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Maya Glantz

This Tiny Detail Can Make Your Kitchen Feel "Awkward, Uncomfortable, and Slightly Off" — And It's All to Do With Your Choice of Handles

Beautiful open plan kitchen with marble counters, wooden cabinetry, and bronzed hardware.

The idea that hardware is the jewellery of the home has taken off lately, and for good reason. The perfect finishing touch; the right hardware can instantly elevate your entire kitchen, bringing the right amount of tactility and shine to the space. Equally, though, the wrong hardware can have the opposite effect, ruining all the hard work you've done with your design, leaving you with an underwhelming, and dare I say, cheap-looking kitchen.

While it's easy to get distracted by kitchen hardware trends, eye-catching styles, and sparkling finishes, the biggest mistake people make when choosing their hardware actually has nothing to do with that, experts tell me. In fact, this surprising slip-up revolves around the one aspect you may not have even stopped to consider: scale.

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