| Decorative hardware is one of the most | | | | overboard. Saturating your kitchen with Victorian |
| underappreciated elements of a home’s interior | | | | hardware can cause it to look crowded. |
| design. It’s very omnipresence makes it easy to | | | | Rustic Brass Hardware |
| overlook and take for granted, which is ironic, since | | | | Brass hardware comes in many kinds, but the rustic |
| it’s this very subtle omnipresence that makes it so | | | | revival styles lend a normal, standard kitchen a more |
| that decorative hardware affects the look and feel of | | | | old world appeal, while at the same time fitting right into |
| any room in fundamental way. But decorative | | | | a more modern aesthetic. Unique brass finials also |
| hardware is more than just stylistically significant; it | | | | lends a warm, earthy aspect to a room; perfect for |
| serves a key function as well. Without handles, | | | | kitchens. |
| doorknobs and hinges the elements of a home’s | | | | Inlaid Stones |
| interior that we take for granted simply wouldn’t | | | | Decorative hardware pieces with inlaid gemstones or |
| function. | | | | semi-precious stone designs can look great in a |
| In kitchens especially, decorative hardware has a huge | | | | kitchen. It might sound overly fanciful, but if used well, it |
| effect. Because there are so many doors, cabinets, | | | | can pull the overall décor of a kitchen together |
| drawers and storage paces that employ handles, | | | | nicely and with a little bit of flare. The colorful inlaid |
| knobs and pulls, kitchen hardware influences the overall | | | | stones serve as accent pieces, and can work |
| décor of a home’s kitchen. | | | | especially well when the contrast with an otherwise |
| Victorian Hardware Styles | | | | plain kitchen design. |
| Victorian decorative hardware can add a flare of | | | | Wooden Hardware |
| fancifulness to your kitchen. The swirls and fluidity of | | | | Wooden decorative hardware can be as stylish and |
| the style will turn a plain kitchen into an eye catching | | | | appealing as chromed and stainless steel hardware |
| space. Kitchens that already have an antique theme to | | | | pieces. Additionally, wooden hardware features can |
| their overall décor are perfectly complemented by | | | | add a nice rustic element to a kitchen that can |
| Victorian hardware. Be sure, however, not to go | | | | accentuate the room’s warmth and coziness. |