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Kitchen Cabinet Knobs

Knobs . . . Pulls . . . Hardware . . .

With the plan for white cabinets pretty set in my brain, I started thinking about knobs. First I was going to go with black, but then I decided that was starker (more stark?) than what I really wanted.

I looked at a small washstand I have with some glass knobs on it and luffed it. A white and yellow kitchen filled with sparkly glass? Yes please!

This whole house project is about balance – buy from the little guy instead of the big box . . . when it is reasonable – reuse old instead of buying new . . . when it is practical

Sure, I’d love to go all vintage indie on my kitchen – but it is hard when one small vendor has old knobs for 6 dollars each before shipping and the big box store has new and shiny for 3.50 each. (Multiplied times 46 . . . then factor shipping. Pass me a drink.)

I searched Etsy for glass knob and got good results. A search for glass pull got me a lot of zipper jewelry and cell phone charms. Cabinet glass was another fun search, except it pulled up a lot of sets of magnets. Then I realized I was only searching “Handmade” instead of “All Items”, so I went back and searched again. I tried glass hardware but didn’t get any new results.

I marked anything that caught my eye as a favorite (have to be logged in to your Etsy account to do this) so I could go back and delete

  • anything over 10 dollars per knob (including shipping).
  • anything without hardware (because there were plenty of options with the screw and bolt included).
  • anything smaller than 1 1/4″.

My best options – and a few just freaking cool thoughts

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I know my first step will be painting the walls and the cabinets.

I’ve been devoted to Sherwin-Williams paint for years. The only paint I’ve ever liked

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better was Pratt and Lambert Red Seal. Call me a paint snob, I can take it. I’m going with Sherwin-Williams because there is a local store and the closest Pratt and Lambert is 40 miles. I played with the color visualizer and got the general plan for the paint.

My mom has always loved yellow kitchens, so I know where my yellow kitchen attachment came from. She goes for brighter yellows, I’m a Hubbard Squash girl.

examples of Hubbard Squash “in action”

I used the Sherwin-Williams low VOC paint when I painted my last kitchen. I thought it worked just as well as conventional smelly paint, and since Alex was right next to me as I was painting, I felt better about not having the tiny baby huff paint at the tender age of 12 weeks.

I thought about doing a softer white cabinet, but for now I’m just going to go the ultra bright white and then see if I want to glaze them or not.

Painting the cabinets will be a bitch, I know, but totally worth it. HGTV has a couple of tutorials on painting kitchen cabinets. I’m hoping I don’t lose my mind.

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Kitchen Plans

My new kitchen.

The previous owner was a 98 year old man. I don’t think the cabinets were ever touched. So they are in perfect shape. However, I have never liked cheap ass, slightly rough oak cabinets with gold hardware. I love the condition of them, but they are going to get some paint on ’em.

Note the tiny white fridge, off-white range and black dishwasher. I should have a hook-up to swap that range and dishwasher for some white – but that is in a holding pattern till the 3rd.

The floor is rolled out faux linoleum in the actual kitchen part and old man smelling gray carpet in the dining area. All that needs to go as well. Buh-bye fugly!

I’m sure we can find a better way to light up the joint – I have no clues about what that’s going to be yet, but together we will figure that out!

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Hello world!

I am obsessed with small homes.

Especially the Tumbleweed homes – ever since I saw them in Treehugger a long time ago.

I love the idea of it – but the reality of running 3 to 5 people through a house of less than 800 square feet sounds like hell.

Zoeyjane and I have a weird fascination with creating storage. It’s good to know I’m not alone in my quirks.

Now I have a new project.

1347 square feet of all mine. Just counting down till January 3rd to close and get in there.

I’m so excited, and I want ya’ll to help me do this. You don’t have to come paint with me, but I do want your opinions. Help me make decorating decisions – and if you can help me find ways to save money doing it, I will give you bonus brownie points.

Perhaps even brownies made in my NEW KITCHEN!