Win a $100.00 gift certificate for amazing custom made hardware!

There are things I love. Then there are things I LOVE, all caps! (I can’t bring myself to say Luuuurrrrrvee, it doesn’t seem manly enough, but I would…)

I LOVE these:

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Custom Handmade Art Hardware

These cabinet knobs are from a new advertiser, Hoapley Artware, which is run by a super-sweet and creative individual by the name of Jaxx. She and her small team of part-time help make each and every knob or pull from scratch, by hand.

I’ve been a huge fan of art hardware for a long time but I’ve never seen anything with the unique combination of design style, great colors, and really high quality that these knobs have. I have to tell you, when I opened the box that arrived with these samples, I was very impressed with what I found.

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Top Quality

I can’t really decide what impressed me the most. For me, it was probably the colors, but the designs themselves are incredible. The assortment I received includes a couple of surf boards, a bunch of beautiful flowers, the fish you see at the top, and two of these flamingos! They are all wonderfully hand-painted.

But the quality is probably what surprised me the most. This hardware has the feel of something well made. The surface is smooth to the touch (and cool, due to the natural ceramic-like material), the screw seems very securely mounted to the back, and the weight is more substantial than I expected.

As for look, you can see most of it in the pictures, but I’ll say that the colors are vibrant and solid no matter how closely I look.

A Little History

The work I was holding in my hands raised some questions in my mind about who makes them, how are they made, what are they made of, etc. So I asked Jaxx a few questions and here is a short bit of what I found out:

  • Jaxx says she “escaped the cubicle” to work in antiques. She often took discarded old furniture and made it new and beautiful, but always wanted more unique hardware. That’s how it all started.
  • She personally hand sculpts the design of each product and makes a custom mold.
  • The actual material is a secret recipe ceramic type material. It feels great.
  • Each knob or pull is hand painted to order, so get this…
  • CUSTOM COLORS ARE NO EXTRA CHARGE – any color you want

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Win Some For Yourself!

Jaxx is offering a very generous giveaway to Remodeling Guy readers!

Win a $100.00 Gift Certificate for Custom Art Hardware of Your Choice

You’ll find Hoapley ARTware’s pricing to be great so $100 will go far. Here is how you enter:

1. The most important thing is for you to go check out HoapleyARTware.com then come back and tell me what design you like the best. I’m really curious! (don’t miss the “catalog of designs” link on the upper left of the page)

2. You can gain additional entries by doing any or all of the following:

  • Subscribe to RemodelingGuy.net by RSS or Email (links above in header)
  • Help me get respectable on Twitter and follow me! (top right as well, pathetic, I know)
  • Post about this giveaway on Facebook or Twitter with a link to this post
  • Write a post on your blog with, of course, a link to this post

Leave a separate comment for each entry. Up to a total of 5 entries per person, but you have to do number one or none count. I really want you to see that awesome selection!

The giveaway will be open to new entries until I get out of bed on Sunday morning, whatever time that is. I’ll mark it closed and do a drawing on Sunday and announce a winner Sunday night.

Oh! I almost forgot (actually I did forget and had to come-back to add this) If you already subscribe or follow me on Twitter, you count too! Just leave a separate comment for each of those to get an entry for that!

Good luck! I hope you win!

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