Emtek Melon Cabinet Knob, Schaub Collection

The Melon knob is offered in three diameters: 1 inch, 1-1/4 inch, and 1-3/4 inch. The 1 inch suits smaller drawer fronts and upper doors, the 1-1/4 inch is the common all-purpose size for base cabinets, and the 1-3/4 inch reads as a statement knob on wide drawer banks or pantry doors. Every finish is offered in all three sizes.

Nine finishes: 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), and French Antique (US7). Unlacquered brass is the one to know about: it has no clear coat, so it darkens and patinas with handling. If you want the brass to stay bright, order US3.

The Schaub 10040 Cafe Collection knob is a solid brass modern oval cabinet knob at 1 inch diameter with 7/8 inch center to center, and the Schaub 10030 Cafe is the same 1 inch solid brass oval with a slot detail across the face. Both cover the same 1 inch size the Emtek Melon knob is offered in, with a modern oval form rather than the Melon's traditional styling.

Emtek lists the Melon knob as residential. It is a decorative brass cabinet knob for kitchens, baths, and millwork, not a high-traffic institutional spec. For multi-family unit turns it is fine on cabinetry where the look matters and cycle counts are ordinary; it is not a commercial-duty item.

The Deltana KRB175 is a solid brass round knob with a groove detail, 1-3/4 inch diameter and heavy-duty construction, so it lands in the same large-knob size class with a simpler profile. The Delaney Solid Brass Cabinet Knob is another brass option if you just want the material and are flexible on shape. For a very different look in the same size range, the Schaub 131 Artifex round knob is 1-1/2 inch and made in Britannium rather than brass.

Yes, and it is common practice. Since all three diameters (1 inch, 1-1/4 inch, and 1-3/4 inch) are offered across the same nine finishes, you can run the 1 inch on upper doors, 1-1/4 inch on base doors, and the 1-3/4 inch on large drawers without any finish mismatch. The mounting is a single screw on all three, so the boring stays identical.

The Schaub 1200 Modo is a 16 mm cabinet knob built in zinc and aluminum rather than brass, and the Schaub 131 Artifex is a 1-1/2 inch round knob in Britannium. The Emtek Melon knob is brass throughout, so if the substrate matters to your spec these two are the departures from it in the round-knob category.

The Orca Hardware CK-18032 Mission and CK-19032 Whistler are both round cabinet knobs and read similarly at a glance, but they are Mission and Whistler collection profiles rather than the ribbed melon form. The Schaub 131 Artifex is likewise a plain round knob at 1-1/2 inch, a size the Emtek Melon does not use - Melon runs 1 inch, 1-1/4 inch and 1-3/4 inch. Confirm the profile and diameter before ordering one as a match to existing Melon knobs on a run of cabinets.

The Delaney solid brass cabinet knob from the Delaney Cabinet Knobs series is another all-brass option for standardizing a run of cabinets. The Emtek Melon knob is also brass and ships with a mounting screw, so either can be swapped onto standard single-hole cabinet boring; the choice comes down to profile and the finish you need to match.

The Melon is a traditional, American Classic style knob with a ribbed melon profile. It pairs with raised-panel and Shaker cabinetry and with antique-leaning finishes like French Antique or Oil Rubbed Bronze. If you are after a modern look instead, a straight round or oval knob such as the Schaub 10040 Cafe Collection oval knob is the cleaner shape.

The Melon is a knob only, mounted on a single screw. If the drawer fronts need pulls with a center-to-center spread, you are looking at a different item. Knob-and-pull programs that share a family: the Schaub 10030 Cafe knob is 1 inch with a 7/8 inch center to center, and the Schaub 10040 oval is the same 1 inch, 7/8 inch center to center, which gives you a mounting pattern to plan around.

The 1-1/4 inch Melon knob in French Antique (US7) is Emtek part SPC86122US7. Other finishes and sizes carry their own numbers, with the finish code appended to the base number.