Mix and Match Metal Finishes for Unique Hardware

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Our leather hardware comes standard in 4 leather colors and 3 metal finishes but that isn't the end of the story! Customers have been requesting mixed-metal hardware kits and we can make that happen.

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Hardware Kits in 3 Metal Finishes Mix Leather Washers with Metal Hardware How to Order Mix-and-Match Metal and Leather Hardware Customer Photos: Mixed Metal and Leather Finishes View Drawer Pull Hardware Kits and Parts

Hardware Kits in 3 Metal Finishes

In addition to selling our leather handles and pulls with included hardware, we also sell metal hardware attachment kits separately.

Hardware kits come standard in one of three metal finishes (Nickel, Brass, and Black), as well as several lengths of back screw (not visible from the front) to fit different surface thicknesses.

Back screws are usually zinc because they are invisible on the backside of the surface and are not widely available in different finishes.

Three sets of Chicago screws with matching back screws in nickel, brass, and black matte finishes

Three different leather loop handles shown installed on a surface with metal hardware kits in three colors

Mix Leather Washers with Metal Hardware

In addition to our all-metal Drawer Pull Hardware Kits, we make leather washers.

Leather washers can take the place of the (optional) metal washers in our hardware assemblies.

Washers are optional because they are not functionally necessary to hold the Chicago screw to the back screw, which is held by the threading of the two screws together.

Three brown leather handles lined up with different hardware assemblies

Dark Brown Hawthorne Large Leather Handles with different hardware assemblies. From L to R: Brass hardware with leather washer; Brass hardware with extra-small customer-sourced brass washer, Nickel hardware with included matching Nickel washer

Four leather washers on a white background in four different colors: natural, honey, dark brown, black

We make leather washers from our workshop scrap materials and sell them separately. Our standard washers fit the Chicago screws in our Drawer Pull Hardware Kits. Ask us about custom sizes!

How to Order Mix-and-Match Metal and Leather Hardware

To mix and match hardware finishes, simply purchase the parts separately in our parts section:

As a customer service courtesy of a small family business, we can also assemble your mix-and-match hardware in the workshop.

To order: just ask us, or leave us a note in the "Order Notes" box during checkout (we read every note!).

Would you like to see a mock-up first? No problem. Contact us with your ideas and we'll send you a snapshot from the workshop.

Customer Photos: Mixed Metal and Leather Finishes

In these photos, customers have done these creative hardware pairings (from Left to Right):

A black leather handle with a mixed brass-and-black hardware combination
For a more "buttoned-up" look, this customer installed leather handles with no washers