Furniture Handles

Details matter. Cheap handles on high-quality furniture don’t do the whole piece any justice. Handles and knobs are like the finishing touch—the dot on the i. With them, it’s easy to change the look of a piece of furniture or a door into something completely different. Through Kärkkäinen you can also get, for example, panels for the kitchen backsplash area and new kitchen sinks for a small surface renovation!

The kitchen is a place where handles are examined every day. Not only should cabinet handles look good, they also need to serve the user smoothly. The most important thing is that the handles make doors easy to open and close. A cabinet handle isn’t necessarily good just because it looks nice. Is it also easy to grip? Is it easy to clean? Does it stay firmly in place—without sagging or coming loose unintentionally?

White, matte-finish kitchen cabinets are a classic sight in Finnish kitchens. When you install brass handles on the doors, the kitchen fits traditional taste effortlessly. Leather handles make the look trendier, with a slight boho vibe. A black, rectangular cabinet handle instantly brings the kitchen closer to a modern, contemporary style. For unique personality, there’s the wooden handle—perhaps painted in a completely different shade than the handle on the door next to it.

Freestanding furniture also deserves handles that match its value. Often an old antique piece that’s gotten worn in use may have been “modernized” in the 1970s with latex paint and now-tired plastic handles. But the furniture is by no means ruined for good! With effective paint removal and a new surface finish, even a rough-looking piece can soon get a new life. The finishing touch comes from handles that suit the style. Using old, period-correct handles is lovely, but hunting them down can be a challenge. A vintage piece can just as well be fitted with new “old-style” handles made to match the original design.