Walking on Air
I have a sinus infection. I used to think that the infections I’ve had come from dry, heated air. But I don’t anymore. Our home is heated by forced hot water. Oh, well.
The point is that it’s OK to heat and cool with forced hot air, as many homes are so outfitted. While you’re doing it, why not let visitors see how attractively that refreshing air can be delivered with wall and floor registers.
Most of the registers I’ve found are for the floor, and for good reason. They’re designed to withstand the weight of people walking on them and furniture being placed over them. So, the floor registers can be used in the floor or on the wall. In both places, the ones I’ve found make stylistic statements. See samples on this page from Atlanta Supply, Brass Elegans, Brass Accents and Wood Ventures. 
Their offerings include rich brass, oil-rubbed bronze, antiqued brass, copper, polished chrome, pewter, cast iron, maple and oak wood and satin nickel register plates. 
Some have louvers to direct the air and dampers to permit balancing your system throughout your home. See the wide collection from these manufacturers at Knobs, Hinges and More.
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Make no mistake. These fixtures make a bold statement. There is no confusion or misunderstanding here.
Put a big smile on their face. Lodges, camps and restaurants snap these up to give visitors a thematic experience to keep them coming back. 
The theme is the outdoors and “big” and “bold” describes the offerings from 
Not only is wildlife featured, but it is portrayed with heft that reminds you of what it takes to live there. 
Be sure to add a washer and lock washer to the backside of drawers and cabinet doors when using some of these pulls - the knobs will be able to endure more abuse than the underlying wood.
Someone’s heritage has fallen into your stewardship and, wanting to be a faithful caretaker, you begin a campaign to replace some damaged knobs and pulls. 
How do you do it without scouring the countryside’s antique shops? The answer is that you replace them all with a pre-antiqued set.
It’s one thing to find knobs and pulls made of these materials. It’s yet another thing to find them in the styles that were popular decades ago. 
You can find such fabrications in the 
I was completely amazed at page after page of styles, each in the metals mentioned above. Why, you can completely outfit your drawers and cabinets with many styles while retaining the same metal color and finish! 
Conversely, you can choose one style and do it in differing metals to match the decor themes in different living spaces. The folks at 
When you find yourself in the (ugh!) doctor’s office surround by sterility, what often makes it so (besides the smell of isopropyl alcohol) is the perponderance of stainless steel, glass, chrome plating and porcelain. 
That’s because these materials are easy to sterilize - they’re not porous and so don’t offer hiding places for germs.
(without the ugh! smell of alcolhol or anticipation of personal intrusion) and make you feel safe in your surrounding? It seems quite a natural to use these materials in the bathroom because it’s there that you will again get personal and want some assurance of cleanliness.
A few of 
Folks who own and run clubs, restaurants and other social gathering businesses know that it’s self-inflicting to outfit their spaces with inexpensive, breakable and delicate fixtures. They don’t want to have to be replacing items when they have more important business matters to tend to. Their fixtures (door handles, 
drawer pulls, door knockers, cabinet knobs) will be getting many times normal use because of all the people they serve. In one year of service, their fixtures will get several years of wear. They choose durable fixtures. If you plan to have delightful fixtures remain for several years, wouldn’t it make sense for you to make the same choices?
Consider some of the items on display here offered by 
With many of these fixtures, you’ll want to ensure adequate backing for the hardware (washers, for example) so that they will not prematurely wear out the door or drawer face they’re attached to. So, bring home a piece of your favorite restaurant as a reminder of times you’ve had with friends or family!
Cooking Utensil Shop, 
Barrel Maker, Woodcarver, 
Clock Repair Shop, Birdhouse Maker, 
Candy Shop, Vinegar Shop, 
Sandal Shop, Theater, Pharmacy or 
Pawn Shop. Would you like to dress up your workspace and retail aisles with hardware that constandly reminds people of where they are standing - in the place of skilled artisans? You’ll find these and more innovative collections at the website of the fine collection people at 
