Special Finishes

An extensive range of Special Finishes to give your design the perfect finishing touch

Ranging from beautiful interior design options to hard-wearing finishes, our extensive range of high-quality special finishes will provide an impressive finishing touch. These special finishes are offered in addition to our standard finishes and can be applied dependent on the product, substrate and environment.  When specifying your products online via our Selector Tool, for each item selected, you will be offered the applicable range of finishing options to choose from. We can also provide invaluable Finishing Advice. Click here to download our general finishing care guidelines.

Our Special Finishes (click a thumbnail for larger previews*)

Designer Doorware Antique Brass Medium Special Finish

Antique Brass Medium (ABM)

A darkened, handmade living finish showing golden brass undertones when new.  Antique Brass Medium ages gracefully over time to enhance its provincial, unrefined character. Striking when featured in authentic, classic designs and applied to BellaCilla or Giulietta door handles and brings a rustic touch to contemporary designs with CuboQuad or Kali door handles.

Designer Doorware Antique Brass Dark Special Finish

Antique Brass Dark (ABD)
A blackened, handmade living finish with a rawer appearance compared to Antique Brass Medium, featuring minimal brass highlights when new. Antique Brass Dark ages gracefully over time to give a raw, unpolished appearance. Striking when featured in authentic, classic designs and applied to
Bella, Cilla or Giulietta door handles for a traditional look, this finish brings harmony to naturally textured, modern interiors on Cubo, Quad or Kali door handles.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Titanium

Satin Black Chrome (SBC)                      
A raw, black finish with an anodised metal texture and matt, satin appearance that enhances the grain of the substrate. Giving the effect of mild, black steel, Satin Black Chrome is a hard-wearing finish suited to almost any environment. Popular in contemporary, modern designs that expose natural textures of brick, concrete, metal, timber or stone. Also very effective on bold flat surfaces like Quad door handles, sliding door blade pulls or square G2510 pull handles.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Macchiato

 
Florentine Bronze Medium (FBM)
A darkened, handmade living finish showing copper bronze undertones when new. Florentine Bronze Medium ages gracefully over time to enhance its provincial, unrefined character.  Striking when featured in authentic, classic designs and applied to
Bella, Cilla or Giulietta door handles, it brings a rustic touch to contemporary designs on Catalina, Novanta or Zola door handles.                        

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Espresso

 
Florentine Bronze Dark (FBD)
A blackened, handmade living finish with a rawer appearance compared to Florentine Bronze Medium and minimal blackened bronze highlights when new. Florentine Bronze Dark ages gracefully over time to give a raw, unpolished appearance. Striking when featured in authentic, classic designs and applied to
Bella, Cilla or Giulietta door handles for a traditional look, this finish brings harmony to naturally textured, modern interiors on Catalina, Novanta or Zola.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Boron

 
Oil Rubbed Bronze (ORB)
A dark, handmade living finish offering a rich, old-world look with tones varying from deep chocolate brown to dark grey, which may change depending on differing climatic exposure. Oil Rubbed Bronze gives a truly ornamental look to traditional or contemporary Neo classic design themes and is a popular, versatile finish that can be applied to brass-based architectural hardware in any design environment.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Polished Brass Lacquered

 
Polished Brass Unlacquered  (PBU)
A timeless finish giving a rich, glossy, honey-coloured appearance. The Polished Brass Unlacquered finish gives a gilded, statement look and is especially suited to traditional and heritage homes. Works particularly well with door handles such as oval
Umbo, round Kimberley knobs, or Cilla and Bella levers. 
Designer Doorware door handle special finish Satin Brass Lacquered
 
Satin Brass Unlacquered  (SBU)
An elegant finish that displays a raw brass colour and brushed satin, monotone appearance. Our Satin Brass Unlacquered finish will give a subtle, background effect in modern, contemporary and minimalist design themes where rich colour is desired.  Looks particularly striking on streamlined door handles like
Ema, Gabriella or Milla

 
Weathered Brass Medium (WBM)
Rich and handmade - a living finish that embraces the natural aging of brass. It’s dark and organic appearance is particularly striking when paired with American Black Walnut on Monte Timber Collection lever designs. This versatile finish is also able to compliment authentic, classic door handles such as the Bella, Cilla or Gabriella.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Polished Nickel

 
Polished Nickel  (PN)
A rich mirror finish reflecting warm hues that is ideal for all contemporary designs. Substantial in depth of colour and gleaming in finish, Polished Nickel works beautifully to bring a touch of warmth to cool environments and looks impressive on all our sliding door hardware, such as
blade pulls, flush pulls and edge pulls, as well as a wide range of door handles and matching accessories.
Designer Doorware door handle special finish Satin Nickel
 
Satin Nickel  (SN)
A popular European finish that offers a rich effect with visible satin lines and warm hues that beautifully complement other architectural hardware finished in Satin Stainless Steel. Satin Nickel is especially suited to modern, contemporary environments with a sharp emphasis on the design aesthetic and looks stunning on our chic
Duo, or the Bauhaus-inspired Lanex door handles.      
                                                                          

Powder Coated Finishes (PCC)

Powder Coated Colour  (PCC)
Hard-wearing and ideally suited to commercial and residential applications, Powder Coated Colour comprises a special finishing paint that is electrostatically applied for a durable, seamless finish. Two of our most popular options in this range are the Black ACE and Flat White coatings (shown). Choose from a virtually limitless palette provided by quality paint brands
Dulux, Interpon or Jotun. (When requesting a quote, add a comment to let us know your colour selection).

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Satin White
 
Powder Coated Colour (Satin White SW)
For a simple, mono-tone statement effect, Satin White Powder Coated Colour accentuates your application with bright, clean lines.

 

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Electro Black Ace

 
Powder Coated Colour (Black Ace BKA)
A dark, smooth and textured matte black finish that gives an impressive design statement to any door. A durable and UV-resistant finish, it is suitable for commercial and residential projects. Applied to popular styles such as
Kali, Lanex, Lodden and Quad, it adds elements of style to your project.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Electro Black Ace

Vapour Black (VBK)
A smooth, low sheen, non-reflective, hardwearing deep black finish. The finish provides salt spray performance and anti-weathering durability. Recommended for application in the coastal areas and applied to our limited lock products.

PVD Finishes 

PVD finishes are highly resistant to corrosion and abrasion, making door hardware surfaces especially durable. Designer Doorware offers a Limited Lifetime Warranty on all PVD-finished items against tarnishing, flaking, pitting and discolouration for the product's lifetime. Currently, PVD finishes are available in three design collections – Quad, Lanex and Kali lever handles.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Titanium

VBS Black Satin (PVD)
Dark and strong with a satin-smooth texture, PVD Black Satin fuses slate and graphite undertones in a contemporary hard-wearing finish. Modern, bold and understated, this finish lends itself well to projects ranging from mid-century to the ultra-modern. Clean, smooth and suggestive of satin, PVD Black Satin is a tactile, highly touchable, hard-wearing surface.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Titanium

VBB Brushed Brass (PVD)
Our brushed brass PVD finish exudes timeless allure, showcasing the raw elegance of brass while safeguarding against tarnishing through its durable PVD coating.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Titanium

VWB Weathered Bronze 

Elegantly and warm, our weathered bronze PVD finish envelops the surfaces with a luxurious deep bronze, infusing richness and depth, ensuring lasting beauty.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Titanium

VGM Gunmetal 

Dark and strong with a satin-smooth texture, gunmetal fuses slate and graphite undertones in a contemporary, hard-wearing PVD finish.

Timber Species

Select the right timber species for your project to achieve the best possible result. We have introduced American White Oak and American Black Walnut to increase the quality of our timber products, offering a timeless appeal and long-lasting result. These are available on the new Monte Timber Collection of levers and are now also available on all our existing timber entrance handles. 

American White Oak – Raw

Popular for its versatility, distinguishing grain light sapwood with pale to dark brown heartwood. Also known as Northern White Oak/Southern White Oak.

American White Oak – Oiled
Popular for its versatility, distinguishing grain light sapwood with pale to dark brown heartwood. Also known as Northern White Oak/Southern White Oak. Scandinavian oil is applied over the natural sanded timber which enhances and protects the grain of the timber. It is ideal for use on all our timber hardware products to preserve the condition of the timber, giving a rich sheen, semi-transparent timber colour and applied to achieve the most natural appearance possible.

American Black Walnut – Raw
Popular for its rich colour, wavy grain and creamy white sapwood with light to dark brown heartwood. Also known as Black Walnut or American Walnut.                                                                                              

American Black Walnut – Oiled
Popular for its rich colour, wavy grain and creamy white sapwood with light to dark brown heartwood. Also known as Black Walnut or American Walnut. The oil finish is formulated to retain the natural appearance of the timber and can create a feeling of being timeless and beautiful. The stain can be applied to all our timber hardware products.                                                                                               

Concrete Material

Raw, primal and polarising. Pairing concrete with our metal finish so when you touch the lever, part of your hands feeling that raw urban of the concrete and another portion of your hand will also feel that soft cold metal feel so it’s that nice blend feel of rough and sumptuous.

Concrete Luna Gray (CLG)
The finished concrete’s appearance will always have aesthetic variations of shade, colour, pattern and overall size. One standard finish is available at present, which we call Luna Grey. Custom finishes are also available upon request. 

Our Standard Finishes

We generally offer two or more standard finishes for most of our product range; however, in some cases, standard finishes may also be applied as a special finish. When specifying your products online via our Selector Tool, you will be offered applicable standard or special finishing options to choose from.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Polished Chrome

Polished Chrome  (PC)
A cool mirror finish that plays with the surrounding lighting to create an eye-catching effect that adds a highlight to any design application.  Polished Chrome is a hard-wearing finish that endures most climatic conditions well and, as a popular and versatile favourite, can be applied to a wide range of architectural hardware to enhance any environment. Creates a complementary match to Polished Stainless Steel or a contrasting effect to Satin Chrome.

Satin Chrome  (SC)
A brushed, matt finish with a cool, semi-lustrous appearance and visible satin lines. An architectural favourite, Satin Chrome is very popular in contemporary design environments for a subtle complement and can be applied to a wide range of our architectural hardware. It offers a slightly more tactile quality than Polished Chrome and gives a contrasting complement to this finish, especially when both are applied together in custom designs.

Designer Doorware door handle special finish Polished Stainless Steel

Polished Stainless Steel  (PSS)
A cool mirror finish that plays with the surrounding lighting to create an eye-catching effect that adds a highlight to any design application.  Polished Stainless Steel is a popular finish that will give a statement look to entry door pull handles and cabinet handles.  Creates a complementary match with Polished Chrome.

Designer Doorware special finish Satin Stainless Steel

Satin Stainless Steel  (SSS)
A raw, natural finish with a brushed look that truly captures a product’s form and aesthetic qualities. Satin Stainless Steel is a popular architectural finish that gives entry door pull handles and cabinet handles a seamless look.  Beautifully complemented by Satin Chrome and Satin Nickel finishes.

*All finishes shown are for representative purposes only. Actual finishes may vary slightly in appearance from those shown.

Please note: Powder Coating Colours and Special Finishes take approximately twenty working days to complete. For advice and instructions on how to get the most from Special Finishes, please visit our Finishing Care page. Or, for further assistance, call us on +613 9300 8888 and talk to our specialist consultants or email us.

We can help you to create an extra special finish for your project! 

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About Designer Doorware's Capabilities

Designer Doorware designs and manufactures superior quality door furniture and architectural hardware including hingesdoor handles and door knobs, door pull handles, sliding door hardware, door hardware accessories, door closers, locks, cabinet door handles, and bathroom accessories. Our products offer timeless qualities to suit a variety of architectural styles and budgets, with thousands of product options and combinations to choose from.

If you are looking for something extra special, our custom design service can create hardware to complement any commercial or residential project, no matter how unique your requirements. We regularly work with Architects, Designers, Developers and Builders on award winning projects of all sizes across Australia, Asia-Pacific and the USA. With know-how gained through many years of specialised design experience, a well-established international network and best-of-breed manufacturing capabilities, we can operate to short lead times and quickly deliver doorware and accessories anywhere in the world.

Our new Selector Tool makes it easy to visualise, compare and select architectural hardware online. You can review a wide range of products, find related products, get tailored specification sheets, make them into a PDF book and request a quote for your specified products. We also make doorware selection easier with customer services that incorporate interior design advice, specifying, scheduling and more. Contact our friendly, highly qualified team to help create that final complement to your project.

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