Hardware & Handles
The Weight of a Good Brass Pull
I replaced the cabinet pulls in my kitchen over the course of a single rainy Saturday, and I still think about how much the job taught me about my own hands....
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Author · Noelle Kirkbride
I set out to renovate a small 1930s house and got as far as the hallway, because I kept picking things up and turning them over. Little Home Details is the record of that: hardware, ceramics, baskets, found objects, held for longer than they probably deserve.
The Candle That Always Tunnels
There is one candle in the house that no matter what I do burns down into a narrow tunnel through the middle,…
Nesting Baskets and the Weight They Learn to Hold
Our three nesting laundry baskets were bought sorted by category, whites and darks and towels, but reorganized themselves by weight within two…
What Was Actually Wrong With the Toolbox on the Curb
It was sitting at the end of a driveway with a sign taped to the lid that said free, next to a…
The Bottle Opener with the Bent Handle
A cheap metal bottle opener bent at an angle years ago, and instead of throwing it out I kept using it, and…
The Mug That Learned My Grip
There is a mug on the second shelf, the one closest to the stove, that I reach for without looking. It is…
The Chipped Corner of a Plaster Frame
I bought the frame at an estate sale two summers ago, mostly because of the corner. Three of its four corners were…
Shelving Paperbacks by Feel Instead of Color
A friend suggests organizing a bookshelf by color, and a longer explanation of why sorting by texture and weight instead has quietly…
The Dustpan That Finally Fits the Broom
It took three mismatched dustpans before I found one whose lip actually meets the floor the way my broom sweeps, and I…
The Bread Box and the Color It Turned
Our maple bread box arrived pale nine years ago and has darkened unevenly with light and use, a ring worn dark around…