It’s amazing what an impact hardware makes – it’s like adding “jewelry” to your cabinets. Not sure what style will look right on your cabinets? Here are some tips to keep in mind:

Have a typical “builder standard” kitchen? Look what a difference a fresh coat of paint and some great hardware makes. A more transitional pull in either chrome or satin nickel will give you an instant update, and will work with most every style.

Kitchen before

Kitchen After pain & hardware added

Transitional cabinet hardware in a satin nickel finish

For contemporary rooms, think simple. In the bathroom below we have a vanity with slab/flat front doors. We chose simple, angled knobs for the doors and beautiful curved pulls for the drawers. You don’t necessarily have to match your plumbing finish to your knobs (i.e. you can have satin finish hardware with chrome plumbing fixtures), but for clean spaces like this one, it made sense to.