Finishing Touches Make A World of Difference

 

The Jewelry for Your Home

 

        It’s surprisingly easy and incredibly effective to change your doorknobs and accessories in your home and completely change the feel and decorative style. With endless possibilities today in finish, texture and color, the only limitations are the boundaries of your imagination. Not only will this make your home "stand out" from the rest, but it may get you that top dollar that you're looking for. Just because the total number of home buyers has decreased, doesn't mean that the "smart buyers" aren't still looking for those same features that buyers have always looked for.

 

            In your kitchen, by simply changing cabinet knobs and the kitchen sink faucet, you have completely changed the decorative landscape of the center of your home. Think about going stainless or brushed nickel. The possibilities are endless. Maybe a new porcelain sink would accentuate that “country kitchen” feel better.   Making changes like completely remodeling the kitchen or bathroom or a room addition can greatly increase home value — but at a premium price. For a fraction of the cost, a simple upgrade to new locks and pulls makes a great first impression and adds value, combining elegant styling with better security.

 

          Upgrading your doorknobs, pulls, and handles will not only create a more beautiful first impression, but it can make your space flow so much better for a fraction of the cost of upgrades like hardwood floors, tile, or new carpeting. Upgrading your front door to a new handleset is one of the most dramatic changes a homeowner can make. Everyone who comes in and out of your home will touch it. When selling your home, take a look at the old door knob that has served you well for several years. Replacing it with a beautiful handleset in antique nickel or oil rubbed bronze finish, before you list your home will pay great dividends on the impression your home makes on that prospective buyer.

 

          Think about the colors that you now have on your walls. What finish would really flow with that wall color and texture? What shape would look better with your wall lines and window curves? Which cabinet knobs would look better with my cabinet design and kitchen layout?

 

          Lever doorknob designs have been very popular over the last 5 years because of their beauty and function. Levers work very well for the aging baby boomer population, which are now working much later in life and are at the peak of their “buying and earning power”, and therefore buying more and more homes. Everyday retirees nationwide are looking to buy that perfect last retirement home. Levers make opening and closing doors much easier for people whose hands don’t always work as good as they used to, while making a dramatic decorative statement.

 

 

          From doorknobs to cabinet knobs and faucets to coat hooks, finish hardware will make the statement in your home. Don’t forget about the jewelry for your home, when your looking to sell or just create a new feel. Buyers are still out there looking. And they're looking for character and style. They're not looking for old, generic, polished brass or bright chrome.