Hand Forged & Foundry Cast
The forms of reproduction hardware may look familiar, but the techniques used to make these pieces have changed dramatically.
Hardware & Metalwork ideas for old house interior design, including reproduction hardware, forged metalwork, hand-cast metalwork, Victorian door hardware, iron railings, and more.
The forms of reproduction hardware may look familiar, but the techniques used to make these pieces have changed dramatically.
If you need to replace the doorknobs in your Victorian-era house, some background on decorative trends of the time can help you sort through antiques and reproductions.
Window dressings complete a room. Here’s a tutorial on drapery hardware ca. 1860 to 1910—a period that saw lavish treatments but also a return to simple rod-and-ring drapery.
This arcane contraption is a transom operator, and it’s used to open and close the ventilation window above a door or larger window without the need of a pole and hook (or a stepladder).
Make an electrical outlet or switch disappear by painting or wallpapering it to match the wall. (Wallpaper gets dirty fast, so make two and store one for later.) Alternately, these decorative covers turn the switch plate into an architectural detail.
Used with a wood or wrought-iron balustrade, a salvaged cast-iron newel post adds history.
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