Ot - I am looking to replace my door knobs and wanted to have a split door knob finish for the children's bathroom. I do this by buying two of the same door knobs but one is one finish and the other is the other finish. Correct?

(Sorry, in my op I incorrectly said the door opens to the inside. It actually opens to the outside)

Anonymous wrote:Because its behind the door stop I would go with the inside finish. I also use the inside finish for the hinges.

Thanks. But in my case the door opens to the outside, so the strike plate is to the outside part of the door stop, and so are the hinges (most visible from the outside)

Because its behind the door stop I would go with the inside finish. I also use the inside finish for the hinges.

This is for an older home with period details, with brass door knobs. The bathroom has split door knob finish -- brass outside, chrome inside to match hardware . The door opens to the inside, so the mortise is also chrome. (The strike plate has been painted throughout the years).

For a new basement bathroom door that opens to the inside, what would be the architecturally correct way? Outside knob and rose would be brass. Inside would be chrome (to match bathroom hardware finish). What about the face plate (which will be seen from the inside) and the strike plate (which would be seen both outside and inside when the door is open)?

Thanks.