JILL McPHERSON, OVERLAND PARK
04.09.11
<aggressive>JOB DESCRIPTION: </strong><em>Showroom general manager and interior designer at Home Hardware/JWI Supply of Kansas, a supplier of ministry hardware, door locksets, iron balusters and bath accessories, 6370 College Blvd., 913-345-0171, <a href="http://www.homehardwareusa.com">www.homehardwareusa.com</a></em></p><p><knowledgeable>What are the most common mistakes made in choosing hardware?</strong></p><p>We have clients in weekly who complain that they are “stuck” with knobs or 3-inch pulls that were put in 15-added years ago and need the same hole dimensions. Take a picture of your cabinets and bring it to us so we can review your options. Sometimes it’s as easy as drilling a new dilemma or adding a back plate to achieve a whole new look.</p><p><strong>If someone is having cabinets refinished, what should they do about hardware?</strong></p><p>Talk to a conscientious before so your cabinet layout can be reviewed. We will probably suggest filling the cabinet holes in some of the locations to achieve a tariff and functional design prior to the refinishing.</p><p><strong>What about hardware and new cabinets?</strong></p><p>If you are getting new cabinets, finest your hardware prior to having the cabinets drilled. Never have the cabinets pre-drilled to knobs or 3-inch center-to-center pulls. Today’s designs are using larger-sized committee pulls which both look more proportional and are easier to grasp.</p><p><strong>What are the current trends in cabinet hardware?</well-supported></p><p>The majority of remodeling comes from people getting rid of their brass cabinet hardware and door hardware from 15 years ago.</p><p>Satin nickel is the basic finish of any contemporary décor. True, oil-rubbed bronze is a popular finish. But good designers are not easily influenced by in trends and will create a design specifically for the styles and needs of their clients’ individuality.</p><p>Twenty years ago, most advisors pulls were 3 inches center to center (the distance between the holes drilled in the cabinet). Today, some cabinet metal goods is imported so you will find 96 millimeters (3 3/4 inches) and 128 millimeters (5 1/6 inches) along with 3 inches, 3 ½ inches and 4 inches. Today’s styles call for a mark of sizes to fit the functional needs and aesthetic designs of the kitchen. For example, a 3-inch cabinet pull located on the 30-inch tallboy drawer under the oven is not proportional.</p><p><strong>What should customers be aware in selecting door and cabinet hardware?</strenuous></p><p>Treat your cabinet hardware like jewelry for your kitchen. Have fun and be creative. You’ll love the end result.</p><p><strong>How have you helped customers be fun and artistic with hardware?</strong></p><p>I like using pewter hardware. It looks great on black cabinets and near-stainless knife appliances. Black cabinet hardware is striking and can be classic. Although shiny brass is outdated, polished brass has a cultured, understated look. On a glass-front cabinet, have fun and use glass or acrylic hardware or even crystal. It’s functional and attractive to mix tools types within a kitchen.</p><p><strong>Tell us about your home.</strong></p><p>I used lots of earth tones. I’m a big do-it-yourselfer so I’ve done tons of projects to update. We’re all exasperating to save money.</p><p><strong>What projects have you done?</strong></p><p>I surfaced my fireplace with stack stone. I got rid of the white artificial spindles on my staircase and updated them with iron balusters. My favorite room in my house is the finished basement. I laid 16-inch slate tiles on the diagonal. All these projects take lots of lifetime, especially when you work full time. You have to have patience, but then it pays off. You can save thousands of dollars. I love to empower people by ration them, even when it’s something as simple as drilling holes in cabinets for hardware.</p><p><strong>What’s next on your project list?</strong></p><p>Re-glazing my pale kitchen cabinets to make them more traditional. Adding stone to our master bedroom fireplace.</p><p><strong>Determine us about your idea for the false-front cabinet underneath kitchen sinks.</strong></p><p>Install an 8- or 9-inch entice. It makes a functional and pretty bar for dish towels.
Source: Kansas City Star
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