People start collections for all different kinds of reasons. Some make conscious decisions to start a collection while others find themselves drawn to certain groups of objects. Collections sometimes start with a yearning to fill a need. Some people collect silver spoons, blue vases, stamps or even hair clips. You can start a collection for aesthetic purposes, for functional purposes or better yet for both purposes. Your collection can be a statement of who you are, and can also be the basis of your interior decorating style. Cabinet knobs are an interesting collection to start. Cabinet knobs can be displayed as a collection or be aesthetic while being useful; install them on your cabinets or find another use for them. Cabinet knobs are used on kitchen cabinets, dining room cabinets and also cabinets in the bathroom. Since these knobs all differ in their function they also differ in their design style.
There are many different types of cabinet knobs available. They come in an array of styles, materials and are designed to suit any style of home décor. There are glass cabinet knobs, cabinet porcelain knobs, brass cabinet knobs and pewter knobs to name a few. You can focus your collection on antique porcelain knobs or the different glass cabinet knobs available. You can also use a common material or style to pull your collection together. For example, you may decide to collect glass knobs. You will find that there are many different shapes and sizes of glass cabinet knobs, like glass square cabinet knobs and oval knobs.
If you become a serious collector, you will find that there are some cabinet knobs that are worth a lot of money; from a couple of hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. These cabinet knobs are considered rare pieces. They could have been designed by a famous designer; these are normally collected by antique hardware collectors. Not only do hardware collectors collect kitchen cabinet knobs they also collect doorbells, regular door knobs, door knockers and door plates.
To start your collection, visit an architectural salvage yard. These salvage yards have an overabundance of cabinet knobs salvaged from old homes or from homes where homeowners remodeled. If you find cabinet knobs that are unique or rare consider displaying them for aesthetic purposes. Old cabinet pulls and knobs that complement can be used on your kitchen cabinets. There are manufacturers that can reproduce all kinds of antique cabinet knobs in case you decide to make a set out of a unique cabinet knob you find. You can also shop for your collection on line. There are different auction websites online that sell unique, rare and hard to find cabinet knobs. These websites offer numerous types and styles of cabinet knobs. There are some websites that are devoted exclusively to the collectors of different types of cabinet hardware.
Your collection doesn't necessarily have to consist of only old and antique cabinets knobs. There are interesting new cabinet knobs in the market place today. Some of the ceramic faced cabinets have intricate artistic designs that can be used as a focal point in almost any decorating style or can blend into a cabinet collection.
