Custom Made Hardware Makes Your Home Personal

By James Spellman

Having custom made hardware in your home can show off your personality and sense of style at a glance. When people walk up to your front door one of the first things they may notice is the door knob or knocker. The type of metal it is made from as well as the style can say a lot about you. You want to let them know what kind of home they may be coming into. Is it modern, all sleek looking with straight lines, or is it warm and inviting with antique details and designs. You choose the look that will carry through in the rest of your house.

Some of the hardware in a home are door knobs, levers, and door pulls. These can be made of bronze, red and yellow brass, aluminum, and stainless steel. Each type of metal can give you a different look in whatever style you choose.

In the kitchen and bathrooms you have lots of cabinets and drawers. These all need door knobs or pulls and hinges. These all show in a more obvious manner. They can help the rooms to feel cool and functional or warm and inviting, depending on the style you choose.

After you get inside the house you have the kitchen and bathroom drawer knobs and pulls, the hinges on the cabinet doors, and the door knobs or pulls. You may have a lot of cabinets and drawers in your kitchen and each of them will need its own opener and set of hinges. Most people want them all to match but some people are more eclectic and may use many styles and mix them up. This can make a statement about their personality.

Other types of hardware for a home are door bell plates and buttons, door grilles, and shutter fasteners. They can be made to look like wrought iron or more modern looking. Each piece adds to the look and feel of the home.

All custom made hardware is made individually. Each piece is made one at a time and usually hand finished. Each type of metal has to made at different temperatures and can take different amounts of time to make. This is what creates the price variations. The different metals and time needed for the processes as well as the amount of pieces of each style being made cause the prices to differ.

Custom made hardware is made by casting each piece individually. The fabricators will help you if you want to design your own or will show you the molds they already have and let you choose from them. They will help you choose the right metal for the style that you want and assist you with staying in your budget if you have one.

So when you are deciding on what kind and style of hardware you are wanting for your home remember that you always have the option of custom made as well as the manufactured ones to choose from. You could choose to design your own or use a design already in production. You can choose which metal you want, such as wrought iron, brass, or bronze. Modern looking or antique looking is another choice you will have. You will have many price ranges along with all the other choices you have. Just remember that the hardware metal and style will help to set the look and feel of where you live. So be sure that it says what you want your home to say to your family and friends when they enter it. - 31404

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