Handles and knobs are small things that are often overlooked when renovating or building a house. However, handles, bathroom accessories, and other hardware for the house are essential final finishes for your home, as they possess the power to emphasize your interior design. Also, let’s not forget that they provide vital functionality to your doors, cabinets, kitchen, and bathroom. This makes it critical to pick the correct color, design, style, sizes, and quality when buying handles.

To help you do just that, AMBA , HANDLE ALL has put together a list of tips to choose the right handles and accessories for your home. With these tips, you will find it easier to locate what you need to complete your home’s interiors.

1. Know the sizes.

If you are replacing old handles, you need to know the sizing of the existing ones. If they are for new furniture, you will need (drawer, door, or cabinet) measurements to make sure the right size is selected.

2. Maintain one style.

With bathroom accessories, you want to make sure the style of the towel bar, toilet paper, etc. match the style and color of the faucets, shower accessories, and the cabinet in the room.

3. Plan your requirements.

Make sure you have a color or look in mind before making these selections. If you don’t have a designer working with you, we recommend you look online at room styles you like so you have an idea of the look you want. If you are not a visual person, using a designer would be a great way to ease the selection process. As for handles, let us help you select the perfect handle that fits your individual budget.

4. Consult a professional.

When customers come to see us, they are usually puzzled about what handle size to use, how many to use (one or two) on pot and pan drawers, or how to mix handles and knobs with cups. To overcome these problems, you will need to know how wide your drawer sizes are. If you have a drawing from your kitchen company bring it with you, if you have a sample door get it along, or if you have pictures on your phone of your cabinets bring them too. This helps put your space together quicker.

As experts in door and cabinet handles, bathroom accessories, and vanities, we make the selection process easier for you. Our team also works closely with you to help you select the right color, style, size, and price bathroom and cabinetry accessories.

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Shopping for handles may seem simple, but it can turn stressful instantly, especially if you are unsure of what will provide optimal function and appeal. The large selection of handle colors, styles, sizes, and mixes make it even tougher to make a choice.

To take away the stress of making the wrong decision, it’s wise to set your expectations straight and take stock of your requirements. To help you through this, Handle This! has put together a Beginner’s Guide to picking the right handle. The guide is designed to make handle selection faster, simpler, and easier for you.

Getting Started

Choose a design theme you like: Spend time in deciding which look will suit your home’s interiors or add to the look you are trying to accomplish. See what color handles you are drawn to. Also, think about mixing and matching knobs with handles and with cups, or other ideas along these lines. You can find examples online and on Pinterest to help you define your style.

Next Steps

Note handle sizes: Find out what size handles you need if you have predrilled holes. Make a note of the handle sizes suitable for your furnishings. Also, save pictures of innovative and stylish handles that may suit the size and design of your cabinets, drawers, and doors at home.

Know what finish you need: Make your choice based on what finish you would like to see. Again, pictures will help you decide in case you are on the fence about matte styles and glossy finishes or metal and wooden handles. Similarly, it would be best if you also considered the lighting style in different rooms, so they match the hardware you select.

Make a list: Prepare a list of all the things you need to consider while shopping for handles. These can include a door sample, the color of doors and cabinets, kitchen floor plan with measurements of drawers, etc. With these details on hand, handle size selection becomes simpler.

Advice From The Pros

Be prepared for a smooth experience: For example, not knowing the size of the handle you want to replace wastes a lot of time and money when shopping for the replacement. Also, mixing handles when you already have predrilled holes becomes a concern for some. Come armed with all measurements and design ideas for a smooth, efficient shopping experience.

Keep a design binder: Maintain a binder or folder with all you need to be prepared with for the selection of handles. It will make the selection process smoother for you.

Speak to a professional: While designing your interiors, you want to enjoy the process while creating a vision, noting measurements, and preparing kitchen floor plans. If you aren’t having fun, speak to professionals like designers and handle experts to get the right look and feel.

At AMBA, our goal is to exceed your expectations when it comes to choosing stylish yet functional hardware for your home. As the go-to experts for kitchen and bathroom accessories in Toronto, ON, we offer you a wide variety of products to suit our individual tastes and preferences. Moreover, we also help you achieve satisfaction through personal assistance to find the right style, colors, and price points.

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Many people overlook the importance of drawer and cabinet handles in their kitchen, but they are a small way to make a big statement. The size or shape of the handles you choose can make or break the overall style of the room.

At AMBA, we love how simple or intricate handles can make your cabinets pop, bringing out your overall design style with this seemingly small detail. With so many options, it can be a little overwhelming to choose the right size, shape, and style of handle that matches your kitchen perfectly. To help you, we’ve created a how-to guide for choosing handles so your kitchen looks beautiful and stylish.

1. Take proper measurements.If you have a new kitchen it is easier to select style and size based on exactly what you want to put in each area. But when you have existing holes it is a little more challenging. Make sure you measure from the middle of the first screw to the middle of the second screw. This will give you the size of the center to center so you know what to shop for.
2. Take your measurements shopping with you.Bring a measuring tape, door sample, and kitchen drawing or size of your drawers. This will help you pick the right size for each section. For example, you might want to put knobs on all doors and various size of handles on the drawers depending on the width of the inside panel
3. Select colours and finishes that fit your kitchen.Once you have your measurements, now you see what color would best suit your kitchen. You don’t have to match your handle color with your appliances. Mixing metals creates layering. You could also have a different colour from your light fixtures to handles.
4. Choose your preferred handle shape.Consider whether you would like a square handle or round. What look do you prefer? Which is more comfortable for you to use?
5. Base your handle style off the existing elements in your kitchen.The style of the handle will be based on what has already been chosen for your space e.g. cabinet doors, lighting, countertop, appliances, etc.
6. Consider pulls.Would you like to put pulls everywhere? What size of pulls will look best? All your doors should be consistent, with the exception of your pantry doors and your longer drawers, which would look great with longer pulls.
7. Handles for kitchen islands.If you have an Island, it is always fun to put matching but not exact handles if you want it to look more like a furniture piece.
8. Long handles vs. two handles for large drawers.Would you like one long handle on pot and pan drawers or two shorter ones? This decision changes the look of your kitchen from clean line modern contemporary to traditional transitional. Choose the style that matches your kitchen best for a cohesive look and feel.

If you’re undergoing a kitchen renovation, planning a kitchen renovation, or simply looking to spruce up your existing kitchen, reach out to the handle experts at AMBA to create the right look for you. We are a family owned kitchen and bathroom accessories business, serving the public, interior designers, and kitchen remodel companies with their accessory needs. With hundreds of colour, size, and pricing options to choose from, we can help create a custom look for your doors, kitchen, and bathrooms.

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