Decorative Door Hardware: Handles, Knobs, Knockers, Keyholes, Hinges and more!


Hey there, I hope you are having a great Sunday so far!

Whilst composing
my post on doors from last week, I came across countless incredible door knobs, handles, latches, pulls, knockers, locks, keyholes, hinges and other hardware.  I immediately knew that I had to create an entire post just for those images, in fact there are so many that this will likely become another ongoing series post.  The amount of gorgeous things that people create is endless, thank goodness for such creative diversity, it means you will never cease to be delighted and amazed.  Doesn't that make you tingle with excitement?  That's why I love to travel, because I know I'm going to see beautiful architecture, interior design, decor, and unique crafts and creations from whatever part of the world I visit.  I'm also notorious for taking thousands of photographs while traveling, like when I went to Amsterdam and Paris again in 2010 and took over 2,000 photos with my iphone!  That's right, back in 2009 I had lost my camera and didn't bother to get a new one, so most of my blog posts from 2010 and my trip that year are pretty crappy.  I regret that.  Oh well, that motivates me to go back and one-up myself in photos.  Haha.

Alright I'm getting off track, all of that babble about photos was to let you know that when I go traveling I tend to take pictures of everything, because everything is beautiful to me.  I photograph doors, door frames, door knockers, plants at someone's door step (Amsterdam), florist shops full of succulent planters (Paris - I still haven't posted allll those images, grrr), flea markets, food, signs, alleys, sleeping dogs and sitting cats (Istanbul) and anything else that appeals to my eye.  Since starting this blog, I have become a much better photographer, I have learned to look at things differently when I go to take photo, my photography skillz have evolved - I'm a self-made photographer who needs a way better camera (right now I have a pockets sized 14MP Canon).  I'm working on picking one out for my upcoming birthday in March, can't wait!  Any suggestions?

Okay, enough rambling, enjoy this post full of sexy door hardware.... Yes - I think it's all incredibly sexy and I'm currently imagining a home where each and every door, inside and out, is a work of art like one of these.  After all, who could pick just one?  Or five?  It's impossible!  :)  Feel free to sigh and drool away....

Related posts that I'm sure you'll love:
The Doors (a series)
Greece: Windows and Doors
Beautiful Alleyways


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I love this one, simply for the irony... and because I love music by from The Doors, hence my inspiration for the title of this series of posts, a play on words.  This door is cool, just for its wittiness.

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