Welcome to Further Details, a series dedicated to ubiquitous but overlooked elements hidden on your favorite products.This week: the reason why so many doorknobs are made of brass. Few things are ...

For some knobs on this list, you can customize the shape of the “rosette,” the term for the backplate mounted onto the door that conceals the knob’s internal hardware.

The K10PRO is a reasonable value for $50 but you'll want to make sure your door has room for the big knob and that you're okay with painful charging options. Your guide to a better future .

"A Room in a Glass Globe" is a door knob design by Japanese architect Hideyuki Nakayama. It gives a fisheye view of what's behind closed doors. While it may not be ideal for privacy, it is pretty ...

Info: Home-X Do Not Forget Door Knob Organizer costs $12.99 and is distributed through Amazon. Follow us on Twitter at @latimestravel. Travel & Experiences. Newsletter. Sign up for The Wild.

If you need a quick way to stop a door knob from slamming into the wall, a tennis ball will do the trick if you're in a pinch. Use Tennis Balls to Hold Just About Any Small Item Around the House ...