Perhaps you want a classic and ornamental doorknob for your front door but don’t know which finish would look good on your deep blue entrance door, or maybe you want modern and sleek handles for your grey kitchen cabinets but are not sure which finish to choose.

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Choosing the right finish might be more difficult than you would have expected. What colour door handles for white doors? What are the best door handles for oak doors? What is the best ironmongery finish to make my door standout? How to work out which colour works well with which?

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At Ironmongery Experts, we are here to give you some tips on how to best choose door handle finishes and how these will best pair with different coloured doors. It doesn’t matter if you are looking for door handles for interior doors, doorknobs for cabinet doors, pull handles for front doors or knobs for wardrobes, our tips with work for any type of door you might have.

1. Pair cool tones with light colours.

Satin chrome, polished nickel, stainless steel and pewter work perfectly on light coloured doors, such as baby blue, silver grey and pale yellow.

2. Pair warm tones with dark colours.

For deep, rich colours, such as navy blue, moss green and Bordeaux red, warm coloured hardware is the go-to choice. Polished brass on moss green and bright rose gold on navy blue, sounds fabulous!

3. Neutrals work with any colour.

Wood, black and iron finishes as neutral tones that will suit most colours. The same applies for neutral coloured doors, such as white, black and wood – these will look stunning with any coloured hardware finish.

4. Rules are made to be broken.

Want sky grey cabinets with brass door handles? Perhaps dark green cabinets with silver door handles? Those can look stunning too! If you are feeling adventurous, have a play around with various finishes and colours and see what you like best!

For some inspiration, we’ve put together some images of how different finishes look with different coloured doors.

Blue hues.

Green hues.

Yellow hues.

Red hues.

Greys.

Blacks.

Whites.

If you have any questions regarding our door handles, feel free to get in touch with our team today! We are always happy to answer your queries. We can be easily reached on 01376 559 153 or at info@ironmongeryexperts.co.uk.