Glassdoor knobs - yay or nay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, so these are not glass but they are super cool. I was looking at Home & Design today and saw this use of round door knobs. Look up at the very top of the built in. Those round knobs are wooden dresser knobs painted in the same color as the woodwork.

Not trying to highjack your thread, OP, just in love with this idea!!! Hope the link works.

Dear God that's an excess of lighting in such a small space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find them depressing.

If it helps to balance the universe, the idea of someone finding glass doorknobs depressing made me lol.

But this made me laugh, so the universe is off-kilter again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - keep original details.

Learn to read. Not original.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find them depressing.

If it helps to balance the universe, the idea of someone finding glass doorknobs depressing made me lol.

But this made me laugh, so the universe is off-kilter again.

Thanks for the backing. To elaborate, glass knobs were introduced due to war time metal shortages, so a short term fad, aka shiny object syndrome. I don't go in for just because it's old it's charming. Even if original to the house, most people have replacements, including some crap from Stanley or the like prone to falling off in hand. When it's at the stage of "ooh, the knob on the left is fully tarnished solid metal vs. thin chrome plate on the right," yeah, depressing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, so these are not glass but they are super cool. I was looking at Home & Design today and saw this use of round door knobs. Look up at the very top of the built in. Those round knobs are wooden dresser knobs painted in the same color as the woodwork.

Not trying to highjack your thread, OP, just in love with this idea!!! Hope the link works.

Dear God that's an excess of lighting in such a small space.

I disagree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find them depressing.

If it helps to balance the universe, the idea of someone finding glass doorknobs depressing made me lol.

But this made me laugh, so the universe is off-kilter again.

Thanks for the backing. To elaborate, glass knobs were introduced due to war time metal shortages, so a short term fad, aka shiny object syndrome. I don't go in for just because it's old it's charming. Even if original to the house, most people have replacements, including some crap from Stanley or the like prone to falling off in hand. When it's at the stage of "ooh, the knob on the left is fully tarnished solid metal vs. thin chrome plate on the right," yeah, depressing.

So, I am into house things as well and it's fun to learn about things and all of that. But I think you need to take a step back because this is not glass knobs, this is just you being depressed and so finding depression everywhere. I think this is a signal to yourself that you need to work on the depression and then when you revisit house stuff, it will be a lot more fun. You can still insist on solid brass hardware with glass knobs or not, but you don't have to feel this way about it.

[Anonymous]

Just be careful if you have small children and make sure to check them regularly for signs of wear- they can dislodge from the bolt and slice your hand open… we found vintage knobs that are bronze to match the door plates and replaced ours once they started becoming loose.

[Anonymous]

Love them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find them depressing.

If it helps to balance the universe, the idea of someone finding glass doorknobs depressing made me lol.

But this made me laugh, so the universe is off-kilter again.

Thanks for the backing. To elaborate, glass knobs were introduced due to war time metal shortages, so a short term fad, aka shiny object syndrome. I don't go in for just because it's old it's charming. Even if original to the house, most people have replacements, including some crap from Stanley or the like prone to falling off in hand. When it's at the stage of "ooh, the knob on the left is fully tarnished solid metal vs. thin chrome plate on the right," yeah, depressing.

So, I am into house things as well and it's fun to learn about things and all of that. But I think you need to take a step back because this is not glass knobs, this is just you being depressed and so finding depression everywhere. I think this is a signal to yourself that you need to work on the depression and then when you revisit house stuff, it will be a lot more fun. You can still insist on solid brass hardware with glass knobs or not, but you don't have to feel this way about it.

Aww, thanks for your concern. OP is surveying opinions, and mine is nay. If it's simpler for you, I'll change "depressing" to "tacky, trashy gewgaws." I say this having removed them from two houses now. A lot of housing stock in the DC area is a pretty slapdash, mishmash of styles. It's not hard to get to the glass knobs and ask "is this worth keeping?" IMO, the answer is usually, "No." Our first house was a post war brick colonial starter home. I put in simple oil rubbed nobs, and they're also nothing special, but they looked handsome and, IMO, more suited to colonial revival. Problem solved, but it took me some hemming and hawing to get there. Our second house has beautiful door hardware downstairs, but glass knobs upstairs. Like the petal pink walk in closet, these had to go, and this time I had no hesitation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find them depressing.

If it helps to balance the universe, the idea of someone finding glass doorknobs depressing made me lol.

But this made me laugh, so the universe is off-kilter again.

Thanks for the backing. To elaborate, glass knobs were introduced due to war time metal shortages, so a short term fad, aka shiny object syndrome. I don't go in for just because it's old it's charming. Even if original to the house, most people have replacements, including some crap from Stanley or the like prone to falling off in hand. When it's at the stage of "ooh, the knob on the left is fully tarnished solid metal vs. thin chrome plate on the right," yeah, depressing.

So, I am into house things as well and it's fun to learn about things and all of that. But I think you need to take a step back because this is not glass knobs, this is just you being depressed and so finding depression everywhere. I think this is a signal to yourself that you need to work on the depression and then when you revisit house stuff, it will be a lot more fun. You can still insist on solid brass hardware with glass knobs or not, but you don't have to feel this way about it.

Aww, thanks for your concern. OP is surveying opinions, and mine is nay. If it's simpler for you, I'll change "depressing" to "tacky, trashy gewgaws." I say this having removed them from two houses now. A lot of housing stock in the DC area is a pretty slapdash, mishmash of styles. It's not hard to get to the glass knobs and ask "is this worth keeping?" IMO, the answer is usually, "No." Our first house was a post war brick colonial starter home. I put in simple oil rubbed nobs, and they're also nothing special, but they looked handsome and, IMO, more suited to colonial revival. Problem solved, but it took me some hemming and hawing to get there. Our second house has beautiful door hardware downstairs, but glass knobs upstairs. Like the petal pink walk in closet, these had to go, and this time I had no hesitation.

Please tell me you sold/donated your glass knobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find them depressing.

If it helps to balance the universe, the idea of someone finding glass doorknobs depressing made me lol.

But this made me laugh, so the universe is off-kilter again.

Thanks for the backing. To elaborate, glass knobs were introduced due to war time metal shortages, so a short term fad, aka shiny object syndrome. I don't go in for just because it's old it's charming. Even if original to the house, most people have replacements, including some crap from Stanley or the like prone to falling off in hand. When it's at the stage of "ooh, the knob on the left is fully tarnished solid metal vs. thin chrome plate on the right," yeah, depressing.

So, I am into house things as well and it's fun to learn about things and all of that. But I think you need to take a step back because this is not glass knobs, this is just you being depressed and so finding depression everywhere. I think this is a signal to yourself that you need to work on the depression and then when you revisit house stuff, it will be a lot more fun. You can still insist on solid brass hardware with glass knobs or not, but you don't have to feel this way about it.

Aww, thanks for your concern. OP is surveying opinions, and mine is nay. If it's simpler for you, I'll change "depressing" to "tacky, trashy gewgaws." I say this having removed them from two houses now. A lot of housing stock in the DC area is a pretty slapdash, mishmash of styles. It's not hard to get to the glass knobs and ask "is this worth keeping?" IMO, the answer is usually, "No." Our first house was a post war brick colonial starter home. I put in simple oil rubbed nobs, and they're also nothing special, but they looked handsome and, IMO, more suited to colonial revival. Problem solved, but it took me some hemming and hawing to get there. Our second house has beautiful door hardware downstairs, but glass knobs upstairs. Like the petal pink walk in closet, these had to go, and this time I had no hesitation.

Please tell me you sold/donated your glass knobs.

I promise they were garbage, but the scrap metal looter grabbed the brass ones and left the plated ones. There’s an architectural antique store near me, they have more of these than they will ever conceivably sell. They are not special, anyone who wants them can find them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:House built in 1951. So past the glass doorknob era. But I think they are pretty but worry they might not fit asthetically or will look out of place. What say you DCuM?

Our house was built in 1950 and has a couple of doors with glass knobs. I love them, personally. I don’t think they would be out of place in your home.