Restoration Hardware

If you are looking for that old time look, restoration hardware may be just what your looking for. You can find restoration hardware readily available online or at local specialty hardware stores that carry a large selection of door hardware and cabinet knobs and pulls. You can find restoration hardware in all price ranges, such as brass mortise door hardware set that is tailor made for the door which is about 31 / 2 inches thick. It came at a cost of $ 1200, so I know that great care in installing it.

you can get restoration hardware for any period. Victorian, early Colonial, art deco, etc., are all available in different finishes. To preserve the authenticity of the door you want to keep the handle locksets that sport full-mortise lock and latch mechanism. These traditional mortise lock sets require large, deep holes in the edge of the door holding a box in the shape of the door mehanizam.Bar then inserted through the door and the door knobs. Today's catch sets are tubular and requires a large diameter hole cut through the face of the door and put a small hole through the side of the door closing mechanism.

also take into account other restoration hardware, such as curtain rods, shelf brackets, coat hooks, closet and dresser pulls, knobs, hinges, and even heat and air registers. Second item I saw were hand sewn and twisted metal balusters, old time mail boxes and mail center, horse head posts, water pumps, boot scrapers. Regardless you can find it.

So, check out your neighborhood hardware store renovation and be amazed at the variety of old-style hardware you'll find.