Some people spend years dreaming of building the perfect house. They engage architects, interior designers, landscape designers, masons, and artists to plan and execute every detail. It makes sense that perfect houses deserve custom door knockers. A unique, personal touch of this kind will show all who come to the house that they are about to enter a very special place.
There are so many standard or stock designs available that the chances are that one can be found that no one else in the neighborhood will have. To increase the options, many materials are used, including brass, bronze, and iron. Finishes can differ, too, ranging from highly polished brass for formal entries to rustic iron for doors made of old barn wood.
Adding a monogram to one of these designs makes it even more your very own. However, for those that won't settle for anything less than one-of-a-kind, there are artisans who will hand cast or hand forge a unique design for a special order. They can also work from a design you have created. There won't be another one like it anywhere.
There's someone that can fill every need, and the internet makes it easier to find that particular person. Online photo galleries show the work of forges that turn out ironwork or artisans who do castings in different metals. Sand casting creates a textured look, while polishing turns even a simple figure into an eye-catching focal point.
There are forges that work with iron. Each hand-made object will be unique in a way that cast items can't share. If the range of ready-made items doesn't satisfy a customer's vision, a skilled blacksmith can work any design in hot iron. Iron can be fashioned with hammer strokes to look very rustic or smoothed into elegant shapes, curves, and loops.
Part of the fun of building a home from the ground up is taking the time to achieve just the right effect. The internet makes learning about available options easy. You can see what others have done - for inspiration only, of course. It's fun to see traditional designs like lion's heads for town houses, anchors for waterfront properties, fox heads for hunt boxes, and griffins if your home will be your castle. More fanciful things like fairies, butterflies, and abstract shapes can be used as well.
If you don't want a realistic or stylized image like one of those, there are many graceful shapes that can be used to tap or thump on doors. It's fun to see how many you might recognize and how many are entirely new to you when you look at the photo galleries online.
As gifts, these customized ornaments are outstanding. Any portal that opens on a private space - a man cave, an in-law apartment, a den or office, or your own front door - will be enhanced with the perfect knocker to request entrance. Even if you have lived in your home for decades, a new knocker might be the perfect gift for the next big occasion.
There are so many standard or stock designs available that the chances are that one can be found that no one else in the neighborhood will have. To increase the options, many materials are used, including brass, bronze, and iron. Finishes can differ, too, ranging from highly polished brass for formal entries to rustic iron for doors made of old barn wood.
Adding a monogram to one of these designs makes it even more your very own. However, for those that won't settle for anything less than one-of-a-kind, there are artisans who will hand cast or hand forge a unique design for a special order. They can also work from a design you have created. There won't be another one like it anywhere.
There's someone that can fill every need, and the internet makes it easier to find that particular person. Online photo galleries show the work of forges that turn out ironwork or artisans who do castings in different metals. Sand casting creates a textured look, while polishing turns even a simple figure into an eye-catching focal point.
There are forges that work with iron. Each hand-made object will be unique in a way that cast items can't share. If the range of ready-made items doesn't satisfy a customer's vision, a skilled blacksmith can work any design in hot iron. Iron can be fashioned with hammer strokes to look very rustic or smoothed into elegant shapes, curves, and loops.
Part of the fun of building a home from the ground up is taking the time to achieve just the right effect. The internet makes learning about available options easy. You can see what others have done - for inspiration only, of course. It's fun to see traditional designs like lion's heads for town houses, anchors for waterfront properties, fox heads for hunt boxes, and griffins if your home will be your castle. More fanciful things like fairies, butterflies, and abstract shapes can be used as well.
If you don't want a realistic or stylized image like one of those, there are many graceful shapes that can be used to tap or thump on doors. It's fun to see how many you might recognize and how many are entirely new to you when you look at the photo galleries online.
As gifts, these customized ornaments are outstanding. Any portal that opens on a private space - a man cave, an in-law apartment, a den or office, or your own front door - will be enhanced with the perfect knocker to request entrance. Even if you have lived in your home for decades, a new knocker might be the perfect gift for the next big occasion.
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