So we’ve got circles and rectangles…why not explore the rest of the shapes and do a triangle? image source image source image source image source image source Some can get more basic, like a simple rectangle but I like the look and I think it works in something mid-century, contemporary, industrial or new build (AKA, be careful if you have an older style of house). That wood behind that blue is pretty beautiful, especially with the wood stile (the vertical space between the cabinets and drawers). We have seen these a lot lately, though, so we’re kind of looking for what the next circle hole is, and we found a ton that are pretty awesome: image source This isn’t timeless, but it’s cool and fun and adds interest in a fairly simple way. I wouldn’t do this in a traditional house especially if you are going for something timeless. I think they look great in the right style and space. I’m assuming they have to be deep enough to tuck your sausage finger in there, but those above look pretty shallow so…not sure how functional that is. It’s like a tiny knob but different and less expected. As we were designing this house, I realized why-you can make them very small and thus they don’t crowd your paneling. image source image sourceĭeVOL does them a lot. Next, we are noticing a lot of circle finger pulls and we like them, for the right spaces. It seems like there is a tiny white pull on the bottom right cupboard and a little brass thing on the other cabinet. Maybe the top portion cuts back at an angle so it’s easy enough to grab the door and pull it open, but the bottom cabinets…another case of push and pop open maybe? Or maybe there’s hardware there I’m not seeing because of the angle of the photo? Not sure, but so beautiful.

I’ve pinned the below photo from Studio McGee so many times but now I’m realizing that I don’t know how they open.

My friend did this and if it’s at hip level and the countertop doesn’t protrude enough then every time you lean to do anything, it opens. I’m assuming a lot of these function by pushing them in a bit (then they spring out a little so you can actually open), although I do caution about this. image sourceīut for me and this house, I would want the wood grain but love it without hardware. image sourceīut if you are a serious minimalist and like your kitchen space sparse and clean-cut (and you pair it with those lights and that faucet like below), then I can see it looking awesome. It’s probably too cold for Brian, but at an office or retail space, this is a STATEMENT I can get behind (but mostly because the lighting and the table and chairs are the stars here). Well, I say that and then I see this next photo that makes a convincing argument. I don’t think I can ever be minimal enough (especially not at the cabin) to do a flat panel that is just painted a color…give me some texture at least. This treatment looks the best, in my opinion, when the cabinet door is made of wood, or at least you can see the wood grain through a finish or paint. Now for the flat panel, which has literally nothing on the face… image source

top left | top right | bottom left | bottom right To get a closer look, we pulled some zoomed in details and put them together so you could get a better sense for what these look like on different materials and in different colors. That blue striped wood on the right is also inspiring. I also love that you can see the wood grain through the paint which adds warmth. The interesting line work makes it look really interesting and not basic, but it is still just so simple and graphic and something that your eye can easily figure out. One of the reasons it works is that the marble is the big moment, while the cabinets just support the link, so you can go minimal if you have a statement backsplash. I also don’t know if any of the lips are as easy to pull as knobs and pulls, but likely these people care about how things look and might have sacrificed a bit of ease for that. I can’t tell what they did (above) for the fridge pull as I don’t think just a wood lip would function as well. I love what that simple line does to the look and in the same material, it still looks minimal. We found so many examples of beautiful kitchens without their jewelry, and while I obviously love what the perfect hardware does to cabinetry, I wanted to explore this clean look further.įirst up is probably my favorite of all the “no hardware” versions-something with a lip or a pull out of the same material as the doors and drawers.

Nothing is more minimal than, well, having nothing. As I was designing the mountain house kitchen, something I seriously considered before we landed on Shaker cabinets (which might STILL change, folks) was nixing the hardware altogether.

Mid century kitchen drawer pulls