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Hob-Knobbing in London

From high streets to local markets, I found some beautiful designs for door hardware in London; bejeweled ceramic, heavy steel, glass, leather and resin. From Large plate handles to delicate little drawer pulls the assortment was vast. It was like being in a sweet shop- my eyes were bigger than my door capacity.

You can customize any piece of storage furniture with your own embellishment for almost anything with a hinge; kitchen drawers, bathroom cabinets, cupboard doors, chest of drawers, shutters, desks, side tables the list goes on. Give those mundane furniture pieces a facelift with an injection of your own personality- put a twist on it, it you will.

There are quite literally so many knobs and not enough doors on which to fix them!

Here are a few of my favourite knobs.

Portobello Markets
Portobello Road, London W11
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Anthropologie
158 Regent Street, London W1B 5SW
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Graham and Green
340 Kings Road, London SW3 5UR
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Urban Outfitters
200 Oxford Street, London W1D 1 NU
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 Zara
129-131 Regent Street, Mayfair, London W1B 4HT
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Haute Deco
556 Kings Road, London SW6 2DZ
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