The linen closet in our dressing room has been devoid of hardware since we bought the house, with the original drillings having been filled in and covered over long ago. I’d been planning to re-drill the holes and replace the old lockset and knob with salvaged parts, but, well—it’s been three years now, and that still hasn’t happened. I’m sick of looking at a partially-open linen closet every day, though, so I forced myself to come up with a “temporary” (cough) solution using something already in the house.
I bought a couple of these rubberized coral hooks at Anthropologie several years ago, but never wound up putting them to use. As it turns out, they work quite nicely as door handles! Since there’s no lock mechanism, I used a magnetic latch to hold the door shut. So easy.
Perhaps not historically accurate, but definitely cute.
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I love the contrast. Can we see it in context?
very cute :)
Gorgeous.
Very clever… :)
Wow, such an inspired solution! I love the red on white.
Ha! I have the same hooks in white, I use them in the closet to hold jewelry. Very nice. I am totally and newly addicted to this blog, read every house post going back three years this weekend.
I can’t get a sense of the size – can you pull back a bit and provide a full shot of the door?
I like it, the organic shape and the contrast of the coral against the white. Fun!
yummy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Karrey & Countess: I added a photo to the post so you can get a sense of the scale. :)
Pure genius. I seriously love it!
Very nice – I would have never thought of doing that – looks great!
You’ve done great on your vacation! I love this idea.
super cute!
Looks Great!!
Gorgeous!
What a fantastic idea– it’s adorable!
OooOO! So adorable. Who cares if it’s historically accurate, it’s gorgeous. I’m so thrilled to have come across your blog and have added you to my blogroll over at Urban Flea. Cheers my dear!
xo Katherine aka. Urban Flea :)
http://www.urbanfleadesign.com
Wow! That is a fantastic idea.
A little nail polish is an easy way to hide the screws.
Hi Anna, good idea, it is very cool, I love your blog, I visited every day, I have a blog too just 3 days, I would love to have a look, my house is very different from yours. But I love danish furniture and antiques in general. Kisses from Spain.
http://decocoolandchic.blogspot.com
I don’t think I really like it, and hope it really is temporary.. hahaha
That’s such a beautiful and creative solution!
definitely cute!
very cute!
looks great!
Hey Anna,
Just wanted to let you know that I gave you a lovely blog award. That door knob by the way is a great alternative to the usual door knob. :)
i have these too and have never used them!
soooo cute on your door.
Very nice. I’d make them permanent instead of temporary. They give a lovely effect.
very inspiring! now i want to do something like this to my door!
and thanks for the context picture! it really helped visualize it :)
it looks really cute and so lightly – very cool!
Clever idea & looks so cute :)
I have been looking for these hooks everywhere! Can anyone tell me where oh where I can find them ?(I’m in the UK but would order them from the US if needs be) Anthropologie don’t seem to stock them anymore…
Clever girl! I’ve been “net-swimming” a lot to find other design bloggers to make friends with and be inspired by….and your site is on a lot of other blog rolls (thought I’d share the love…) You will go on mine too…
I’m looking forward to getting to know you and having a good laugh too..
Best
Cindy
Magnetic latch idea is brilliant!
definitely lame! Nice hardware clash.
very nice! i love the color contrast and the placement. i love the length of it too. so perfect.
I just love your idea! May I show off your work on my blog?