Top Knobs

Top Knobs cabinet hardware for designers and builders

Top Knobs calls itself "The Designer's Choice," and the distribution backs the tagline: showroom, kitchen-and-bath dealer, and A&D channel rather than big-box retail. The company has been headquartered in Branchburg, New Jersey since 1994 and claims the #1 position in decorative hardware for the North American professional market. Hardware ships from stock; most orders land within 1-2 business days, which is the reason cabinet shops working tight install dates spec the brand so often.

The signature collections worth knowing

Two collections do most of the heavy lifting in the catalog. The Sanctuary line draws on Asian architectural detailing, with thin profiles and a calm geometry that fits clean transitional kitchens. The Edwardian Bath collection sits at the opposite end of the catalog and pulls from traditional English cabinetry. The Tuscany line draws on Italian villa ornamentation for buyers wanting something more sculpted. Devon is a workhorse transitional family that pairs cleanly with shaker doors.

Finish, stocking, and warranty

Finishes are unusually broad across most collections. That is why specifiers reach for the brand: hold a single profile and adjust the metal tone for the room. Every piece carries a lifetime mechanical and finish warranty. Sanctuary, Sanctuary II, Devon, Aspen, and Edge sit alongside Tuscany as the named lines you'll see referenced in trade publications.

How Top Knobs fits a project

Choose Top Knobs when the cabinetry leans designed rather than off-the-shelf. The install date matters more than waiting for an artisan run, and the buyer wants consistent finish behavior across knobs and pulls within one collection. The catalog rewards specifying by collection rather than mixing one-offs. Grace and Ellis cover transitional kitchens. Mercer covers contemporary. Serene reads softer-modern. Plan one collection per room; finish tones across collections look related on a screen but slightly different in person.