Cabinet Knobs - An Easy Way To Refresh Your Cabinetry
Posted on November 11, 2007 - Filed Under Home Improvement
When it comes time to work on the cabinets or replace the cabinet knobs in your home, you may have a set plan for how to do it in your head. Unfortunately, often some plans that seemed to have been well thought out were really missing a few details. These are usually things that are only learned by trial and error. Fortunately for you, the trial and error experience of others can now be a part of your arsenal.
DON’T Leave The Hardware on While Painting
This may seem like an obvious thing to say, but there are a number of people who for some reason believe they can save a few precious moments by carefully painting around the hardware when the cabinets need a new coat of paint. It’s not going to happen, You will inevitably get a little paint on at least one of the hardware pieces and then you’ll have to take the hardware off to clean it, as well as repairing any other marks you made on the newly painted cabinets trying to get the paint off of the hardware before you removed it. Save some time and strife, and take the cabinet knobs and other hardware off first.
DON’T Guess Which Cabinet Knobs Will Fit
While you may have a really good idea of the size of the cabinet knobs you want to replace, you should not make a purchase of new cabinet knobs without knowing for sure. While one cabinet knob may look a lot like another, there may be a small difference that will make the new knob not fit quite right. Take one of the knobs that you are replacing with you for reference, when shopping for the replacements. If you really want to make sure it all works, take the cabinet door that it needs to fit with you, to make sure it’s a perfect match in size and appearance.
Making The Wrong Sized Knob Fit
It’s possible you thought you had everything right, but when you put that new cabinet knob in place, it’s a little wobbly on the cabinet door. You could use a smaller screw, if you have one available, and see if that will take up the gap. The other option is to find a washer that will fit behind the knob that will help fill the space and offer a more flush fit.
Putty-less Hole Covers
If you are switching from door pulls to cabinet knobs, you may notice there are two holes on the cabinet door and only one screw to go in with the new cabinet knobs. One option to get rid of the extra hole is to fill it with putty, sand it, then repaint the door. But, if you would prefer to avoid that route, there’s another option. There are a number of flat embellishment pieces made of wood that you can place over that area of the door and drill a hole to add the knob. Instead of replacing the whole door, you will be able to just paint that newly added piece to match.
As the owner of many online sites, author Jennifer Akre, shares her insight on how to make your outdoor living space more comfortable with classic cabinet hardware, sleek
knobs and decorative
drawer pulls
Tags: cabinet hardware, cabinet knobs, cabinet pulls, drawer knobs, drawer pulls, glass knobs, stone knobs
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