After years of dreaming of building a house that expresses your unique personality, there's no reason to compromise on the final details. All the time spent with architects, interior and landscape designers, and your own sketch book will be pulled together in the final project, down to the last bathroom mirror or welcome mat. So, check out custom door knockers for the perfect finishing touch for your very own front entrance.
There are ways to personalize standard designs. There are so many of these that the chances are that you can find one that no one else in the community will have. You can choose a variety of materials, like iron, brass, or bronze. The finish can be different, as well. Highly polished brass will fit a formal entrance, while sand-cast bronze or hand-forged iron will suit old barn wood.
Retail outlets often offer monogram and engraving services, which make a stock knocker very much your own. However, for those who truly want a one-of-a-kind decoration, artisans offer their design services or can work with a design you furnish. You can then rest easy, knowing that there's not another one like yours anywhere, near or far.
It's amazing that where there is a demand for a product, even one as recherche as a customized knocker, there will be someone to fill the need. An online search shows many companies with designs that range from simply elegant to ornate, that come in a variety of finishes, and that can be personalized with your initials or a succinct message.
Forges generally do hand work, which makes every item unique. The designs that iron workers can achieve range from rustic simplicity, equally simple elegance, or ornate floral or geometric shapes. Blacksmiths can work almost any design in hot metal, so they can make your vision a reality. Think about it: nothing is more rustic than a beautifully-detailed hinge or more elegant than a wrought-iron balcony.
Part of the fun of building a home from the ground up is taking the time to achieve just the right effect. The internet makes learning about available options easy. You can see what others have done - for inspiration only, of course. It's fun to see traditional designs like lion's heads for town houses, anchors for waterfront properties, fox heads for hunt boxes, and griffins if your home will be your castle. More fanciful things like fairies, butterflies, and abstract shapes can be used as well.
Almost any thing or shape can be used to tap or rap for admittance. Many that you see online will look familiar, but many will be new to you. Perhaps you will change your first choice when you see how others have done it, either wanting something similar or vastly more unusual.
Of course, these make wonderful gifts. Surprise your significant other with just the right finishing touch for your new home. Give an unusual and sure-to-be-appreciated wedding gift. Choose a hand-made knocker for the hard-to-please person on your gift list. It would make a nice touch for a man cave, a secluded studio or workroom, an in-law apartment, or any other door that leads to private places.
There are ways to personalize standard designs. There are so many of these that the chances are that you can find one that no one else in the community will have. You can choose a variety of materials, like iron, brass, or bronze. The finish can be different, as well. Highly polished brass will fit a formal entrance, while sand-cast bronze or hand-forged iron will suit old barn wood.
Retail outlets often offer monogram and engraving services, which make a stock knocker very much your own. However, for those who truly want a one-of-a-kind decoration, artisans offer their design services or can work with a design you furnish. You can then rest easy, knowing that there's not another one like yours anywhere, near or far.
It's amazing that where there is a demand for a product, even one as recherche as a customized knocker, there will be someone to fill the need. An online search shows many companies with designs that range from simply elegant to ornate, that come in a variety of finishes, and that can be personalized with your initials or a succinct message.
Forges generally do hand work, which makes every item unique. The designs that iron workers can achieve range from rustic simplicity, equally simple elegance, or ornate floral or geometric shapes. Blacksmiths can work almost any design in hot metal, so they can make your vision a reality. Think about it: nothing is more rustic than a beautifully-detailed hinge or more elegant than a wrought-iron balcony.
Part of the fun of building a home from the ground up is taking the time to achieve just the right effect. The internet makes learning about available options easy. You can see what others have done - for inspiration only, of course. It's fun to see traditional designs like lion's heads for town houses, anchors for waterfront properties, fox heads for hunt boxes, and griffins if your home will be your castle. More fanciful things like fairies, butterflies, and abstract shapes can be used as well.
Almost any thing or shape can be used to tap or rap for admittance. Many that you see online will look familiar, but many will be new to you. Perhaps you will change your first choice when you see how others have done it, either wanting something similar or vastly more unusual.
Of course, these make wonderful gifts. Surprise your significant other with just the right finishing touch for your new home. Give an unusual and sure-to-be-appreciated wedding gift. Choose a hand-made knocker for the hard-to-please person on your gift list. It would make a nice touch for a man cave, a secluded studio or workroom, an in-law apartment, or any other door that leads to private places.
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