Should Door Knobs in House Match Door Hinges Throughout the House???

the way i see it ... to each their own. if you don't want to change the hinges then don't. nowadays anything goes. or maybe change the knobs this year and wait to see if it bothers you and change the hinges next year!! i don't think there is a rule that says everything must match!!

I believe they should match, otherwise it will probably look like a job done 1/2 @$$

My husband and I have this discussion frequently. We went with the builder's standard bright brass round knobs when building with the assumption that it was cheaper to replace on our own. Oops. That was a bad, and expensive idea. Now we're stuck with brass everywhere on our doors. We've looked into spray painting knobs but haven't found a spray that looks good enough to use throughout the house.

Most of our hinges have tarnished. I don't think people would notice as much as we do. One of our doors even has the hinges painted white (builder done), and I never noticed until recently when repainting the door. We've been in the house almost 6 years.

All that to say I don't think it's a necessary investment at this time if you can find other ways to remedy such as some spray paint or just choosing to ignore them in hopes no one else will notice.

Good luck!

I like to keep all the hardware finishes the same. Door knobs, hinges, towel racks, TP rolls, etc. There is quite a difference between brushed nickel and antique. As well, I my house is made of straight lines, so I keep that in sync as well. There are no arched doorways, they are all straight, so when we purchased the iron gate for the front door, I purchased the straight lines as opposed to the spiral sunburst in order to keep up with the pattern of the house.

i must be a very oblivious person. i have NEVER walked into anyone's house and noticed whether or not the hinges matched the knobs.
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khairete
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They tend to match in a newer house, but the older house we had before we moved to our new house didn't match much at all. I don't think any of the bedroom knobs matched in shape or in color, but it didn't bother us, and we never spent the money to get everything matching. A lot of times the hinge plates get painted over when the door frames get painted, and sometimes replacing a hinge can be tricky if the old and new doesn't match up exactly. I'd be worried about the door not hanging properly. I think that's why a lot of doors come pre-hung - it's easier to swap out a whole door and frame together than mess with changing hinges.

If you are looking to sell the house anytime in the semi near future (two years or less) I would definitely replace them. It's something that most buyers would look at and wonder why you didn't replace the hinges too. If you plan on staying in the house for awhile then maybe you could slowly replace them. Maybe change out two doors a month until they are all complete. That would make it more cost effective (appeasing your hubby), but eventually they would all match (making you happy to)! I have to say that I am with you on this one though...it would drive me nuts too! :) Good luck!

Ideally... yes. They should match from an aesthetic standpoint.

((If money is no object, quit reading here))

I'm a DIY period remodeler, on a shoestring. As in, I budget $100 a month for remodeling... which means it takes me 3 months to buy the wood for something, and then the wood lives in my basement while I save up for other materials. Or I can do a couple of small $30 projects each month: like I can buy enough paint for one room, or I can add moulding to one room, or beadboard the bathroom, or I can replace the pantry door, etc. So from a tight budget concern: If you're talking 4 hinges... have at. You're looking at $20. If, instead, you're redoing ALL the hinges in the house you could be looking at up to a couple hundred $. Totally depends on your house. I would personally do something that has more impact than hinges if I'm dropping a couple hundred. Like sanding & restaining or repainting cabinets, or drywall, or paint, or tile, or fence.

But like I said... I'm on a shoestring. If you're not... why not replace them all at once? Super easy... 10 seconds a hinge with an electric screwdriver.

They should match. Called "continuity". Just make sure the dog doesn't chew on them...good luck!

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best, k

We replaced all of our doorknobs with aged bronze. Luckily, all of the hinges were painted the same color (white) as our trim and doors so it wasn't something we had to consider. Not sure how much you are paying for your door knobs but we paid $28 per knob so if possible can you save some money by painting?

They should absolutely match! If you don't, it will end up driving you crazy!

We moved into our home 2 years ago and one of the first things on my to-do list was to change out the ugly, old brass door handles. I hated them, but nice door handles at the hardware store were not cheap, especially when you want to buy a whole bunch of them - so I turned to Ebay. I can't remember what I paid, but I found a listing on Ebay that was from a hardware store in Califonia and I ordered all the ame brushed nickel handles and they combined the shipping cost - it was very reasonable and they look great. Now I usually am particular about details and noticing them, but I hated those old handles so much that I didn't even give the hinges a second thought. After reading your question, I went and looked and all of the downstairs doors have white hinges. The doors are white, so it blends in just fine. For some reason, the upstairs doors have the antiqued brass (not shiny) hinges, but it's really not something I notice at all. Perhaps someday I'll change out those hinges to white as well, but really, just changing out the handles made a world of difference and really helped bring the house into the current decade. Hope this helps!

Oh, in case you didn't think of it - you can easily paint your hinges, so instead of replacign them, paint them white (if that's the color of your doors) and you'll have a simple solution!