Drawer Pull spacing: Is there a standard?

[MDWW]

Getting ready to put some 3" drawer pulls (2 per drawer) on a 30" x 9" drawer front.

Is there a convention for the horizontal spacing of the pulls?

Thanks

[Leon]

Go with what feels and looks right. Use a couple of pieces of masking tape for visual locating spots and then when you are happy with the location of the tape, mount the pulls.

[Preston Andreas]

I generally hold them in place until I find a spacing that appeals to me. Nobody's ever complained.

[John Carlson]

On a 30" drawer I'd probably put them around 6" from the edge, but I think the only real standard is what looks good to your eye.

What I do is to stick them >Getting ready to put some 3" drawer pulls (2 per drawer) on a 30" x 9" drawer front. >

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[terry boivin]

On 21 Feb 2004 14:23:17 -0800, [e-mail] (MDWW) wrote: The only real standard is to install the pulls on the outside of the drawer. Whatever looks pleasing to your eye is the correct spot.

Have fun

TJB

[terry boivin]

I would offer one more little tidbit that I learned from Tage Frid while sucking sawdust at RISD many years ago...Drawer pulls should not be centered vertically on the drawer front, but rather 9/22nd's from the top....(a shade under 1/2). The theory is that when viewed this formula gives the visual impression that they are centered do to perspective mumbo jumbo. How do I find 9/22nd's you ask??? With the

30" drawer just run a yardstick on an angle from top to bottom of the drawer front from zero to 22"...count down nine.

TJB

[Mike]

Or skip all the mumbo jumbo and and just mount them about 1/4-1/2" above center. Depends upon drawer height. Works only for cabinets below counter level.

Mike

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