Schaub 531 1-1/4" Menlo Park Cabinet Knob

The base that sits against the door is 3/4 inch across, so it covers the single bore hole and a small ring of surrounding surface. Knobs mount on one hole, so it drops onto any existing single-hole knob prep without new drilling. It will not cover the two holes left by a pull, and it won't hide finish shadow from a larger previous knob base.

The Schaub 531 Menlo Park cabinet knob is built on a zinc base material. If solid brass is the requirement, the Delaney Solid Brass Cabinet Knob is a solid brass cabinet knob, and the Deltana KRB175 is a heavy-duty solid brass round knob with a groove detail at a 1-3/4 inch diameter. The Deltana is a half inch larger across than the Schaub 531's 1-1/4 inch knob diameter, so it will read noticeably bigger on a small drawer front.

The Schaub 531 Menlo Park knob is a transitional style. For a more craftsman or mission-leaning kitchen, the Orca Hardware CK-18032 is a Mission round cabinet knob from the 18-Mission Collection. For a period-specific look, the Emtek Art Deco Cabinet Knob and the Emtek Allerton Cabinet Knob are separate Schaub Collection series, and the Emtek Astoria is a glass cabinet knob if you want a non-metal face.

Projection is 1 inch from the face of the door, with a 3/4 inch base where it meets the wood and a 1-1/4 inch knob diameter at the widest point. That's worth checking on an inside corner cabinet or where a door swings past an adjacent appliance handle, since a 1 inch projection is what determines the clearance.

Seven: Satin Nickel, Polished Chrome, Ancient Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Matte Black, Polished Nickel, and Signature Satin Brass. That spread covers most kitchen and bath programs, so if you're standardizing a multi-unit property across a warm and a cool package, both are available in the same knob.

At 1-1/4 inch diameter with 1 inch of projection, the 531 gives a full finger grip and works fine on doors and on small to mid width drawers. On wide drawers, especially deep pot drawers, most specs move to a pull or add a second knob so the drawer doesn't rack when it's opened from one corner.

The Deltana KRB175 is a 1-3/4 inch diameter knob, noticeably larger than the Schaub 531's 1-1/4 inch, so it changes the scale on the front even though it still uses one mounting hole. The Emtek Astoria is a glass cabinet knob, so the face material will not match the zinc Schaub 531 in a run of cabinets. Both are fine knobs on their own but neither reads as a visual match for Menlo Park.

The Schaub 531 Menlo Park is a cabinet knob, one function. If the job needs a single series covering both knob and pull, the Emtek 8665 SELECT, Allerton, Art Deco and Astoria Schaub Collection items are each catalogued as cabinet knob/pull series, which lets you hold one design across drawers and doors.