subject: Door Hardware Choices For Your Home [print this page] You may not realize it, but the doors in your home are begging for new accessories. Door hardware doesn't exactly have a reputation for being decorative, but with decorative hardware now available, it's the perfect way to spruce up an outdated door, or add that extra pizazz to a newer piece. Your doors are the first thing that visitors to your home see, so it's important that they leave a good impression on those that see them. The perfect place to start with a home makeover is at the entry to your home.
Although many homeowners overlook their door hardware, doors are what guests to your home touch first. Although you may have spent thousands of dollars perfectly furnishing the rooms that lie behind these doors, the first impression that visitors have center around door hardware. These small details in the home make a bigger impact than most assume. Moving on from just the front door, doors to rooms like the bathroom, the bedroom, and the kitchen all act as the barrier between guests and these beautifully designed rooms. Within these rooms lie other doors. Things like cabinets also require the same attention when it comes to choosing door hardware.
First, we focus on the bathroom design. Bathroom's house a multitude of doors, not just an entry way. From cabinets to closets, door hardware comes into play numerous times throughout the bathroom. Making a simple adjustment, like choosing door knob hardware that enhances your bathroom's theme, can add a fun touch into the room without cluttering your space. Decorative elements in smaller rooms must be chosen with caution. The bathroom isn't typically known for it's size - so decorative elements must be chosen carefully. By choosing things in the room that already exist, like door hardware, and improving upon them - you have instantly added a decorative detail without cluttering floor, wall, or counter space.
However, if you are considering a big home remodeling project, don't let your doors get lost in the shuffle. If you're updating your entire home's look - it's a good idea to give your door hardware an update. Even if you're just replacing your door handles, you are instantly updating the look and feel of your entry way. This is what visitors into your home see first, and door hardware definitely makes a difference. Home accents are so much more than artwork, plants, and table coverings. As a homeowner, it's important to concentrate on the details of your home in order to pull together your entire dcor. Details, like door handles, impact your overall design or theme greatly. Although they may not be the first thing the eye notices, if you have decorative hardware, it certainly makes your space look much more planned and pulled together. Isn't this what we, as homeowners, strive for? An organized, well designed space? This is easily accomplished through the right home accents.
When it comes to buying hardware for the door, the hardware can come in sets that include the knob, lock and hinges, or you can buy each piece separately. The advantage to buying the hardware as a set is the fact that all the pieces are assured to match one another. while you can mix and match pieces of the hardware together, it is important that each piece matches one another and creates a cohesive look.
So take a look at the doors in your home. From your front door to the door to the medicine cabinet, what is your door hardware lacking? Could your bathroom design be enhanced by replacing your current cabinet knobs with more colorful cabinet pulls? Or is your kitchen's design begging to be updated with the installation of sleeker, more sophisticated knobs? Regardless of which doors you're interested in impacting, new door knob hardware will give your doors that amazing first impression that will have your guests talking.
