I ended up going with no handles for the upper cupboards, but handles for the lower cupboards and drawers for the following reasons: - they were mostly hidden from view anyway due to the island bench; - they were quite a bit cheaper than shark nose (i.e. no handles); and - I wasn't overly keen on crumbs and other kitchen mess making its way into the drawers due to the shark nose design. These articles may help: [https://www.houzz.com.au/magazine/is-a-handleless-kitchen-right-for-you-stsetivw-vs~49954976[(https://www.houzz.com.au/magazine/is-a-handleless-kitchen-right-for-you-stsetivw-vs~49954976) [https://www.houzz.com.au/magazine/6-factors-to-consider-when-choosing-handles-for-your-kitchen-cabinets-stsetivw-vs~30734212[(https://www.houzz.com.au/magazine/6-factors-to-consider-when-choosing-handles-for-your-kitchen-cabinets-stsetivw-vs~30734212)

I have an old Art Deco house with original silver door handles that I couldn't ever part with but I love brass gold so have added accents with inexpensive decor items - based, lamp base from IKEA, Kmart gold wire fruit bowl and planter pot and a few vases and other bits from H&m. (They have lots of nice gold things) it works really well and makes it more interesting and it ties in as it's still geometric and traditional looking even though the colour is different.

Yes, changing the handles, if different sizes, will leave screw holes in cabinets. These have to be carefully filled and painted to match cabinet. If the handles you really want are bigger, then the original screw holes may be covered by new handle. If you really want the special handles, but spending priorities are needed, then I would source the cheapest possible handle, which is the same size as the handles that you really want. Big picture, is you may ruin your cabinets, which are a lot more expensive than handles.

Elraco is an online store based in South Australia, great to deal with