Richelieu Hardware Charlemagne Collection

Richelieu Hardware Charlemagne Collection cabinet hardware

The Richelieu Hardware Charlemagne Collection is a transitional metal family that pairs a shaped pull with a matching knob. Charlemagne carries a refined, lightly traditional handle that still works in a cleaner room, which is its place between Richelieu's classic and modern lines.

What identifies the Charlemagne look

The pull is a softly arched bar on shaped posts, offered across center-to-center sizes from 128mm and 160mm up to 192mm, with a coordinating knob so doors and drawers stay on one design. The detailing is subtle, concentrated at the posts and end transitions rather than along the grip, so the line never tips fully ornate. That restraint is the point: it reads traditional from a distance and clean up close. Finishes include oil-rubbed bronze and aged metal tones alongside brushed nickel options, so the same shape reads warm and aged or cool and neutral.

Buying considerations

Charlemagne fits transitional kitchens and baths where the cabinetry leans classic but the room avoids heavy ornament or carved detail. Run the larger pull sizes on base and pantry drawers, the smaller on upper drawers, and use the knob on doors so the family stays consistent across every front. Oil-rubbed bronze suits a darker stained or painted scheme, while brushed nickel keeps a lighter room neutral and easier to maintain. Because the line includes both a pull and a knob, a whole kitchen can stay within Charlemagne without borrowing shapes from another collection. Keep one finish across the project so the subtle detailing is the connecting thread, and set pull sizes by drawer width before ordering so the proportions hold across the run.

Related Richelieu Hardware collections

For another transitional Richelieu option, see the Monceau collection, or browse the full Richelieu Hardware brand page.