Up close.
One from my husband's boyhood home. My mother in law knows me that well.
Don't know where this guy came from, but he sure is gorgeous.
What we have throughout the majority of our home. 1946-ish, and I assume just builder grade for that era. Can you imagine these as standard?! I think I was born at the wrong time.
What we have in the remodeled portions of our home. I really wanted to use the knobs I had in my collection, but doors now come with pre-drilled holes much larger than what fits these sets. Boo.
I did find these replicas (which I think have a little charm of their own) at Van Dyke's Restorers to use instead. Do you get that catalog? You should.
Maybe there's a project waiting for me that can re-purpose these. Until then, I'll just admire them.
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Very lovely! So many differnet designs to admire.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! You have got to use these!
ReplyDeleteI saw an adoreable coat/key rack once that was made with knobs just like that. Just get a big, flat board with routered edges, paint it ...and space the knobs apart on it. Hang it on the wall and you've got an adoreable key/coat rack. Hang some dried herbs or upside down (dried) flowers from it...cute.
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They look like diamonds!
ReplyDeleteI'm digging Mariel's idea!
ReplyDeleteI have seen the hangers made with doorknobs and they are super cute!
ReplyDeleteStopping in from SITS! Hope you are having a great day!!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE doorknobs. What a fantastic collection!
ReplyDeleteI've seen these doorknobs used as coatracks, curtain rods, bathroom towel racks, ect. I can't find any in my area though! Yours are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! What a fantastic collection!
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