A Guide on How to Change Your Kitchen Door Handles

Kitchen door handles are one of the items that wear off easily in the kitchen because they are used every day. Now that your kitchen is newly renovated, you want to match the theme of your new kitchen to the kitchen door handles. It will reinforce the beauty of your kitchen while serving its real purpose.

Choose kitchen door handles which are durable, functional and stylish to make your kitchen look more appealing. You have lots of options to choose from. You can also look into the market for handles made of different materials such as porcelain, granite, plastic, wood or acrylic. Pick that which matches your kitchen s theme. Shapes, colors, sizes and designs of handles vary from simple vertical or horizontal handles, to wine bottle shaped handles, or seahorse shaped handles. There are also different kinds of hinges to choose from such as the wraparound, the free-swinging, the inset, and the overlay that are usually made out of brad, copper, pewter and nickel. The handles that you should prefer must create balance as well in your door.

How do you now change your kitchen door handles? If you don t have time to do it yourself, hire someone to do it for you. If you decided to do it by yourself, don t worry, the project is good for amateurs. You may find a lot of simple steps on how to do it yourself through the internet. Be prepared to have the necessary tools and materials required for the project. Below are steps to guide you on how to do it.

You only need new handles, new screws, a Phillips-head screwdriver, wood filler, and sand paper. Before you shop for new handles, count the number of cabinets you have in order for you to know the number of new handles you need to buy. Buy some extra pieces so that should some of the handles break or wear off in time, you still have the same design to replace it with. You might have chosen a very unique design that might not be available when you need a replacement. Counting how many you need will help you budget how much you will spend for handles.

Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to take off all the pieces holding the door handles of the cabinet. Secure these in a container because you might use those sometime in the future. Put wood filler in the holes if you are changing from door handles to knobs. Do some light sanding with fine-grit sand paper to the hole you just filled. You only need one screw and one hole for knobs to fasten them.

Now you are ready to put your new knobs or new handles. Unpack the handles or knobs and screws and fit them together. If you are using knobs, fix together one screw and the knob on the other side of the cabinet. It will not take you more than five minutes to do this. Tighten the screws of your new knobs or handles using the screwdriver. For all the handles or knobs you need to replace, you only need approximately 20 to 30 minutes to to finish the task.

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