What are the ages of the people living in the house? I personally prefer knobs but went with levers because DH and myself are getting up there in years and knobs can be harder to use as you age.

I had a similar dilemma; asked a child and "older" person to decide which they preferred and found easiest to open - Lever won on all counts for both parties.

But personally I like the look of the knob.

I am intrigued by "modern industrial farmhouse". Is that a HGTV style?

With our previous house we had levers. Our twins were then two years old and quickly learned they could get in to any room simply by hanging on the lever. We are now building again and chose knobs as our youngest is two (why do we keep building with toddlers?!).

I also think knobs are more aesthetically pleasing but can appreciate why those aging in place might chose differently. We are in our mid-thirties, so for us knobs are the best choice.

True modern industrial farmhouses always use levers...except for those which use knobs...except for those which have no doors...

Levers are also more convenient when your hands are full. I like the look of knobs but the functionality of levers, and for us functionality won.

Consider how tall your doors are. We initially chose two panel doors for our home after seeing and loving them in the showroom. At our house, however, doors will be 8’ with 9-10’ ceilings (v. standard shorter size in the showroom). I recently saw that style of door in the 8’ size, and it just loses something. We’re now considering a three panel option.

For hardware we found the new Schlage custom line and really like it. It has a nice heft and finish while being a little less expensive then Emtek. The Latitude lever is a nice contemporary choice, and they have a rectangular rosette (though not quite as tall).

I have no idea what "modern industrial farmhouse" means, but I go with knobs because I need to be able to secure interior doors. That's just impossible with levers. I can always change them out later, if I've broken my youngest child of her habit of getting into things that she shouldn't, and we feel we need an easier option. Hardware isn't really that expensive, especially if you're not building the rest of the house at the same time.