1. LAKE EFFECT
Midwestern geology just doesn’t get enough love these days. Support your local geodes with these stone cabinet pulls, part of Schaub & Co.’s Michigan Naturals collection (schauband company.com). Straight from the Great Lakes, they bring the outdoors in. Really.
Cost: $89 a pair
Contract Builders Hardware, 1203 S. Northwest Hwy., Barrington, 847-381-7060, contracthardwareinc.com
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2. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Start an industrial revolution in the comfort of your own home with these “Valve” knobs by Modern Objects. They come in several shapes and colors, including an “antique” finish, though no one will mistake these as such.
Cost: About $16 to $24
Clark & Barlow, 353 W. Grand Ave., 312-726-3010; 503 N. East St., Bloomington, 309-828-3377, clarkandbarlow.com
3. HOT-BUTTON ISSUE
Heard of rose-colored glasses? Yawn. We prefer our glass to come in scorching hot hues, like these eye-popping “Hot Knobs,” hand-blown by artisans at the Oregon company of the same name.
Cost: $14.25 to $18.05
Online at thehardwarehut.com
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4. UNEXPECTED TURNSTYLE
Stitched and bonded over steel, Turnstyle Designs’ leather “Bow” collection, available in three colors, lends an air of masculinity to any room.
Cost: About $75 to $90
Clark & Barlow, 353 W. Grand Ave., 312-726-3010, clarkandbarlow.com
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Online at thehardwarehut.com
5. AS GOOD AS IT GECKOS
Reptiles never looked so glam. These jewel-like cabinet pulls are inlaid with Penshell. Gecko, we hardly knew you.
Cost: $39
Studio 41, 3160 Skokie Valley Rd., Highland Park, 847-266-1900, shopstudio41.com
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