Not every day you have an afternoon, an hour or even a minute to yourself. But when these rare opportunities present themselves, it’s always best to spend sixteen of those precious minutes or hours and make them as beneficial as possible. While we may be tempted to use this time to relax, grab a coffee, or enjoy the sunny weather, we shouldn’t neglect the chores and home remodeling projects that you’ve put on the backburner and put off.
So you’ve finally built up enough motivation to start your long-awaited room makeover project. Where to start? What should you remodel? Can you pay it? It is very likely that these questions and more are going around in your head. A quick and easy way to refresh the interior decor of any room is to install new decorative cabinet knobs and pulls. The hardware in each room should reflect not only style but also function. Read on for great decorating ideas for your kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms.
kitchen hardware basics
Chances are your kitchen is used for a wide variety of activities; From cooking and eating to serving as a makeshift classroom for homework, its drawers, tables and shelves are multi-purpose. Since your kitchen is used so often, it would be totally impractical to install highly ornate cabinet knobs with intricate designs and expensive finishes. A better option would be to use durable yet matching materials that can be easily cleaned with disinfectant wipes (especially if there are a lot of little hands grabbing cabinet knobs). Materials like stainless steel, chrome, and nickel are good choices. Be sure to choose a finish for these kitchen cabinet knobs and pulls that complements your existing cabinet shelving. If the wood is marble, choose a finish that matches one of the colors.
Beautiful bathroom essentials
After your kitchen, your bathroom is the second most used room in your home, and no wonder. Here more than in other areas, cleanliness is important. Just like in your kitchen, decorative drawer pulls, hinges, screws, and other small pieces of hardware are impractical and, for the most part, will be overlooked. Rather, rust-proof materials should be installed to avoid having to replace your hardware years from now. The stainless steel pulls and faux knobs are sure to match your faucet, shower head and tub units.
Master Bedroom Door Hardware
You were probably waiting for the fun part of decorating: this is it! While the kitchen and bathroom are not appropriate areas to show off your taste for elegance, your master bedroom is! Choose styles, sizes, shapes and finishes that appeal to you; after all, it will be you who will notice them day and night. Here, sturdy decorative knobs are appropriate pieces to accent your dresser, chest of drawers, dressers, and end tables. Don’t be shy about choosing materials, too. Heavy materials like iron and nickel work well with light and dark woods.
kids bedroom designs
While you may have scratched your decorating itch by incorporating stylish accessories into your bedroom, your kids’ rooms shouldn’t be neglected. If you’re having trouble coming up with ideas, why not ask them for their input? They may come up with some suggestions that are totally outside the proverbial box. A great solution for children’s cabinet hardware is to install unique shapes that reflect their individual personalities. The faux drawer pulls and knobs are available in a variety of themed collections including: sports, dance, photography, sailing, nautical and floral. It could be a fun family project to choose the one-of-a-kind pieces that are sure to make your kids feel special! If this sounds a bit overwhelming, simply choosing stained glass door knobs in your child’s favorite color (as long as it matches) is a simple way to decorate any bedroom quickly and efficiently, while also incorporating the your child’s individual tastes.
