Recent Projects

great iron bracket & sign
Little things like this make me not want to ever walk in Wal-Mart again. You cannot by this type of character

photograph & document
When working on a restoration/preservation project it is so important to document and photograph your progress and work. When working with

more hardware for thought…
These photos are great for design ideas for projects. There is nothing better than design rooted in historic hardware. This clearly

vacation photos
What do you take photos of when you are on a trip. I love to photograph architectural details and especially hardware.

ice box hardware in process
These are components of an ice box hardware project being wrapped up in Wilmette. Visit our shop to see what we

ice box hinges | satin antique nickel
These ice box hinges were shipped off to Michigan for a project. They are machined using solid brass and finished to

salvage casement stay
This is an example of a casement stay on an out-swing casement window. This is another fine example of hardware FLW

frank lloyd wright hardware
This little casement fastener is on an out-swing casement window on a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Highland Park that was

french keyhole trim in silver
These plates were silver plated for a built in wardrobe in a guest bedroom in Chicago. The keys are actually dummy

floor door stop oil rubbed bronze
This is one of our floor stops we love to use. There are several things to consider when using a floor

new life to bennington knobs
These bennington knobs were given new life with new rosettes and new locksets. We used other fun salvage turn pieces, different

traditional privacy set
When you see a photo like this can you really roll into a big box store and get pre-bored hardware? I