Friday, January 30, 2009

How To Match Your Decor With Your Kitchen Hardware

By Gabriel

Many people think of painting, wallpaper, or an overall remodeling, when they decide to decorate their kitchen. Usually, many tend to overlook minute details that can help in giving a sophisticated look to kitchen without investing much time and money.

The minute details that often matters much are handles, latches, and some other kind of kitchen cabinet hardware. By making the necessary changes, your kitchen will look simple yet eye-catching and elegant.

The changes that you will make are not very expensive. However, the most beneficial thing is that you will give a complete makeover for your kitchen.

1. You must see to it that the shapes of the cabinet hardware go well with the kitchen dcor. Suppose you buy vegetable or fruits shaped knobs or sunflower knobs, then it will signify that your kitchen has the theme of garden.

2. Branch-shaped handles and pulls are an ideal match for theme based on nature. You can give your kitchen the look of a country dcor by using teacup and teapot knobs.

3. It is best to match your pulls and knobs that will complement the kind of material used for decorating your kitchen. For instance, you can go for marble or granite knobs, if the backsplashes or countertops in your kitchen are of marble or granite.

Buy knobs of the same metallic finish as that are used in the kitchen. For instance, stainless steel knobs will go best with stainless steel countertops. Similarly, copper handles will match copper backsplashes.

4. You also need to see that the styling of the kitchen cabinet hardware complements with the decoration of the entire kitchen.

If you wish to give your kitchen a contemporary or modern look, prefer bar pulls having sleek and stylish chrome of European style.

If you want your kitchen to look similar to French caf, add cluster of grapes. If you want you kitchen to look like country kitchen, then cast knobs made from iron.

5. In addition, you need to choose the kitchen hardware that will complement with era-theme for your kitchen decoration. To have crafts and vintage arts decoration, opt for rustic, ceramic, or pewter wooden knobs.

6. Similarly, if you prefer your kitchen to be something like that of Victorian-styled, try glass knobs or porcelain knobs.

7. Keep in mind to replace your old hinges with the hinges that complements with your brand new hardware of kitchen in terms of material and furnishing.

For instance, if your kitchen is already equipped with brass hinges and knobs, then you may replace them with silver-finish knobs, because replacing brass hinges and knobs with silver knobs will give an elegant look to your kitchen.

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