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DIY Home Hardware Installation – How to Install Cabinet Knobs in Your Kitchen

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If the cabinets in the kitchen are new and have never had knobs installed in them before you will have to first measure and mark off where the cabinet knobs will go before drilling any holes. First, decide where the knobs will look the best on the cabinet. Some people prefer the center of the cabinet edge for the knobs while others prefer something that is off center. 3 inches above the bottom of an upper cabinet is generally a good place for kitchen cabinet knobs to be installed. Using a ruler and a pencil, make a small mark on the cabinet where the hole will be drilled for the knob. Make sure all of the cabinets have equal and accurate measurements so all of the knobs are equally placed and spaced. If upper cabinet knobs are placed 3 inches from the bottom of the cabinet, place the knobs 3 inches from the top of lower cabinets below the counter top.

Most kitchen cabinet knobs are attached to a screw or a cylindrical attachment that goes through the hole drilled in the cabinet. Before drilling any holes, inspect the size of the screw that is to go through the cabinetry and pick a drill bit of a coordinating size to drill the hole with. Following the marked off measurements previously made, drill a hole for each knob on the cabinet. Once the hole is made, the cabinet knob can be put through the hole and secured at the back.

If there are already knobs in the kitchen cabinet and you wish to replace the old ones with new ones the process is quite simple. Drilling is rarely needed because they can usually be unscrewed by hand or easily taken off with the help of a hand held screw driver. Once the old knobs are unscrewed and taken out, the new ones can be installed by putting them through the holes that the previous ones were in and securing them in the back.

Home Remodeling Secrets – French Country Cabinet Knobs

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The French Country style of decorating is one that has become very popular in recent years for the kitchen, and for good reason. It creates a warm, cozy, and very homey atmosphere in your kitchen, which is ideal for anyone that likes to spend a lot of time in this part of the house. The French Country kitchen style makes your kitchen a comfortable and inviting place to be, and you and your family will definitely love spending time there.

If you are planning a home remodeling project centered on the kitchen, and are looking for some great design ideas, you really can’t go wrong with incorporating French Country style, whether opt to do the entire room that way or just want to add small details and certain elements. As an example, one way of adding a French Country element to the room without doing the entire room up in that style is to make use of French Country style home hardware for your kitchen cabinets and doors.

French Country cabinet knobs and cabinet handles will add a touch of that homey, cozy, and rustic style to your kitchen. Look for sets in ceramic, wood, or even wrought iron. The French Country style puts major emphasis on natural materials with a distressed look, as well as natural colors, so cabinet knobs and pulls that adhere to these principles will fit in beautifully, and you may decide you like that small touch so much that you want to go all out and do the whole room in the French Country style!

If that is the case, your kitchen renovations should include new paint for the walls in a yellow like butter yellow or mustard yellow. Traditional French Country cottage kitchens had white stucco walls and ceilings painted yellow and bordered or framed by exposed wooden posts and beams. The wooden posts and beams would often have a distressed look to make the room feel more lived in, and could be stained or rubbed with oils to enhance the natural coloring of the wood. Cabinetry would also be wooden and distressed, which will fit right in with your new cabinet hardware. But whatever you choose to do, whether you just want to give your kitchen a little update with some French Country elements or you want to give the room a whole makeover, you will feel right at home right away in your French Country style kitchen.