Door hardware like hinges, knobs and handles have also gone contemporary along with the doors. Giving a modern or a contemporary look to your doors is easy with the wide range of styles and types of door hardware available in the market today.
A wooden or a metal door, interior or exterior door, there is contemporary door hardware for your home from a list of door hardware manufacturers. If you are looking to give you home an upgraded modern look or an antique look you can choose from any number of door knobs, brass door levers, copper door bells, contemporary door hinges, in various metals and styles and finishes.
A typical door knob is no longer just a round piece of metal it comes in varying shapes like oval, egg-shaped, flat or even square with details and engraving. These are popular choices for interior decorators and home improvement contractors to give their home decor the look that they desire. Door knobs not only come in different styles but are specific to the type of door that they are used on. Entryway and hallway door knobs come with a locking system to keep the home secure where as the knobs used on closet doors or bathrooms where there is no security feature needed are called dummy door knobs.

Not only do these hardware pieces come in different metals like brass, bronze or iron but they also come in varied textures and finishes like satin finish, rustic or antique finish or even brushed metallic finishes to suit the theme and style of the home.
If your home is theme based on an Italian hacienda or a French style home then there is door hardware to match this theme. It might be worth looking into door hardware by some of the premium manufacturers like Schlage, Baldwin, Emtek or Kwikset.

Top-Knobs-M9 Devon cabinet drawer knob 1 1/4″ in Verdigris English
Top-Knobs-M16 Ascot furniture-knob 1 1/4″ in German Bronze