Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Use Door Handles For a Stylish First Impression

When you think of impressing new guests to your home, what do you think of replacing? Maybe your furniture? Or maybe you've even considered adding new, costly appliances to your kitchen? Although these are sure fire ways to add aesthetic features to your space, these are not the first elements of your home that guests see. We all know how important first impressions are, so wouldn't it make sense to impress your visitors the instant the step to the door? Door handles are the perfect way to add detail to your doors and give guests something to talk about the minute they walk into the door. Before they've even spotted your fancy new couch, or checked out your high tech appliances, they are already impressed with your home.

Many people overlook door hardware as a decorative element in their home. Doors are blank canvases. Just as you wouldn't leave a bookshelf completely empty or place nothing decorative on your coffee table, you shouldn't neglect your doors either. Decorative elements come in more forms than knickknacks on the bookshelf or interesting centerpieces on the coffee table. Necessary elements in your home, like door hardware, offer the perfect opportunity to add an interesting design element to vital features of your home. Decorative door hardware is the ideal way to add a pop of color to the entry ways in your home, or enhance the theme you have already established. You can even hint towards a room's dcor through the use of decorative door hardware on the entrance to the space. The possibilities are virtually endless when it comes to choosing what kind of door hardware you would like to install.

For many looking to update or change the look of their home, door handles are certainly not what comes to mind first. Instead of spending huge amounts of money replacing the large elements of your home, pay close attention to detail. Small aspects of rooms are what brings them together and complete the dcor of the space. Replacing door handles is a great home improvement project, especially if you're a beginner. With the use of minimal tools and virtually no set up or clean up time, home owners can add decorative detail into their home without having to call upon costly outside labor. It's just one of the many home remodeling projects that can be accomplished by just about anyone.

There are no rules when it comes to choosing the door hardware you'd like to use in your home improvement project. Whether you're going for a classic and sophisticated feel, or you'd like to add a modern and funky element into your home - the sky is the limit. Adding bright red door handles to accent a black and white theme is a quick way to add a modern feel to your space. Adding elegant, bronze door handles is the perfect way to add an interesting design element into a classic home. Regardless of what style you choose to go with, both you and your guests will definitely notice the difference that new door hardware gives your home.

So whether you're considering undergoing a big home remodeling project, or you're just looking for small and unique ways to improve the look and feel of your home, don't let door hardware get lost in the process. Doors give the first impression to not only your home, but to every room inside of it. Before guests even see what a room has to offer, they notice the door itself. Give your blank canvas some extra pizzazz and consider adding decorative door hardware to every door in your home. Although it may seem like a small detail, you will be amazed with the big impression it will leave.

Jonathan works for Your Home Supply (YHS) the definitive website for home improvement tools, and gardening supplies. Your Home Supply offers a wide range of door handles and door knobs to help you use door handles for a stylish first impression.

1 comment:

  1. Security of the home should be considered more important, so its best to use quality storm door handles for storm doors

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