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Over time, metal door knobs can become tarnished from the elements and frequent use. Many find that their brass door knobs lose their shine as they patina. Patina can be quite beautiful, but not so much for door knobs. While stainless steel knobs only need a good cleaning to look new again, brass knobs take a bit more effort for a complete restoration. For this reason, we'll focus on restoring dull brass door knobs to look great again.

With so many activities cancelled, some of us have a little extra time on our hands at home. Now is a great time to get some of those little projects done you've always wanted to do. Here are a few project ideas from Direct Door Hardware.

Stop Microbes at the door with Kwikset Microban technology.

Want a simple and inexpensive way to dress up your front door? Starting at under $50 you can purchase this Kwikset handle and mount it behind door knobs with simple round standard sized rosettes.

So you really want one of these cool and trendy barn doors in your home or office space, but you want to be able to lock it? We have the solution to this problem.

You need door knobs for closet doors in a hallway, but these doors don't necessarily need a knob on the interior, right? Closet doors are typically done in two different ways.

Does your home experience high foot traffic? Do you have a four legged friend that frequently lets you know he needs to go in or out by scratching your nice door? Protect it with a Custom Sized Kickplate.

For applications where you need a deadbolt with a thumb turn on the interior, but don't necessarily need a key cylinder on the exterior of a door, the Falcon D261M is a great solution.

When updating or replacing door hardware in a children's day care center, it can be a challenge finding the right balance between safety and convenience.  Something secure, yet easy to operate is essential. 

Are you updating or replacing hardware in an Assisted Living facility? Is your Fire Marshall or Building Inspector requiring a specific kind of lock? Our 5.5 Inch Center-to-Center Interconnected Commercial Locksets may be just what you are looking for. In accordance with most state and local Assisted Living facility regulations, there is no key or special knowledge/effort required to exit.

Check out this interesting idea to solve the problem of losing your keys.

Not pleased with the standard vinyl weatherstrip that is installed on most garage doors? Me either.

Handrail brackets aren't something a lot of people think too terribly much about. But there are many among us that are hardware snobs due to our various professions whether it be home builder, interior designer, architect or hardware retailers like myself.

We have been looking for a house for a few months now because we have a baby on the way and this little loft apartment just wont cut it for long term. There is no room for a crib, there is no bath tub, there are some wicked stairs for her to fall down if we were to be here when she starts to crawl.

I have been seeing a whole lot of Deltana orders being placed lately. Particularly the Deltana 7/8 Inch Drive-In Ball Catch. A ball catch is generally used on double closet doors, or maybe a single closet door, where a latch (the pieced that goes in and out of the door when the door knob is turned to hold the door in place) is not being used or needed.

Multi Point locks or Patio door locks are really nice. They provide a little more security than a regular lock. Multi point means that is has different points where a bolt (similar to a deadbolt) will lock the door in place. For example there is always one in the regular spot on the side edge of the door, one can be coming out of the very top of the door and one at the bottom. Talk about security. Multi point locks also function super well and they are great as far as style goes as well.

Handlesets or Entry door sets are a great way to dress up your front door. Not only are there many many designs and finishes to choose from, but there are also several types of handlesets that you can have your pick from as well. All can be nicely categorized on our site if you wish to make things a little more smooth going.

If you are searching for replacements for your old skeleton key type locks, you are in luck! Nostalgic Warehouse makes brand new hardware to replace that style of lock. Be careful, because if you aren't sure what a skeleton key lock is you may likely be ordering the wrong style to fit your door. Skeleton door knobs are a whole lot different from door knobs you see today.

There's always something new and exciting from Emtek. We love it. They are always bringing something fresh. There are several new things they have introduced. Each of these are available now and if you aren't able to find them on the site yet, please call us so we can place the order by phone. They should be added to the site very soon.

When shopping for commercial door hardware there are a lot of functions available to accommodate all kinds of commercial applications. And it may be easier for you to shop this way, knowing what functions does what.