Decorative Hardware

When you are restoring an old building, whether it is residential or commercial it is important to keep the authenticity alive.  Unless you are renovating the entire structure including the architecture, it is important to understand the era the original building was built.  In order to determine the style of your building you need to take note of many different structural elements as well as the year it was built and the region of the country it was built in.

To choose the right restoration hardware and keep the authenticity of your building, do some research.  Look at other buildings in your area that were built in the same era and see what they have in them.  Online research on time periods and building trends in style and materials can also be very helpful.  The best thing to do is to re-use as much of the lasting materials as you can from your building, and if the hardware is just to worn out to repair, there is a number of places online that will provide custom orders and can re-create an individual piece, for a price.