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About translucent hardware
Translucent or clear cabinet knobs are made from a variety of materials,
enveloping a wide range of design schemes.
There are reproductions of
cut crystal knobs available, along with glass knobs that are frosted,
iridescent, and/or colored. Other translucent materials that knobs are
made from include stone such as marble or onyx, and also manufactured
materials such as acrylic or lucite.
This family of hardware ranges in light reflective qualities from
translucent to crystal clear. This distinguishes translucent hardware
from hardware made from wood, metals or porcelain. There are many
varieties of translucent cabinet knobs available; one of these may be
incorporated into your kitchen style and give a fantastic play of light
through this space.
The most opaque of these types of hardware is fashioned from natural
stone. Marble has four basic color groups: black, red, white and green.
Onyx is another opaque stone that is made into knobs. Hardware that has
iridescent qualities can have an overall iridescent sheen. Knobs with
iridescent qualities can also have swirls of translucent material within
clear glass adding, with amazing variation, adds a touch of elegance to
otherwise clear glass knobs. There is hardware in this category that is
frosted or clear, and is available in materials other than glass, such
as plastics like Lucite or acrylics. Handles and pulls are typically
made from the plastics, because of their durable, non-breakable
properties.
Translucent hardware often brings to mind the cut glass knobs that hail
from the Victorian era. Today’s styles that go beyond the basic round,
there are shapes available approximating an oblong, an egg, a diamond
and many more. Other modern variations are essentially thick disks or
cylinders fashioned rather like a chef's hat. You can also find glass
knobs also fashioned in forms from nature, such as leaves or seashells.
With the variety available in translucent hardware, there is a style
that can be used in your design scheme.
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