If you want to make a good first impression, start by refreshing the front door hardware.
Your front door is the first design decision you make that affects anyone who comes to your home.
What does yours say about you?
The hottest name in hardware
Matilda Goad’s MG & Co is the new hardware name to covet.
The London store takes a jewellery or accessories approach to merchandising, showing off all elements in their best light.
Launching in September is an unlacquered brass collection that includes a keyhole cover, €20.95, a front door pull, €99.95, and a statement door knocker, €109.95.
Number snobs
How you identify your house by number, the font type you use, its point size and the material choice you make all say something about how you want the world to perceive you.
Snobs will love Obre, a collection of satin nickel house numbers by Meraki that will let your personality type shine.
Prices per numeral are from €9 to €21.
Go Dark
We’ve had matt black kitchens, bathroom hardware and now it’s the turn of the front door to go dark, at least in part.
The trend now is for the door to be light in colour and the hardware to be contrastingly dark. UK-based Jim Lawrence sells a hand-forged art deco-style steel bell pull, about €63, a heart-shaped door knocker, about €96, and a letter plate, all in flat matt black.
Theatre in the round
Ferm Living’s Orrith door knocker features a sculptural asymmetrical loop that feels modern yet artisanal.
Cast in metal with a clean, rear-mounted design, it includes a ring, hinge pin, and bracket for secure attachment.
A discreet pivot mechanism ensures smooth movement and a satisfyingly solid knock. Available in brass or bushed aluminium options, it costs €69.
Pull to open
The Coastal Group T-bar door pulls are suitable for aluminium, composite and high-end timber entrance doors.
The Blu round bar pull handle shown comes in satin stainless steel and costs from about €71.
The matching back-to-back euro cylinder pull set costs from about €35.
