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Home Hardware: Personalize Your Home with Decorative Hardware & Trim

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In this post: Home hardware and trim can make the biggest difference in your home’s character, including moldings, door knobs, drapery rods and other decorative trim.⇒

Home hardware drapery rods and trim molding

There’s a lot that goes into making a home special, and many people put all their attention into choosing furniture and paint colors. But one of the things that can take a home from builder’s grade to truly unique is personalizing your home with hardware and trim.

This is one of the areas that separates the ordinary from the exceptional, and details can be added over time as your budget allows. A great place to start is with crown moldings, like dentil or egg and dart, pictured above. In my home, we also took care in selecting rods for our window coverings that had the character of our room design. The finials here evoke a sense of European elegance that sits comfortably with our French country decor.

Door hardware and trim

Decorative brass door handles work well against these mahogany stained closet doors. They’re the first thing you see when you enter my front door and become a focal point in the entry foyer, setting the tone for the house.

fireplace molding and decorative trim

Architectural woodcarvings can be added to various flat surfaces, lending a delightful flourish to your trim. We added this one from Enkeboll Designs to our fireplace mantel for a playful yet pretty touch.

home hardware shower door handle

I’m one of the few people who can get all excited about a shower door handle, but it’s one of my favorite details in our master bath. Yes, we could have easily gone with the plain curved one that you see everywhere, but I like for everything to look like it was designed with care.

home hardware drapery tie backs

Another one of my favorite trim details is our wood tie backs in the dining room. They were stained to match the rod finials with a distressed gilded finish.

Home hardware drapery rods

In the living room we carried through the grape leaf theme that you saw on the mantel carving, with chunky finials in a gold tone finish.

Door hardware Sandd trim

Our front door handle is an aged brass. It’s a lovely shape with decorative edging and plays nicely against the mahogany door. This sits directly opposite the entry closets you saw above and reflect the same sensibility.

home hardware door knobs

The French doors in our library have beveled glass panes, but I particularly like the bead trim knobs.

home hardware towel bar

In the kitchen we added a little towel bar to hold our dish towels in a convenient place. We selected a pineapple finial and ribbed dowel with tiny bits of bead trim.

home cabinet hardware

For the door handles on our library cabinets I wanted a pretty brass pull that would contrast against the wood stain.

Even this little hook that holds the center of the long drapery rod has a wonderful bit of flourish that’s in keeping with the upgraded details. There’s no end to the details available that can personalize your home. They are the tiny bits of jewelry that add polish to a room and pedigree to a home.

What trim details have you added to your home?

Home hardware drapery rod bracket

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To get the look, click on the items below for direct links to the products. Where actual items were no longer available, I’ve provided similar options. 

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  1. Brittany says

    Friday, February 20, 2015 at 12:20 am

    These are beautiful accents! (If thats what they are called… not very decorative lingo savvy. Sorry!) But just beautiful! Is there somewhere you typically look to find this type hardware? Maybe a reclaimed salvage store?

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Friday, February 20, 2015 at 12:31 am

      Thank you Brittany! I actually look anywhere and everywhere. Typically I’ll start searching online. That’s what I did for all the window covering hardware. The shower door handle and kitchen towel bar I found at a local bathroom supplier. Probably would have saved money if I found online! Door hardware I also went to a local supplier in NJ, but you can find at any supplier near you. You want to try to find a company with a big warehouse type showroom where they have lots and lots of choices. I’d love to find reclaimed salvage though!!

      Reply
  2. Kim says

    Friday, February 20, 2015 at 8:08 am

    LOVE those French door handles.

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 4:37 pm

      Thanks, Kim!!

      Reply
  3. Pam Keegan says

    Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 10:07 am

    Your kitchen towel bar is exactly what I am looking for. It would match my paper towel holder. I have looked on the Internet. By any chance can you remember the manufacturer’s name or where you purchased it from? This was a great post and suggestions to those of us that live in places without architectural details in the structure. Adding this type of detail is fun.

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 2:31 am

      Thank you, Pam! I bought the towel bar at a local bathroom supplier called Bath Connection in NJ, but I will see if I can find the receipt with manufacturer info. Thanks for stopping by!!

      Reply
  4. Betsy says

    Monday, February 23, 2015 at 9:14 am

    It’s all in the details! Beautiful hardware!

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Monday, February 23, 2015 at 10:58 am

      Thanks, Betsy!!

      Reply
  5. [email protected] Stroll Thru Life says

    Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 8:56 am

    Oh wow, these are all such beautiful ideas and pieces. Love your style. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me.

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 9:07 pm

      Thank you so much, Marty! I always love your link party… 🙂

      Reply
  6. Cheryl says

    Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    Beautiful drapery hardware. Where did you purchase them, and how did you achieve the finish. Love you’re style.

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 7:05 pm

      Thank you, Cheryl! I knew someone would ask me the source and I generally try to provide that. Will have to look through my records to find the name of the company. I bought them online and I selected the finish from the company. My DIY skills are limited to design… 😉 I don’t generally do the finishes myself.

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 7:17 pm

      Ok, I found it. It’s from the Paris Texas Villiers Collection and I got it through Continental Window Fashions at: http://www.continentalwindowfashions.com

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  7. Cindy says

    Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 2:54 pm

    Wow! Gorgeous hardware, lots of inspiration!
    Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
    Blessings,
    Cindy

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 7:07 pm

      Thanks and it’s my pleasure, Cindy!! Thanks for hosting… 🙂

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  8. Lisa says

    Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    Lori, wow all your pictures are so beautiful and it’s so amazing with hardware& knobs can do for a space. Thank you again so much for sharing and linking up to our Something to Talk About Link Party and I hope you join us again tomorrow morning. hugs, Lisa at Concord Cottage

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 11:11 pm

      Thanks so much, Lisa!!

      Reply
  9. Amy @ Ms. Toody Goo Shoes says

    Friday, March 6, 2015 at 10:13 pm

    I could swear I commented on this awhile ago. Oh well. The hardware is all amazing, and I’m so happy to see your link ups at Best of the Weekend!

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Friday, March 6, 2015 at 11:15 pm

      Oh no… did I link it before? I thought I hadn’t linked up in a few weeks. So sorry if it’s a repeat! But thanks!!

      Reply
  10. Parsimonious Décor Darling says

    Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 9:35 am

    Lovely post! There are some gorgeous pieces here I will be pinning. 😉

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm says

      Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 10:56 pm

      Thanks so much!! Thanks for the pins too… 🙂

      Reply
  11. Kathryn Griffin @TheDedicatedHouse says

    Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 9:59 am

    Lory,I love this post! Stunning hardware! Thank you for sharing. You are one of the features at the Make it Pretty party. Here is the link to this week’s party. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2015/03/make-it-pretty-monday-week-130.html Hope to see you again at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 7:20 pm

      Oh wow, thanks!! Have been crazy busy prepping for the new house, but will be back soon… 🙂

      Reply
  12. Constance says

    Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 4:10 pm

    Hi Lory,
    I definitely agree that these details are the jewelry of the room. While I enjoyed seeing these accents, I have to admit to wanting the see shots of the entire rooms! If they are somewhere on your website-please direct me so that I can see all that you have accomplished, (since I am a huge fan of French Country in general) and I suspect, your house in particular!
    Thanks you SO much for sharing!
    🙂

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm.com says

      Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 5:54 pm

      Thanks so much! Actually, there are pics of the rooms all over my site from various different seasons. You can check out this one post of the entryway, which has several of the hardware pieces in it: https://designthusiasm.com/expanded-entry/ There are also several home tours too, one from autumn and one from Christmas. The best way to explore further is to click on the “homestyle” category and there’s an index there. We are moving next month and once we are settled, I’ll start working on a home tour that’s available from the main page. Thanks for visiting!!

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