subject: Spruce up Your Cabinets with New Pulls and Knobs [print this page] Spruce up Your Cabinets with New Pulls and Knobs
Are you finding yourself to be a tad bored when looking at your cabinets? It's not a matter of them falling apart or starting to degrade; it's just that you find them rather drab and boring. What you need to do in this case is to alter the appearance of your kitchen, yet you should do it in a way which will end up being very economic, yet have a major impact: getting new doorknobs and door pulls for your cabinets.
You're probably wondering as to how a few new knobs or pulls might make enough difference in the kitchen, well think about it this way. The first thing people notice when walking into the kitchen is the cabinets. When looking at the cabinets, people tend to inspect the doors, seeing how they take up most of the space. What is the first detail which people notice on doors? It's the knobs. And so, such a small and seemingly meaningless detail can in fact play a major role in rejuvenating your kitchen.
There are luckily many styles and designs available, all crafted out of various, some more than others, exotic materials. Modern ones tend to be made out of metals such as stainless steel and chrome, whilst more traditional knobs tend more to be shaped out of various woods such as oak or maple. These are but some of the materials and designs available out there, and in order to get a broader perspective on the manner, browse through a home improvement catalog or perform a search on the internet.
When changing up your cabinet knobs, it is mandatory that they match the rest of your cabinets and your kitchen from a stylistic point of view, or else you'll be running the risk of turning your kitchen into a mess of colors and patterns; not pretty to look at.
In the end, if you're done with the kitchen and still find yourself bored with your cabinets, you can always renovate them in your other rooms, such as the bathroom or the bedroom.
