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one of the most popular under $100 roundups i did for domino was a roundup of affordable hardware. unfortunately that guide got the axe when domino’s website did, so i figured it was about time to start going through my old guides and updating them to run on d*s (i’m not allowed to run the old ones, as they legally belong to condé nast). so today i’m starting with hardware- one of my favorite inexpensive ways to spruce up existing furniture and found objects. i hope you’ll enjoy the selection of knobs, pulls, brackets, door knockers, switch plates and hooks- be sure to click here to check out the archive of budget-friendly d*s posts.

[image above, clockwise from top left: wood knob pulls $3.88+, daisy knob $8, key hook rack $24, floral brass knob $2.75, coy finials $48, log house numbers $19.95, carved bloom knob $10, melon glass finials $40, branch cabinet pull $50.40, diamond gal knob $6, eastlake escutcheon $2.19+, inlaid pearl doorknob $38, pinecone lamp finial $25.20, brass fox door knocker $12.79]

[image above, left to right: deer head door knocker $38, owl door knocker $18, horse head hook $18]

CLICK HERE for the full roundup of over 35 budget-friendly hardware selections after the jump!

[image above, clockwise from top left: vineyard bracket $24, seahorse knob $12.60, full carat knob $6, dolphin ceiling hook $4.99, galaxy knob $14, rugged ranunculus hook rack $38, pinecone finial $46.35 (would be so cute painted a bright color), horseshoe knob $3.40, grej handle $6.99, ginkgo knob $18, oak leaf knob $19.80, in perpetuity cover $18+, shell knob $23.28, colonial swordfish hook $4.89, twigs handle $18]

[image above, left to right: pressed flower hook $18, hoot hoot switch plate $24, hello goodbye knob $42]

[image above, left to right: panthera knob $8, lochloren handle $12]

[image above, left to right: spider web bracket $18, honeycomb bracket $18]

rachael

they’re pricey, but they’re also 8 inches long- they’re not the small type of pulls you’d use typically on a dresser, unless you wanted one giant one in the middle. they’re meant for large kitchen cabinets i think…

grace

Great post. Almost every piece of furniture we have bought (vs. those made) comes home and gets new pulls, and sometimes new feet, and other hardware. Really dresses up a lot of stuff, and is a great way to match to your style more.

Here in the KC metro area, Locks & Pulls (at 103 & metcalf) is the best store I know of, but I’ll bet every town has something like that. Vastly superior to the hardware store selection, or trying to decide the right size and color on the internet. Try to find your local specialized door hardware store.

Love the movie, and love your treatment, just wanted to point out that it’s actually an opera, not a musical, since every line is sung (as opposed to dialogue punctuated by bursts of verse) just one of the many things that make that film so unusual and wonderful!

I, like Jamie, saw you post on twitter about writing this article and I was wondering if you’d found the designer series for Black n Decker.

Thankfully you hadn’t ;)

I’m totally in love with the Key Hook Rack, and at $24 it’s a bargain.

Harper, Urban Outfitters (sister company to Anthropologie) just did a huge hardware shop in stores. I’m sure the website has a good selection, too. By comparison, their aesthetic is a little younger than Anthro but prices are usually less!

seriously, i’ve seen wall brackets almost anywhere, but i’ve absolutely no clue on what they do! do they have an actual usage purpose or are they just for looks?

Anyhoo, love the vintage owl door knocker and the honeycomb bracket!

Stacy, you can use hanger bolts to screw knobs to the wall for a hook. They have machine threads on one end (for the knob) and woods threads on the other end (to screw into the wall)
MyKnobs.com carries everything from every hardware manufacturer. Have you all seen all the animal & jeweled & modern knobs & pulls from Anne at Home?

another way to use knobs for hooks is to mount them on a board or plaque & then hang that up. The Levi’s stores have western knobs mounted on boards in their dressing rooms to hang your stuff up on.

Thank you for these beautiful and affordable finds!! Hardware is one of the easiest ways to affordably change up the style of your home. Just a little paint and some beauties like these magically transform the ugly ducklings into swans.

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