Installed Cabinet Hardware

We installed the arts & crafts style on hardware on the cabinets - and we love the results. The pewter on the cherry is a nice combination. My DW is decorating to southern europian country (french and itallian) themes, and the dark metal design fits right in.

The only downside to these is that they require a two 1/4 holes in the doors for mounting. If we ever want to change hardware in the future, we may need to get creative. That being said, we are decorating for today, and let the future take care of itself.

As I posted when we bought these (link), they cost between 2.00 and 2.50 each, delivered.


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Decorative Cabinet Hardware

We decided on an "arts and crafts" style hardware that will tie the two different types of cabinets together. The wall cabinets are cherry, while the island and hutch will be a cream color with antique glazing.

My wife is decorating with a french country style, and the rustic hardware fits in nicely.

Cost was $2 for the smaller pulls (doors) and $2.50 for larger pulls (drawers). We need 58 of them to do the entire kitchen. We added 5 of each in case something breaks or is added in the future (this is a lot cheaper and easier than trying to find matching ones 5 years from now). Shipping was only $6 for the whole lot. Total cost was $160.

We bought them through the Sonoma Cabinet Hardware ebay store (http://stores.ebay.com/Sonoma-Cabinet-Hardware). Delivery was quick. We have not mounted them yet, but the quality looks good.

The same ones are available by special order at HD for $5 and $7 respectively, which would be $380.

Received the cabinet hardware

We ordered the the drawerslides and hinges.

In the past I have ordered off-brand or no-name brand for functional cabinet hardware. These have worked OK, but not really well. For the small additional cost, I went with only high-quality brands, since the kitchen is the hardest working room in the house.

The drawer slides are high-end: Accuride full extension, 100 lb capacity, self closing. A&H Turf (http://www.ahturf.com/) had the best price I could find. With shipping - there were 130 pounds of them - we spent about $12 a pair. This is way better than the $28 you would pay at a big-box store. Delivery was really quick and the order was accurate.

Total cost was $450. This is a lot for drawer slides, but they are critical to having great cabinets.

The cabinet door hinges alos came from A&H Turf. They are blum brand: hidden, /2 inch overlay, adjustable face-frame hinges. They cost .97 each plus shipping, so we spent about $1.30 per hinge. Total cost was $40. HD or Lowes will cost about $6 per pair, or $3 each.

Based on the pricing, order accuracy, delivery time and the friendly response I got on the phone when I confirmed the order, I will order functional hardware from A&H in the future.

Note: I am not trying to bash HD, Lowes, etc. We will end up buying a lot of things through them, and my experience has been overall positive. That being said, I have found that any hardware bought in larger quantities should be ordered on-line.