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Geographic location will be a factor in hardware selection. The magazines show a lot of contemporary, which is not what we’re doing around here. We’re doing quite a bit of brass and porcelain for traditional and country kitchens. We’re doing more antique brass than the polished. We haven’t sold any of the colored glass knobs, though we’re doing some brushed chrome because the stainless steel appliances have come back. The look is nothing fancy, just your basic knob or pull.
Some people who’ve had knobs before say they don’t want them in their next kitchen because they catch their clothes on them, so they’ll go with pulls instead. We have a hands-on display in the showroom that lets people make sure they can get their hands around the knob—that there’s enough clearance between the face of the cabinet and the part of the knob that you grab.
Adjustable hinges are so critical, especially in the full-overlay style where the doors and drawers are butted together. The three-way adjustable hinge lets you line up the drawers and doors so that everything hangs all in line. The very last thing we do, which is very critical in the full overlay design, is make sure everything is adjusted to line up properly.
By Ryan Day, Manager
House of Cabinetry
Winfield, Kansas
www.houseofcabinetry.com
phone (302) 644-1405 | fax (302) 644-1406 | toll free (888) 644-1405
