Drawer Knobs - Not Your Typical Hardware

Even if you regularly keep up with home decor trends,choice. Antique reproduction drawer pulls showed up in
you may find yourself looking at your perfectly fineabundance with when shabby chic decor took off a
room and think, "This needs a little sprucing up..." Youdecade ago. If you want to paint a tired dresser white
can update your kitchen and bath cabinets with easeand add a set of green glass hexagon drawer knobs,
in one small step-updating drawer knobs. It's like addingyou'll have a homemade bureau worthy of an antique
a new piece of jewelry to a mainstay in yourshop. Add a pair of fluted glass drawer knobs to a
wardrobe-it can bring a little jazz or it can complimentbuilt-in cabinet, and it can look as good as the day the
the design that is already there.cabinetmaker finished it. Pressed glass knobs are
Stop in at your home improvement store or browsemolded into shapes, so you can find pretty pink drawer
the Internet and you may be overwhelmed. It might bepulls that looks like a rose to use to spruce up your
best to get an idea of what look you'd like to get withmother's bathroom cabinets.
your new cabinet hardware. One way to whittle itGlass knobs of all sizes and shapes can also be found
down is to consider the materials used for the knobs.in contemporary styles like iridescent diachronic art
Ceramic is a popular choice-it's an artist's medium, soglass and fused glass in rich, clear colors. Add some of
your choice can give you tiny works of art to add tothese to a set of simple kitchen cabinets, and you
your home. If you want a clean-lined, geometric lookmake a design statement that is all about your
for your drawer knobs, you can find simpleattention to detail.
mushroom-style drawer knobs, or you can choose tinyMetal is the most common material used for drawer
spheres that look like gumballs. But if you want aknobs, and has been the go-to choice for traditional
colorful, festive choice that pops, ceramic knobs givedesigns. But that doesn't mean you have to settle for
you plenty to choose from. What about knobs withcommon hardware. While a wrought iron pull in the
bright glazes, elaborate painted bands, delicate florals,classic mushroom shape will never go out of style, you
or an elegant black geometric with silver etching? Ifcan find a contemporary designs like an open-weave
they are hand-finished, you might find that each one isbirdcage, a coil, or a spiral in this traditional finish. If you
a little bit different. But if you're looking for artwork, thatwould like to show a little tongue-in-cheek humor, you
individuality works in your favor. Because ceramicscan choose a fun design like a vintage taxi, a cowboy
lend themselves to different shapes, you've got plentyboot, or a tiny margarita glass to reveal something you
of choices if you're looking for something whimsical--afancy without creating an entire themed room. Metal
tiny ear, nose, or lips for a little sass in the mastermixes well with other materials, so it's easy to find
bathroom, little pumpkins and baseballs for the kids'metal drawer knobs with inlays in wood, leather, and
bathroom, and pretty pink "jewel"- encrusted versionsstone.
for the dresser in your little princess' bedroom.Pick some new drawer knobs, and you can find that
If you're going for retro-elegance, glass is a wonderfultiny details can make a big statement about your style.