A Handle on the Cabinets

My husband has been plugging away trying to determine if my dream of transforming our bathroom’s existing partial overlay cabinets into flush inset cabinets has a chance of becoming a reality. Things are looking promising, so I’ll post more specifics when the project is further along.

In the meantime, I’ve been trying to find the appropriate hardware for the cabinets. I love Restoration Hardware, of course. Among many great options, my favorite has to be the Aubrey Pull:

The style is very similar to a window sash lift and I love its clean, cottage feel. Casual but not chintzy.

Pottery Barn Kids uses a similar pull on several of their bedroom collections, although in a brushed nickle finish.

But RH wants $10 and up for each pull. I’ve looked for Aubrey Pull knock-offs, for actual window sash lifts (which they seem only to sell in the United Kingdom), for anything remotely similar — but the catch is always the money, isn’t it? Everything I found made the RH pulls look like a bargain.

Luckily, I remembered reading at Life in the Fun Lane that Holly buys most of the hardware for her amazing furniture transformations at Lee Valley Tools. Holly, all I can say is: thank you!

Lee Valley does not have a single chrome pull similar to the Aubrey. They have four.

Oh, and the most expensive one is $2.65 — and if you buy 10 or more, you get an extra discount.

I also found these charming latches, which I’m considering using in lieu of cabinet knobs:

If the latches don’t work, I can always go the route of safety:

And of course, hinges to boot.

As if I wasn’t in enough trouble, I found plenty to rival the above for my loyalty.

But I was tickled by this last one. I don’t know when, I don’t know where, but I have to use these for something:

Love those.

Anyway, I’ve ordered a sampling of all the hardware front runners and I’m anxiously awaiting their arrival so I’ll be able to stress about yet another remodeling decision for untold weeks.

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