You Only Get One Chance To Make A First Impression

It's a cliché but clichés are based in truth: you only get one chance to make a first impression. When someone approaches your home, the first thing they see is, of course, the exterior. And the focal point of most home façades is the front door.

The easiest way to announce your style to visitors is an alluring color choice and an intriguing door handle. Handles can be like jewelry for your door and if you are looking for a little pick-me-up for your entry, Rejuvenation has some lovely modern door sets.

The Tumalo handle comes in a variety of finishes with either a round knob or a lever. A beautiful option is a walnut addition for the interior side of this door set. It's sleek and architectural...and could compliment a modern interior, an eclectic style, or even a traditional home.

The Titan door set has a marvelous starburst pattern that beautifully evokes a Mid-Century Modern style.

And the Samba door set bridges Mid-Century Modern with a Hollywood Regency sensibility.

Happy designing!

Like Jewelry For Your Cabinetry

As a designer, I am always on the lookout for the unusual, unexpected, special little details that can take a room from being just nice to being jaw-droppingly beautiful. Especially in kitchens and bathrooms where the opportunity for furnishings is diminished, it is important to pick elements judiciously. I like to tell clients that these kinds of finishing touches are like jewelry: fine silver cuff links on a tuxedo or a beautiful pair of diamond ear rings and necklace on an evening gown. Spaces benefit from such accessories.

Enter Hardware Renaissance, a high end company that handcrafts gorgeous door and drawer handles and pulls. Started by Anagha Dandekar in 2002, the company offers an original line of hand forged iron completely hand made by master blacksmiths. In 2004, the company introduced solid cast silicon bronze hardware with a commitment to environmental responsibility. The bronze hardware is made from at least 90% recycled material.

But the thing that puts these stunning products over the top is their new line of hardware inset with semi-precious stones such as chrysocolla, rotile, and black or red jade stone. These pulls would certainly give your interior doors and cabinet drawers a special sense of exquisite modern luxury!

Happy designing!