u/Dubocian — reddlx

The handles are beautiful. The latches suck. What to do?

I love the door hardware in our old house we bought. (Paint splotches courtesy of the terrible previous owner who painted everything right before selling.) Problem is, the latches themselves suck — it’s impossible to guarantee that the bathroom and bedroom doors latch, which really defeats the purpose.

Is it possible to refurbish these by replacing the inside but keeping the outside, or something? Or, are there other solutions?

u/Dubocian — 7 days ago

▲ 4 r/kitchenremodel

I notice that when I reach for a handle, whether on cabinets or on my refrigerator's freezer drawer, I always have my hand palm-down rather than palm up. Twisting my wrist the other direction, so my hand is palm-up, feels just a tiny bit uncomfortable/unnatural, since the wrist is not relaxed. This makes me think that traditional handle pulls are more ergonomic* than edge pulls.

Does this ergonomics issue matter? Is it noticeable on a daily basis? Folks with edge pulls on your kitchen drawers, what's your experience?

* Side note: usually when people say edge pulls are less ergonomic, they mention older folks with athritis. Here I am talking about ergonomics for healthy/young folks. Part of the appeal of edge pulls is the ability for me, or some future owner, to install new pulls without worrying about matching the holes in the front of the drawers.

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u/Dubocian — 16 days ago

▲ 1 r/kitchenremodel+1 crossposts

We have a long L countertop (114" one leg, 166" the other leg), to be made from natural stone (quartzite) slabs (107"×72"). We're having trouble figuring out where to put the seams. I think the cleanest is probably to run the seams under the sink and cooktop, but my wife thinks that's ugly, so I'm looking for alternatives.

Our stone slabs are Super White Quartzite, they're a light textured gray with no large patterns or veins to speak of.

Any ideas??

u/Dubocian — 22 days ago