cac0fae8c8f092b7d7e32f10d5d4e9c220d2969b My Health Is My Life: Custom Door Knockers For Unique Entrances

Custom Door Knockers For Unique Entrances

By Kendra Hood


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 ways to personalize standard designs. There are so many of these that the chances are that you can find one that no one else in the community will have. You can choose a variety of materials, like iron, brass, or bronze. The finish can be different, as well. Highly polished brass will fit a formal entrance, while sand-cast bronze or hand-forged iron will suit 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.

Of course, these make wonderful gifts. Surprise your significant other with just the right finishing touch for your new home. Give an unusual and sure-to-be-appreciated wedding gift. Choose a hand-made knocker for the hard-to-please person on your gift list. It would make a nice touch for a man cave, a secluded studio or workroom, an in-law apartment, or any other door that leads to private places.




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