Cabinet backplates are the piece of cabinet hardware that sits between the face of the door and the back of the cabinet knob or drawer pull. You don’t need to install a backplate, but there are a few reasons why you may want to. Some people use them to protect the face of the cabinet, some simply like the look they create but in many cases they are used when replacing old knobs and pulls with new ones.
Cabinet knob backplates can be used to cover existing holes in your cabinets from previous knobs or pulls. If you want to slightly shift the position of the knob or if you have drawer pulls that don’t match the existing holes you can cover the old holes with the cabinet backplate. Another option is to use wood putty to cover the existing holes, but a backplate will usually do a better job of covering them.
Read Cabinet Backplates
Using crystal cabinet knobs or glass knobs is a great way to add a vibrant look to your home. To keep the theme uniform in your home you can use crystal kitchen cabinet knobs, bathroom cabinet knobs and even crystal door knobs. In keeping the theme uniform you can still add variety by using both clear and colored glass cabinet knobs and pulls throughout your home.
If you’ve started looking for crystal cabinet knobs you have likely seen a lot of glass cabinet knobs or seen glass/crystal listed as the materials in the knobs. You may wonder what the difference is between crystal knobs and glass knobs. The difference is the amount of lead in the glass. Crystal contains lead, which makes the glass more refractive.
Read Crystal Cabinet Knobs
Whether you have recently finished installing brand new cabinets or you simply want to update your old cabinet hardware, installing cabinet knobs and pulls is a relatively easy home improvement project. It will probably be more difficult to choose the cabinet knobs and drawer pulls from the wide variety available than it will be to install them. But there are some key things you need to consider when installing cabinet knobs; after all you don’t want to drill new holes in your cabinets and realize you’ve made a mistake.
Read Installing Cabinet Knobs And Pulls
