Door fittings: everything you need to know
What are door fittings?
Essentially, the term ‘door fittings’ includes all the elements that belong on a door. Door fittings are not just your door handle or door knob, but include front door accessories, such as your doorbell, keyhole plate or letterbox plate. For the purposes of good styling, all these items are essential elements in the overall look.
You can thus choose a doorbell in the right style: round, square, large, small, made of any material. Your façade and corresponding accessories are, in essence, an extension of your interior styling, with no compromises.
Types of door fittings
Black door fittings in Aged Iron (VO) have been gaining in popularity for some time. Industrial, sleek, monochrome or classic, black door fittings can function as the perfect eye-catcher in an interior. When it comes to cleaning, black door fittings are no problem at all. Dauby’s black fittings have a coating and require very little maintenance. Also, black doesn’t show any fingerprints and is easily cleaned using a cloth.
Raw Bronze (RB) is a unique variant from the Pure® collection which goes through a special tumbling process. It is the purest form of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin. Raw bronze is colour-fast and does not rust, meaning it does not require a protective layer. After frequent use, the bronze will become polished in a natural way, and a light gloss will be created. The warm, coppery tint is set off beautifully thanks to the raw, unpolished finish. Raw Bronze combines beautifully with other raw materials and trendy colours:
- powder pink
- moss green
- or mustard yellow.
Raw Bronze Polished (RBP) is the polished version of Raw Bronze and offers a shiny, smooth, coppery finish. With the passing of time, this will take on a patina which creates a more matt, warmer bronze. Raw Bronze Polished has really gained in popularity recently due to its trendy, brass/gold look. RBP can only be purchased on request, so please take this into account in terms of delivery times.
Natural Bronze (NB) is an alloy of copper and tin. The alloy has a red colour which, as a result of the chemical reaction with oxygen, will develop an oxide layer; Dark Bronze (DB) is the result of this. If we allow it to further oxidise, we will obtain a green/brown oxide layer, which we call Green Bronze (OG). The areas that are exposed to oxygen will become darker and the bronze areas where there is greater rubbing (e.g. through human contact) will become lighter. A real living finish!
Raw Metal (RM) will add instant industrial allure to your interior. This concrete-influenced look and design combines beautifully with natural stone, raw, unfinished beams or other typically industrial elements. Frequent use will give the Raw Metal a lighter sheen and glossy finish. Raw Metal combines beautifully with materials such as raw wood and natural stone.
Rust is a natural product whereby cast iron is rusted, brushed and treated with a dark beeswax. Due to the fact that rusting is a natural process, the orange/brown colour and the rust effect, or the living finish, can vary. Pure charm, both before and after patination.
