Decorative Hardware

Decorative hardware for the home has become much more varied in design in the past few years with the popularity of shabby chic home decor and a growing appreciation for antiques, vintage-inspired, and handcrafted home accents.

Decorative hardware such as door pulls, cabinet pulls, light switch plate covers, towel holders, drawer pulls, and door knockers can really bring a one-of-a-kind flair to your home decor.  Whether you prefer an art deco or rustic feel, or are just putting together a look all your own, don’t forget details like decorative hardware to really make your rooms and furniture pop.

A mortise lock is a lock that needs a pocket–also called a mortise—to be cut into the door where the lock is to be installed.  In most parts of the world, mortise locks are found on older buildings that were erected before the advent of the more common modern bored cylindrical lock.  Due to the popularity of antiqued-look hardware and home decor accents, mortise locks have become more frequently used in new commercial and high-end residential construction in the United States.
 
Typical mortise lock components include the lock body, the lock trim (which includes the doorknob, lever, handle set and/or door pull), the strike plate or box keep (which lines the hole in the frame into which the bolt fits), and the keyed cylinder, which operates the locking and unlocking function of the lock body.  In England and most other countries, dwelling mortise locks do not usually use cylinders, but include incorporate lever mechanisms.