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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.

Check out the brand new Barn Door Track and Hanger kit from Sure-Loc. A great Quality Kit Starting at $192 per door.

This summer for our family vacation we went to beautiful Lake Tahoe and had a great time with the kids. On one day we went over to tour a cool old castle called Vikingsholm at Emerald Bay which is on the southwest shore of the lake.

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.

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.

A great question! I know that may be a little confusing. There are quit a few different door knobs, lever handles and other door hardware that look very similar but are from different brands and some brands may be more expensive than others.

Maybe you have seen a ton of great hardware already from Emtek, but have you seen the new(er) CF mechanism they came out with? Now your question might be "What in the world is that?"...  It's only something that's awesome, something that's genius, something you all will probably want! CF is short for 'Concealed Fastener'. In other words this system that is oh so genius is a super sleek design with no exposed screws. I say again... you can't see the screws! Brilliant! This makes all of their modern, stylish, unique, awesome designs of door hardware even more sleek.

I have been asked a few times before if we have any kind of barn door sliding hardware on the site and I had to sadly tell the poor customers no we do not. Sliding barn doors are becoming popular in more and more houses. Kinda like the above picture. This barn door was made out of reclaimed barn wood and the pull is made out of 3/4" gas pipe and fittings - it really makes this home look cool! It's as convenient as a sliding wall, but way way more stylish. Barn doors are just like pocket doors, which are convenient and space saving. You can divide the rooms or open it up to make a great big room. I think the look alone is enough, but it is also usable.

I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel it's a huge hassle to get in and out of the house - with all the keys that I have to keep track of, my hands are usually full of something or other, and I can seriously tell you that it's probably the worst part of leaving. It stresses me out! One time I had my hands full of groceries and the key wouldn't turn in the deadbolt lock and so I had to set everything I had down on my step and I probably worked on trying to open my lock for about 5 minutes straight, and I may or may not have ended up crying about it.

I almost can't keep up with all the new stuff that on of our favorite brands, Emtek, comes out with! They are creating new things all the time. I think I like that... like a lot. It's fun to post about new things on the blog, otherwise it could be real boring. So what's new from Emtek now? They came out with a new lever called Emtek Hanover Stainless Steel Key in Lever.

They did it again. A handleset they like to call Koln. The Sure-Loc Koln Entrance Handleset has nice straight lines and fits that modern style you may be going for. It would look awesome on a front door. BAM! That's the sound you would hear in your head when you see it on a front door. Your eyes might get wide and  your heart may start to race a little, don't worry it's just excitement of how fantastic that handleset looks. Making a great first impression to your neighbors!

This Sure Loc Electronic Keypad Deadbolt is pretty new to the site! Electronic or keyless deadbolts are like a super tool! And if you have tried one, you won't want to go back to a regular old deadbolt and their silly keys. It's really nice to just have to remember a simple code and your in! That sounds really nice for me! Especially right now because you have to really pull (in, out, up, down) the door and wiggle the key many times before being able to turn the key with all you might to open the door. It doesn't make it easy when your arms are full.

Emtek is always coming out with great new stuff.

Emtek is for sure one of the more popular brands on our site.

I was just looking through some of the Kwikset Hardware and thought how some of the so and so levers I was looking through combined with such and such deadbolts would look real nice and sleek.

Pocket doors are lots of times necessary for some homes and if that's true, then it's necessary to find some hardware to go along with it.

Modern kitchens or bathrooms or anything with cabinets always look clean and you want it to look high quality.

Keyless locks are great and are actually getting to be more common on residential places.