Crystal Drawer Cabinet

Crystal Drawer Cabinet

Designing With Colored Glass Pulls and Knobs

Color Glass Drawer Pulls are a great way to add vibrancy and color to any room in your home. Glass drawer pulls, in their many styles, became extremely popular in America during the early nineteenth century. Originally the production of glass cabinet and drawer hardware required extensive manual labor as each pull needed to be cut, sanded and finally polished. With the invention of the glass press machine the colorful glass pulls could be mass produced and quickly replaced the traditional cast and stamped metal hardware in the United States.

Examples of Colored Glass Knobs Courtesy of LookInTheAttic & Company

Colorful glass drawer pulls are unique and welcome addition to any home. These design elements exemplify creativity and beauty. Glass drawer pulls come in a wide variety of designs and can be incorporated easily into many architectural styles. With a variety of color choices from elegant Clear Glass Drawer pulls to vibrant Cobalt, Ruby or Emerald, glass drawer pulls are a great way to introduce new color accents into any room or furniture design.  

Many types of color glass drawer pulls are produced today and this allows you to incorporate their patterns and colors into your kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom and more. These glass pulls can transform a boring room into a showplace – but be sure to follow a few simple steps. First, use glass knobs and pulls throughout your for a more unified theme.  Second, replace older and worn down furniture pulls with similar glass pull styles. Note: The use of glass knobs will tie the look together for you. You can also incorporate glass into other areas of your home such as the lighting and doorknobs to further unify your theme. Use decorating magazines or ask an interior designer or other design expert for additional help if needed. By using glass knobs through the entire house you can vary the color or design – you do not need to use the same pull on cabinets, furniture, or drawers.

Glass cabinet pulls are readily available online as well as in many home decorating catalogs. Search for glass or crystal pulls and make sure to ask questions. Will this pull fit on the cabinet or drawer? What is the center to center spacing? Is it available in any other colors or designs? Many styles of glass pulls can be found online through LookInTheAttic & Company and they also offer free design assistance and help.

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Where can I sell old fixtures??

My husband & I are remodeling a 1950's ranch style home in Dallas, TX. We are taking the house to the studs and just took off all of the original door knobs, cabinet knobs in the kitchen/bathrooms, and all other knobs in the home (on the entertainment built-ins, etc.) prior to the demo work. These are all original 1950's knobs and are actually pretty nice; however, we are into the modern look so these will not work for us. We have the crystal door-knobs on all doors and gold (very heavy) knobs on all kitchen, bathroom, etc. drawers/cabinets. Does anyone know where I can sell these?? I have never tried to sell anything on eBay, but will do it if there is no where else to take these. They are definitely "nice" and someone could refurbish, so I am sure that there would be some interest somewhere.... Thoughts??

I think you will get a better price for your items by locating an architectural salvage company in your area. These people buy and resell such items to interior designers, period rennovators and people restoring vintage homes. Gernerally, they pay top dollar because these items are not just junk to them, nor to those of us seeking say, that 1950s crystal and brass door handle. Most that I've dealt with will come out to your location, some will even remove the piece so as not to damage or devalue it and haul it away to be restored for resale.

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