Distressed Nickel Cabinet Hardware

Distressed nickel cabinet hardware covers pulls and hinges together

Distressed nickel cabinet hardware in Schaub's Traditional line covers more than knobs and pulls: cup pulls, appliance pulls, plus mortise hinges and their non-mortise counterparts, every piece carrying the same worn, matte nickel look. The distressing breaks up nickel's usual shine into a duller, slightly uneven surface meant to look like hardware that's aged in place rather than fresh from a factory line.

Why hinges matter in this collection

Most finish collections skip hinges entirely, but a hinge that clashes with everything else on the door stands out the moment the cabinet swings open. Ordering ball-tip and minaret-tip hinges, made in both a mortise style and a non-mortise style, in the same distressed nickel as your pulls carries the worn finish through to the parts of the cabinet you don't see head-on.

What the size range covers

This distressed nickel size range runs from 3-inch and 4-inch centers up through a 6-inch pull, with cup pulls at 3-inch centers sized for narrower drawer fronts. Appliance pulls scale up to 10-inch and 15-inch spans for wider panels. Between the pulls, cup pulls, and hinge options, most of a traditional kitchen's hardware needs can be sourced within this one finish rather than piecing it together from multiple collections and risking a mismatch.

Buying considerations

• Confirm mortise versus non-mortise before ordering hinges; each style needs its own door prep, and swapping one for the other mid-project isn't straightforward.
• Cup pulls and standard pulls both run in shorter lengths here, from 3 to 6 inches, suited to drawers more than wide appliance panels.
• Distressed finishes are intentionally uneven piece by piece, so expect some visual variation once you've outfitted every door and drawer in the kitchen.

See also

A smoother traditional nickel without the worn texture is available under nickel hardware; for a warmer worn finish, brass ages in a similar way over time.