What is typical placement of cabinet knobs?

When placing knobs on the cabinets, you certainly want to think about function. The cabinet knob placement should be as comfortable to reach as possible, allowing for the best leverage when opening the doors. For this reason, the knob should be close to the hinge. The best placement for cabinet knobs, according to many carpenters, seems to be between 2.5 and 3 inches up from the lower corner of the cabinet door on the opposite side of hinge side of the door. This is for kitchen wall cabinets. For kitchen base cabinets, the cabinet knobs should be between 2.5 and 3 inches down from the upper corner opposite from the hinge side of the door.

These placements allow your hand to comfortably grab the doors without having to stretch your arm or overexert yourself.