Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Door Knobs: Pieces of History

With each of the rooms, careful attention has been paid to details. The doorknobs and doors provide a good example.

In exact keeping of the style of houses built in the early 1900s, the bedroom doorknobs and finish plates facing out into the hallways and common spaces are highly ornate (pictured immediately below).
On the opposite side of the same door is a glass doorknob, which in turn is matched exactly to the same doorknob on the bedroom closet, which is shown below. Even the interior of the closet has a brass doorknob.

18 fabulous six-paneled 1¾ inch thick solid wood interior doors -- complete with original bronze hardware -- were rescued from an estate in Atherton. All of the door hardware was painstakingly restored.
The design the doorknobs corresponds to their placement. The above hardware is for a bedroom closet. The glass doorknob matches exactly to the doorknob leading into the bedroom. On the opposite side of the closet door is a brass doorknob with a separate design.

These highly ornate doorknobs and hardware, and their timeless construction, represent pieces of history.

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