Standard Drawer Pull Sizes

Common cabinet hardware pull installation by size.

Standard drawer pull sizes.

Standard size pull handles normally have center to center fastener hole measurements of 3 4 96mm or sometimes smaller. All of the sizes i mentioned above so if you need to review that again. My rule of thumb is that pulls look best when they are about 1 3 the width of the drawer. Based on the features of any given handle the overall length measurement may vary greatly.

Designed for use on cabinet doors and drawers capable of accepting a mounted pull. On your island use either 7 or 8 pulls on the 21 24 drawers and use 10 on the pot drawers and the pull down drawer under the sink. For standard size cabinetry dimensions of 12 36 the most common pull sizes are 3 4 96mm and 128mm center to center from one screw hole to another. 3 one or two 4 one or two 96mm and 128mm.

The graphic below shows is a nice visual of approximately how each common size of pull will look on a cabinet drawer or door. Oversize drawers 36 or larger for larger drawers consider investing in longer length stainless steel pulls such as 6 8 10 or even 12. Standard knob sizes are 1 1 4 or 1 3 8. Most people will choose two or three different sizes to fulfill all their kitchen cabinet hardware needs.

Standard sized drawers can use any of the following pull sizes.