Emtek Lido Glass Cabinet Knob, Schaub Collection

Two diameters: 1-3/8 inch and 1-5/8 inch. Both sizes run the same ten finishes, so you can mix the smaller knob on drawer fronts and the larger one on full-height doors and keep the finish consistent across the kitchen. Order codes follow the size: SPC86403 is the 1-3/8 inch, SPC86404 is the 1-5/8 inch, with the finish code appended (for example SPC86403US15 for Satin Nickel).

A mounting screw ships with each knob, so you are not sourcing fasteners separately. One caveat for anyone installing on thick or applied-moulding drawer fronts: the supplied screw is sized for standard cabinet front thickness, and unusually thick fronts typically need a longer 8-32 machine screw, which is the standard cabinet knob thread.

Emtek lists the Lido as a residential product, and that is the right read for it. Glass knobs suit owner-occupied kitchens, baths and furniture where they get normal household use. For a rental turn or a high-traffic multi-family unit where cabinet hardware takes abuse and matching replacements years later matters, a solid metal knob is the safer standardization choice. The Deltana KRB175 round knob with groove is a solid brass, heavy-duty option in that vein.

A knob like the Lido mounts on a single center hole, while a pull spans two holes at a fixed center-to-center. Swapping a pull for a knob leaves you with two holes and one screw, so you either fill and re-drill the front or stay with a pull. Going the other way, if you want a two-hole mount to reuse existing pull holes, the Schaub 10030 Cafe Modern oval slot knob is built on a 7/8 inch center-to-center, and the Schaub 10040 Cafe Modern oval knob is the same 7/8 inch center-to-center in a solid oval.

The Schaub 131 is a 1-1/2 inch round Artifex cabinet knob, which puts it between the two Lido sizes of 1-3/8 inch and 1-5/8 inch and keeps the same single round knob form. The Lido is a brass knob with a glass body, so on a kitchen or bath where the designer wants an all-metal knob and a round face of about the same diameter, the Schaub 131 covers the same opening in the elevation.

Ten, in both diameters: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), Satin Brass (US4) and French Antique (US7). Worth knowing on the brass options: US3 is a lifetime polished brass, while US3NL is unlacquered and will patina with handling. If you want the knobs to darken naturally over time, US3NL is the one; if you want them to stay bright, take US3.

The Lido is a glass knob on a brass base, and the finish code you pick (US15, US19, US3 and so on) is the finish of that brass hardware, not a tint on the glass. That is why the same clear knob reads differently against a black versus a polished nickel base. Material on record is brass.

Several solid metal round knobs sit alongside the Lido. The Deltana KRB175 is a 1-3/4 inch diameter solid brass round knob with a groove, larger than either Lido size, and rated heavy-duty. The Schaub 131 Artifex is a 1-1/2 inch round knob, close in scale to the 1-5/8 inch Lido. For a smaller, contemporary look the Schaub 1200 Modo is 16 mm. Delaney also makes a solid brass cabinet knob.

Yes. The Lido sits in Emtek's Glass and Porcelain collection under the Schaub name, which is why the part numbers carry the SPC prefix, as in SPC86403 for the 1-3/8 inch and SPC86404 for the 1-5/8 inch. If a spec sheet or a designer's schedule calls out a Schaub SPC number, that is the same knob.

The Deltana KRB175 is a heavy-duty solid brass round knob with a groove at 1-3/4 inch diameter, which is larger than the biggest Lido at 1-5/8 inch. For tall pantry doors, appliance panels, or a utility room where a bigger grip is wanted and the knob body should be solid brass rather than brass with a glass head, the KRB175 is the step up in size.

The Lido is a residential cabinet knob with a glass body on brass. For a break room, a clinic casework run, or any high-traffic cabinet where the knob will take abuse, a solid brass knob such as the Deltana KRB175, which is specified as heavy-duty solid brass at 1-3/4 inch, or the Delaney solid brass cabinet knob is the more durable body. Keep the Lido for residential kitchens, baths, and unit interiors where the glass is part of the look.

The 1-3/8 inch knob is the general-purpose size and looks right on standard drawer fronts and smaller doors. The 1-5/8 inch reads better on wide drawer banks, tall pantry doors and oversized fronts where a small knob gets lost. Since both sizes carry the same ten finishes, running the two sizes through one kitchen costs you nothing in matching.

Orca Hardware makes two round cabinet knobs that pair with a glass program: the CK-18032 Mission round knob and the CK-19032 Whistler knob, both single cabinet knobs like the Lido. A common approach on a large kitchen or a multi-unit refresh is Lido glass knobs on the upper cabinetry and a plain metal round knob such as the Orca CK-18032 on base cabinets and utility runs.