs below the upper cabinets. Beside it, the refrigerator has a pale maple natural wood panel front with a substantial brass bar handle.
The white cabinetry next to the refrigerator has slim brass pulls, which match the handle. A mortar and pestle sits on the counter.
White Shaker Cabinets with Minimal Bar Handles
Warm oak flooring and a marble countertop ground this transitional kitchen. The white floor-to-ceiling shaker cabinets are paired with slim, linear brushed brass bar pulls, including pulls scaled to the tall pantry door. Their generous size keeps the hardware from disappearing.
Turned Base Pulls for Navy Cabinet Doors
The antique brass hardware has a turned base and a D-ring form, set against deep navy cabinet doors. Its style resembles both a well-appointed pantry and an old library. The flat navy surface is paired with the antique brass.
