Door furniture is a catch-all term for a door’s fixtures and fittings, and includes latches and locks, as well as door handles and door knobs.

Door hardware is an underrated finishing touch for the interior style of a home. Just like shoes or a watch in your outfit, door handles and door knobs can be chosen for style, practicality, or can combine form with function.

With the huge range of styles, finishes and materials available on the door hardware market today, we’ve never had a customer who couldn’t find the perfect handles or knobs for the style of their home.

These days, you can bring period properties into the 21st century with a modern, minimalist refurb. New houses can have fun with maximalism or classic lines. You can embrace tradition, modernity, or seamlessly blend old and new.

With such a dizzying array of door furniture options, the only limit is your imagination - so our experts recommend starting with the practical:

Who will be using this door furniture?

  • Is this your home?

You need a certain amount of strength and dexterity to twist a door knob, so it may not be suitable for children, older people, or disabled people. Wheelchair or mobility aid users may not be able to open a door with a pull handle.

High shine finishes such as polished chrome may show fingerprints, possibly making them less desirable for a house with young children. By contrast, our Atlantic Hardware Clean Touch RTD Round Backplate Door Handle comes in a satin chrome finish, a more low maintenance way to enjoy the look of chrome, with the bonus of a high tech antibacterial coating on the surface.

  • Is this an investment property?

If your door furniture is for the interior doors of a rental property, handles and door knobs that are durable and easy to keep clean will be top of your shopping list. You also have legal responsibilities as a landlord, and security is something you’ll want to prioritise too.

A multipoint door handle is one with a multi-point lock system and euro cylinder to ensure security; a great choice for front doors to individual flats for example. Our white 3-point locking handle gives you the peace of mind of a sturdy lock, coupled with a slimline backplate to fit a variety of doors, a sturdy white lever handle, and is offered at a very competitive price.

Our guide to the different types of door furniture will show you where style meets function:

The different types of door furniture

Door lever handles

A lever handle on a backplate is a classic design, and can be a good option for more traditional houses or decorative schemes. Antique brass finishes are popular this year, and this ornate Carlisle Brass Black Antique Ludlow Fleur De Lys Lever on Latch Backplate is a stunning example.

You can achieve a contemporary look with a backplate too, like the sleek lines of this chrome door handle, our Carlisle Brass Polished Chrome Manital Lilla Lever on Latch Backplate.

Door levers also come on round or square roses, a more minimal look which lends itself well to twenty-first century interior design. Eye-catching and subtly dramatic, the Atlantic Black Satin Nickel Tupai Rapido 5S Line Portel Designer Lever on Slimline Square Rose is one of a range of black door handles that customers are loving in 2021.

Our Atlantic Antique Brass Old English Colchester Lever on Round Rose demonstrates how the rose can fit into classically-inspired interiors too.

Pull handles

A great option for a modern interior design, pull handles can be either flush to the door, affixed directly to the door panel, or be mounted on a backplate or rose.

The Atlantic Matt Black Mitred Pull Handle is one of many matte black handles and knobs which are in demand right now.

We’re also seeing more people picking bold colours and interesting textures for their handle and door knob choices. This Carlisle Brass Polished Chrome Fingertip Design Knurled Pull Handle features the tactility of knurling, a technique which finishes a surface with horizontal, vertical or intercrossed lines.

Door knobs

Door knobs of course work wonderfully for older properties and classic interiors, but can be stunning finishing touches to a new house too.

Compare the Carlisle Brass Polished Brass Manital Queen Anne Mortice Knob to the Eurospec Satin Stainless Steel Steelworx Square Knobset. Great examples of the growing popularity of both polished brass and satin finish metallics.