Matching or mixing knobs for different style doors in a row?

8 years ago

One wall of my living room (photo below - we have finished painting trim and doors) contains four doors in a row -- two are coat closets and two are a pair of French doors leading to an office. Do we need to use the same knobs on all four doors?

I lean toward mixing so the French doors stand apart but my husband thinks the knobs should be the same because the doors are all so close to one another.

One thing we do agree on is the style of knob. Either round or crystal with rectangle backplate in a black / black-ish ORB finish.

If we mixed and matched, we would use the same backplate for all four doors and same finish (and same manufacturer so finish match).

Examples of door knob styles: [Crystal knob with backplate[(https://www.houzz.com/products/studio-plate-passage-waldorf-door-knob-timeless-bronze-prvw-vr~51775303); [Round knob with backplate[(https://www.houzz.com/products/weslock-wexford-square-privacy-lock-adj-backset-full-lip-strike-black-finish-prvw-vr~78399397)

Ok to mix and match

All crystal

All solid

Other

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Jamie Ludwig

8 years ago

I think that what ever you pick they should all match or at least have the same finish.

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Comments (7)

cat_ky
8 years ago
I agree they should all match. It would bother me a lot to see different door knobs. I like them to match all through the house.
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Helen
8 years ago
I'm not matching my contiguous doors - closets, hall closet and bedroom door but they will all have the same feel and the same finish as they are vintage old brass door knobs.
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kerri1400
8 years ago
Love the crystal with the black finish for the french doors. I feel like those can stand apart while tying in with the round black knobs on the closet doors. If thats wrong i don't want to be right. ;-).
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ci_lantro
8 years ago
I would use the crystal knobs on the French doors and solid knobs on the other two doors.
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cpaul1
8 years ago
I would do something different on the french doors that still coordinate with the regular doors.
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Helen
8 years ago
Not that you asked but check out House of Antique Hardware because they have a huge selection of knobs and door hardware with those crystal knobs - lots of lovely variations in knobs and back plates.

I'm getting my appliance pull from there after massive searches on the internet feeling like Goldilocks - too ornate; too plain; too square; too curved LOL