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The funny thing is that my favorite door handle of all is still the old fashioned New England door latch! I miss them even after living away from New England for over 20 years now.

I believe it was the escutcheons on the white cabinet. And then I had them painted as I wanted a white on white look. Recently, we purchased a teeny, tiny condo in Greenport, New York, a little bayfront place.

So I painted all the walls creamy matte white and the builder grade panel doors black. My dilemma was to keep it simple without making it boring. With a mid century vibe and a white shaker kitchen that can be seen from any room, I went with black knobs on all doors and unlaquered brass kitchen hardware.

Sounds fabulous! Must be lovely with all of the water. Thank you for sharing that source. My house is a classic rancher, built in the sixties with the ugliest door knobs you can imagine and offset cabinet doors on the kitchen cabinets with copper countrified strap handles which make this strong woman weep, the grease embedded!!! Why you ask did I buy it?

I have three dogs, little ones but never the less very loved and active. I have a walled yard. Yes, gasp, a real walled yard like in The Secret Garden, and I bought the house for my dogs. Anyone can weigh in because I need help and someone may have solved this problem. And yes the joy of my dogs makes everything worth it, to hear the beagle baying at night after little prey while on the last trip out for the night is a pleasure which never leaves me.

The dachshunds remain unimpressed. The other thing is, like I tell everyone who describes an issue. It is impossible to advise someone from a description. Hope that helps! I toured a for sale 3 story home in St. Louis today that had beautiful doorknobs throughout the house.

Simple but gorgeous. I snapped a picture of one and will send it to you via email. Thanks Tricia! Oh, Laurel what a crazy coincidence. And then while I was cleaning them they started to shine, so I started scrubbing with lemon juice and salt and voila! What a joy to see that brass! OMG they are brass as well. I am now very behind on painting, two days later, but the hinges and knobs are gorgeous! I am so excited. Our house also has lots of white porcelain knobs, black porcelain knobs, fancier carved brass hinges and knobs, rosettas and escutchons, and then some which I believe are just a dark metal — what would that be?

I just wiped on some olive oil to stop my newfound brass from oxidizing again, but does anyone know of a sealant or something? Thank you for all of your wonderful, educational posts.

Your post on that is invaluable. And, I went and got some Benjamin Moore paint chips the other day because I am currently in the middle of a massive painting project here. And I see that they have a latex paint that they claim behaves like the old oil based paints?! I am very intrigued by that. Latex can be so…flimsy for lack of a better term. Any opinions on using those two paints?

Thank you for the photos. But, that too, is stinky. Hey, maybe just polish them up with a little ketchup now and then. A thought—lever handles are so much easier than knobs for aging hands. Sore fingers or hands or limited grip can make itself known too soon. Thank you. Several people have mentioned this.

So I definitely have learned some new things today! In fact, I can think of many things that every time I have to open them, I think, how do people with impaired hand function deal with this? Hi Laurel, we own an inherited weekend house in the Catskills built very cheaply in the s which had those ugly Kwikset knobs as pictured.

The budget for any non-essential improvements is tight. But the Rocky Mountain Hardware aesthetic has really trickled down. Believe it or not, Kwikset now offers a lovely knob called Hancock among others in a variety of finishes. We replaced all our knobs and we still cannot believe how this relatively modest expenditure has changed the look of the house.

Every once in a while a popularly priced product can offer good design, but I still thank RMD! In fact, I added it to the widget. The link above takes one to all of the Kwickset options on Build.

Hi Laurel. Congrats on the podcast! Thanks as always for your wonderful posts. In my home I have lovely hardware, although it is brass plated over tin and some of the brass has worn off from years of hands.

I like it though. I did look at replacing them and decided not to. The tin has a lovely, dull patina and looks a bit like pewter. House of antique hardware dot com is a good source for new classic hardware. Oh, I love that! Worn off or not. Yes, I love House of Antique Hardware. This post took longer than usual. And then hours of research, blah, blah…;] Reply Cancel.

I was entirely obsessed with door knobs for a period renovating my home. We had the original brass on the first and second, and very plain, simplistic wood on the smaller, attic-like third floor — where the lady of the house would never venture back in the day ahem. My oldest closed the door and the aged wood knob fell off, leaving us no way to open the door. Try as I might, I could not spring us free.

The play tool set simply would not do it. With no phone in the room, I hung out the front window, and was finally rescued by the mail carrier who had a neighbor break through my back door.

As I learned latter, however, the lovely glass knobs would not have been in fashion, maybe not even manufactured when my home was built. So when we renovated years later, I went with antique brass Emtek round knobs — after a long and exhausting debate over lever, egg, classic round, unlacquered, square plate, send our kids to college versus buying beautiful door knobs, etc.

I tried like heck to save the solid wood doors, but given the hundred years of old paint, as in lead paint, I could not afford to strip them all in compliance with existing laws and even if I could, they would not close properly to say nothing of lock.

As homeowners do due to the expense of dealing with them. Yet I knew this places the painter, as well as people in the home, especially young children, at potential risk for lead exposure. In the end, I saved some old doors, the ones that were never painted or had been well-preserved. Many of them simply did not close, given the movement of the foundation, the floors, old locks, etc.

Many of the knobs did not properly function, few if any could be locked, so that was also a huge issue and intrinsically attached pun intended to the issue of the old doors. Fortunately most on the first floor doors had not been painted and could be saved more easily. People have asked if I saved or re-used the original knobs, but it was near impossible to get them off the doors without disturbing the lead paint.

It was a real moral dilemma. Suffice it to say, I adore the old hardware still in my house, but I also appreciate a closed door and a well-placed working lock from time to time. Never a dull moment in design or life, eh? I hear you Paula. The trim on the exterior door was raked to shreds by a brute of a Maine Coon Cat. Sadly, it has to go if only for the sake of the heating bill. You can say that again! I was going to say that you need your own TV show but then realized that they already have one.

This Old House. Hi again from Norway, Laurel. We are currently having the warmest weather since they started recording the weather, years ago… too warm to work outside, which gives me time to read your posts :.

Actually we do not have door knobs at all here! I have lived in several european countries, and it seems that levers are the go-to option. Our newly built farm house has brushed nickel levers everywhere ;. The nice thing is that you can, if your hands are full, open them with your elbow.

I know, bad joke! So probably that prevents the getting hooked. Also, I can imagine that levers are easier to operate when you get older. But a lot of the hardware in your post is lovely, I must say. Those crystal knobs! Would love some of those. Not possible to get something like that in a lever :. Sorry about your heat-wave. Well, soon, it will be cool again! And for that matter, locked from the inside.

When my younger son was having issues, I realized that one has to pull the door into them with the knob as they are unlocking the door. Amazing post! We renovated a lovely older home three years ago and I have been stuck replacing the interior door knobs.

This is so helpful. Spot on as always. Thank you so much for your wonderful advice and great writing! My go to door knobs are Emtek in the French Antique finish. I especially like their Hampton Crystal knob. It works well in whatever setting I use it. The egg shape knob is just the right size and feels wonderful in your hand. There are coordinating wardrobe and cabinet knobs as well.

Erin Reply Cancel. Love Emtek too. Oh my, they are having a big sale right now. I should put them in my Friday hot sales page. As a mature person hell, old and crabby I prefer lever handles and found great ones at Emtek in an antique French finish I love. Arthritis makes round handles hell, so the lever handles are the answer. In fact, in British Columbia, Canada, one must use levers as they are disability compliant.

Besides, if your arms are full you can open the door with your elbow. Every topic you touch should make anyone thinking of making their own design decisions just what a rabbit hole they are entering. Thanks for everything!! Cathy Reply Cancel. Old and crabby works for me! One thing. And can you have knobs and then replace them with levers when you go to sell? Or do people not bother? And is it all doors? What confounds me are some products that are sealed so tightly in their plastic packages when you get them, you need a chain saw to get them open?

And of course, some jars are insanely difficult to get open. I agree — door levers can be a pain for catching straps, etc. But if you are replacing knobs in a home for aging in place, they should be seriously considered. My condo has levers everywhere.

The other oddity about this condo? I never considered that door knobs presented a problem for opening a door for the elderly. But, I guess my hands, while worked to the bone, haha, are pretty strong still at I absolutely adore you and love just about everything you show us.

But my family already thinks I have gone over the edge. Now doorknobs! When we painted the living room I had poster sized paint samples up for months.

And the drapes. And on and on. Now doorknobs. Now I hate them all. I grew up in and old house with incredible elaborate detailed woodwork. The hardware was all original to the house. Maybe try painting little smiley faces on them?

No, really. And actually painting is a pain because they must come off the doors. And by the time you paid for that, you might as well just get some new ones. But yeah, for nice doorknobs for an entire home is several thousand dollars, installed. Oh Laurel, I just love you! I always LMAO at your biting banter and witticism. In our excitement to decorate, we rushed in like bulls in a china shop. Oh the costly mistakes we made!

We wound up with furnishings completely out of scale and style with the architecture and hated it. I was in over my head, so after weeks of reviewing designer portfolios and stalking Pinterest and Instagram accounts, I found Phillip. I loved his every project. Each one was unique so I knew he could make things right.

I just love him! The sofas overwhelmed the room and their traditional styling looked all wrong. Thanks for the laughs and lessons, your fan, Jane Reply Cancel. Thank you so much for the lovely comment! Warning to vendors. Be careful, or you might end up on my blog and in not-such-a-great light. Thanks for the heads-up. Represents Lillian August and Mr. Howard collections as well. This one is high-end.

There it is. Although I do like most of what Lillian August sells as well as Mr. Howard; beautiful but not inexpensive. Part II which you can find from that page delves further into her style.

Geezzz, I wrote those posts four years ago! I was still using a PC then. Loved the article on door knobs or is it doorknobs, haha. I always hate the thought of someone destroying such beautiful architecture and history in favor of modern homes and businesses, but it did provide me with enough hardware to the first floor of the Queen Anne Victorian that is still in progress after 12 years. I love your choices of knobs. Perhaps because they also speak to me.

There was one photo, the one with the dark smoke blue door and black porcelain knob that really caught my eye. First, love the whole overall combination, but second, that gorgeous wallpaper! It may very well no longer be in print, but have to ask if you know more about the maker and any other information you might have. Thank you so much for your reply. Enjoy reading your blog. Deb Reply Cancel. Cool on the door knob find!

There are stores that specialize in that sort of thing, but being able to source it yourself, you saved a bundle, for sure! Re: wallpaper. Well, you are in luck. I did not know of it off-hand, although I had a hunch as to the manufacturer which ended up being correct. But what I did was crop the image so that just a large piece of the wallpaper showed and then put that in google images — and pay dirt.

That is a link to purchase it. This is a Euro-roll size which is a little narrower, but double the length of an American roll. Actually clicked the link, and it was for the blue wallpaper. I was looking at the one with the large white sunflowers. Any info on that one? Maybe google Lauren Liess Sunflower wallpaper. I believe she has talked about it on her blog as well.

So, maybe she mentioned the source. Thank you so much! I had done the same thing with google, but only match I found was your site. Thank you Laurel for another great post.

We have just put our condo on the market today, because we are buying a larger one in the same complex and I need to renovate it into a new classic contemporary style I am on board with your new terms Transitional and Traditional terms are so over used that you truly have no idea what the house really looks like.

Traditional can be a 30 year old dump of a house and they call it transitional because they stuck a sectional in the middle of the living room.

That is why I adore homes in Europe, they know who and what they are. A convert. Now, I just have to remember what I named them. Great post, Laurel! Something for everyone. The catch is I think one door knob would cost more than my car. Oh wow! And, I used to live right around the corner from there at 22nd and Broadway.

Hi Laurel, Great blog post. Always so informative. I love your selection of knobs. Everytime I repaint a room , I discern whether I want to takethe paint off the back plate. As a painter, Iwould not recommend ever that people paint their door knobs.. You can paint the flange or back plate, but never the door knob.

Our hands have natural oils, and then there are the additional creams we apply. All these end up on the door handles and they break down the paint such that it becomes tacky. Some people have oilier hands than others too. I have seen too many nasty looking painted door knobs. The picture that you posted of the door knobs of your youth — they also come in copper. Once they got cleaned up and polished, they looked great inthat style of house.

You could probably remove the door knobs, sand them down with a finer grit sandpaper, clean them thoroughly and spray paint them with rustoleum paint that is intended for metal — use a paint primer in one.

That would work best. But not wall paint. It simply does not dry hard enough to withstand the oils. Speaking of banisters, I have had to scrap down many a banister hand rail of paint that got tacky from handling.

Sand it with grit paper, then prime them with stix primer, followed by paint with semi-gloss and top coat with polyurethane for durability. Door knobs get even more handling.

No, definitely no wall paint. Your plan sound excellent. That is an excellent point about painting the knobs. Maybe if the knob is painted and then polyurethaned, it would hold up? Another interesting blog post — thanks, Laurel.

I live in an older home in Queens, NY, that has lots of original details. Anna Reply Cancel. You can send me a photo here: admin at laurel bern interiors dot com. I have to write it out because of spammers. Thanks, Laurel. Will do! It is worth noting that a lever handle needs a different latch mechanism from a knob or an egg.

As a result you can usually replace a knob with a lever, but not a lever with a knob, without changing or altering that mechanism. Beware and ask specifically about this when you buy. Thank you for pointing that out. I have always relied on expert advice from experienced building contractors and the people who manufacture any product. Hi Laurel, Love your posts. I am also in the middle of a total renovation and just had to do the door knob thing!

Thanks Catherine! Interesting article, Laurel. We just built a new house and I went with all matte black door knobs. It does look very chic I think, anyways , on a white door. It never occurred to me to search out porcelain. I grew up in an old farmhouse with old white porcelain knobs on every door and never thought a thing about it.

Too bad the house is gone now as that house had been built in I also remember as a little girl, the house where my aunt and uncle lived. In our last house which we had renovated we put all levers on the doors and I cursed them everytime the pocket on my sweater would catch on them! Lots of details to think about when building. This is our retirement home, so hopefully will never have to go through this process again! I can still see me my grandmother crying as we drove off.

I went wth Baldwin crystal-privacy-door-knob-with-traditional-arch-rose in polished nickel on charcoal black doors. However, everyone even our movers commented. Sounds gorgeous!

I definitely would notice. Great post! Love love love the old hardware. I am currently reading through a stack of books on architecture and trying to find more info on what kind of hardware and doors and trim and windows my old farmhouse has.

We got the yellow paint up, went with Hawthorne and wow does it look better! Once I finish the white picket fence talk about a crash course in building I should have some great before and after pics.

Any chance you could do a post on millwork from specific time periods? Or doors? Or windows? There is a post somewhere here with a graphic or two that has some mouldings from different time periods. However, I did look it up. Here is the post with different period moulding styles. I have been ridiculed for having entire books about doorknobs on my shelves, yet as you show here this is an important subject that will greatly affect the quality perception of a room.

The danger is in starting to collect the knobs apart from any planned use. I especially like the miniature knobs used to pull doorbells, and the fist-shaped ones used on old safes. No Fruit Loops Jim? As you already know, I barely scratched the surface of the topic.

I love that word, so seldom used and yet so precise. I myself prefer classic saucy language. Laurel Bern Interiors, Inc. Jul 22 Posted in: interior design comments. Please note however, that the blog is meant as general advice. Thank you for your understanding. Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedIn. Rose - August 20, - PM. Laurel Bern - August 20, - PM. Rose - August 21, - AM.

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