My neighbor Carol told me to swap out my old brass doorknobs for matte black ones, and after spending $18 at the Habitat ReStore in Austin last Saturday my whole entryway looks way more modern.

I was skeptical at first because the brass ones worked fine, but replacing all 4 knobs with those $4.50 matte black ones from the clearance bin has gotten three compliments from visitors this week, has anyone else had luck switching out small hardware for a big visual change?

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wrenstone13d ago

Leapt at the chance to swap out my own sad little brass knobs after reading this (my door hardware looked like it was from a 90s sitcom set, not even joking). Got six of those matte black ones for basically nothing at the Restore in Denver and now my front door actually looks like a grownup lives here instead of a college kid who found furniture on the curb. The compliments are wild though, people notice the tiniest things. I'm convinced that spending $4.50 on a doorknob is the cheapest way to make your house look like you have your life together (spoiler: I definitely do not have my life together).

black.margaret13d agoOG Member

Used to roll my eyes at people getting excited about doorknobs, but you're right, the compliments are wild. Now I'm side-eyeing my own sad little brass ones.