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Cup Pull Cabinet Handles Buying Guide

Cup pulls, also called bin pulls, are hooded handles that you hook your fingers under to open a drawer. This collection includes Momo New Hampton, Florencia and Otto cup pulls, Otti Newport and Turner Hastings Verese, in brass, bronze, nickel, chrome and black finishes. They suit Hamptons, farmhouse, Shaker and traditional kitchens, as well as laundries and mudroom joinery.

What is a cup pull handle?

A cup pull is a half-shell handle that curves out from the drawer front and is open underneath. You pull from below rather than wrapping your hand around a bar. The shape has its roots in apothecary and filing drawers, which is why it reads as classic and practical at the same time.

Where do cup pulls work best?

Cup pulls are made for drawers. They suit kitchen drawer stacks, vanity drawers and laundry storage, where the pull direction is straight out. On hinged doors they are less comfortable, so most kitchens pair cup pulls on drawers with matching knobs on the doors.

What size cup pull do I need?

Sizes in this collection include 64mm (Momo Florencia), 90mm (Otti Newport) and 96mm (Momo New Hampton Wide and Otto). A 64mm pull suits small drawers and vanity drawers. A 90 to 96mm pull suits standard kitchen drawers and is easier to grip with larger hands. On wide pot drawers, use one larger cup pull centred or two cup pulls spaced evenly. Check whether the size quoted is the hole centres or the overall length before you drill.

Which finish should I choose?

Choose the finish by the look of the joinery and the tapware. Matt brass, antique brass, brushed brass and English bronze give warmth on painted Shaker doors. Brushed nickel, satin nickel and polished nickel suit white and grey kitchens with nickel or chrome taps. Matte black gives contrast on light cabinets, and chrome matches bright chrome tapware.

How are cup pulls fitted?

Cup pulls fix from behind with two machine screws through the drawer front into threaded holes in the handle. Mark the centre line, use a template to set the two holes at the correct centres, and drill straight through. Most designers place cup pulls centred on the drawer, either in the middle or about one third of the way down on deeper drawers.

How do I care for cup pulls?

Wipe with a soft damp cloth and dry. Food and grime can collect inside the cup, so clean the underside too. Avoid abrasive pads and harsh cleaners on plated and coated finishes. Unlacquered or antique brass finishes will darken with handling, which many people choose for that aged look.

Completing the room

Pair cup pulls with matching cabinet knobs on doors, or use D shaped cabinet handles on tall pantry doors. For a warm metal scheme, also see brushed brass cabinet handles and bronze cabinet handles at The Blue Space.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are cup handles called, and what do they look like?

They're most commonly called cup pulls, sometimes cup handles or bin pulls. The shape is a small, recessed half-circle or curved cup that sits partly set into the drawer front, with fingers slipping into the recess to pull rather than gripping a raised bar. It's one of the more traditional hardware shapes, historically used on bin and apothecary-style drawers.

Are cup drawer pulls in style, or are they dated?

Cup pulls have stayed a consistent, popular choice rather than falling out of favour, particularly in Hamptons, shaker and traditional kitchen styles, and they've also shown up in more contemporary spaces in simplified, cleaner-lined finishes like matte black or brushed brass. Whether they suit a given kitchen comes down more to the overall style of the cabinetry than a trend cycle for the shape itself.

What handles go with cup pulls?

Cup pulls are almost always used on drawers, so the more common pairing question is what to use on doors alongside them. A matching knob in the same finish is the most common approach, giving doors a simpler grip while drawers get the cup pull's fuller hand recess. If you'd rather use a straight pull on doors instead of a knob, keeping the same finish across both shapes maintains a consistent look; browse finishes in our cabinet handles hub.

What is the 1/3 rule for cabinet handles, and does it apply to cup pulls?

The 1/3 rule is a general sizing guide: handle length should be roughly one-third the width of the door or drawer it's fitted to. Cup pulls are typically smaller and more fixed in size than a long bar pull, since the shape itself doesn't scale the same way, so for cup pulls it's more useful to think about spacing and placement (usually centred, or paired symmetrically on wider drawers) than stretching the pull itself to match a longer drawer front.

Do cup pulls need different fixing holes to a bar handle?

Yes, in most cases. A cup pull is usually fixed with a single central screw or a pair of screws set closer together than a long bar pull's hole centres, and part of the fitting sits recessed into the drawer face rather than mounted flush. If you're replacing an existing bar handle with cup pulls, expect to drill new holes rather than reuse the old hole centres.

What materials do cup pulls come in?

The shape is available across the usual range of cabinet hardware finishes and materials, including various metal finishes and solid brass. If you want a cup pull specifically in brass through its full thickness rather than a plated finish, our solid brass cabinet handles range covers that material distinction.

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