As you close the front door, look down at your hand and you may find the answer within your grasp. With the plethora of choices in hardware, you can take the devil out of the details to get heavenly results. Whether changing over some or all of your existing hardware, or selecting for new construction, you'll find something for every budget, every scope, and every style. Door handles, drawer pulls, towel bars, cabinet knobs, key escutcheons, fireplace tools and surrounds, and even plumbing fixtures give homeowners the tools to give their home a signature style. Several trends dominate in the current and future hardware market.
Polished brass is dead.
In my opinion, if you look at brass that's been polished and lacquered, you're seeing brass in an artificial state. In real life, brass would never be that bright and shiny for that length of time. Oxidized, weathered, and distressed finishes predominate for metals. Luckily, not all that glitters is polished brass. Color has been in Europe for the past ten years, so it's about time that we start seeing it here in the states.