Looking for Hard to Find Kitchen Cabinet Hardware? Best Websites

LESLIE: Russell in Rhode Island is on the line and he’s having some trouble finding the correct kitchen cabinet hardware for doors and drawers. What is going on?

RUSSELL: Drawer knobs and hardware that we’re looking to replace.

TOM: So we’re looking for kitchen-cabinet hardware?

RUSSELL: Yes, yeah.

LESLIE: Are you trying to match something or you want all brand new?

RUSSELL: We would be replacing everything.

LESLIE: I think that’s pretty good.

TOM: Yeah. It’s a pretty straightforward project. Are these cabinets pretty old?

RUSSELL: No, no. It’s a 3-inch center on the hardware. And we’ve been around to a couple of different places and not really liking what we see.

TOM: There are a lot of great kitchen-cabinet hardware websites where you could find just an incredible variety of products out there.

RUSSELL: Oh, OK.

TOM: You can pretty much find whatever you want. So, you know, you could start with the basics like Home Depot but then you have a lot of specialty shops. There’s a website called Knobs4Less.com. There’s one called My Knobs, a site called Signature Hardware.

RUSSELL: Alright.

TOM: And you can see lots of photos and you can see the measurements – the center-by-center measurements – on these handles and …

RUSSELL: Yep.

LESLIE: That’s the trick. You want to make sure you match it because, otherwise, you’re going to be trying to cover up holes and repair things.

TOM: Right. Yeah.

RUSSELL: Right, right. Yep, exactly.

TOM: And check the depth of the screws to make sure that they’re going to be thick enough for your doors.

RUSSELL: Right. OK.

TOM: Looking for kitchen-cabinet hardware really shouldn’t be difficult. It’s true there are fairly limited styles and designs when you go to the home centers, because they have to sell to the mass market. But there’s a lot of really stepped-up hardware out there online these days.

RUSSELL: Alright. Cool. Excellent.

TOM: Even Restoration Hardware, too, I think has a good selection.

LESLIE: Yeah. Restoration Hardware has beautiful pieces.

RUSSELL: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I’d forgotten about them, yep.

LESLIE: But I also really love Anthropologie. Like if you’re looking – which is a woman’s clothing store. But if you’re looking for something that’s a little quirky and maybe has an interesting feel to it, I always check them out, too.

RUSSELL: Anthropologie? OK.

LESLIE: Mm-hmm. And it’s with an i-e at the end.

RUSSELL: Yep, OK. Excellent. Alright. Well, thank you, folks, and love the show.

LESLIE: Thanks.