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What is unlacquered brass and how to care for it.
Choosing a hardware finish can be a really tough decision. Gold tones or silver tones? What about black or gray? And now there is another thing to consider - lacquered or unlacquered?Most brass hardware on the market today is lacquered, or has a protective coating on it. This coating helps keep your hardware looking like new. This coating offers protection against fingerprints, smudges, dirt, oil, food, etc. The hardware is easy to wipe clean with just a little water and a cl
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Sep 3rd 2024
Modern Farmhouse Black Cabinet Hardware
The Modern
Farmhouse look is everywhere. The mega hit HGTV show "Fixer Upper" with
Chip and Joanna Gaines brought this style front and center and it has been
going strong ever since. There are so many ways to bring this design style into
your home, and one of those is through cabinet hardware. The look is attainable
using all different colors and finishes, but we think that there is just
something about the black that just screams modern farmhouse. Here are some of
our favorite picks to b
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Feb 21st 2023
Why the Polished Chrome finish deserves a second chance
Polished chrome finishes are back! They actually never really went away, but satin nickel finishes really took over for a bit. While nickel finishes are still really popular, chrome is making a new statement by bringing a clean and modern look to your cabinet hardware. Polished chrome finishes are shiny and bright. They do not have the same yellow undertones that nickel finishes have, and chrome can coordinate with almost any other metal finish. We've seen tons of mixed metals starting to pop up
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Feb 11th 2021