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The Defendius door chain (Art Lebedev Studio) is a clever design exercise, but I’m betting this maze lock won’t turn up on the front door of too many homes — and it probably wouldn’t be endorsed by too many firefighters, or insurance types, or anyone else who thinks that getting out of your home quickly [...]

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Sparkly Hardware

by Domestik Goddess on April 15, 2008

What is it the Fin de siècle again already?
Windows and shelves and cabinetry and whatnot have no excuse to be jealous of those glorious attention-getting over-the-top crystal-dangling chandeliers, when they can be trimmed out with such decadent hardware.

This Antoinette collection at The Saturday Decor is just the beginning, too — their bejewelled [...]

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Oh, Those Knockers!

by Domestik Goddess on October 2, 2006

One of the best house-warming gifts I was ever given was an antique gardening trowel that had been converted to a door knocker. It was a particularly welcome gift because this old house had no functioning door bell (nasty loud buzzing things, anyway, most modern electric door bells!) and it is awfully convenient for visitors [...]

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