I grew up in old houses.  When I lived with my parents, the newest house had been built in 1920, the rest were from previous eras.   So one thing (out of many) that I am a snob about is doors and door knobs.   The doors must be of solid wood, and the doorknobs must be something nicer than builder grade knobs.   (M was the same way, he replaced all the knobs in our house, just because he didn’t like the existing ones).

A proper knob lets one know that they are entering a proper place.

I had gone out to have a bit of a nosh with some friends, when I noticed the fabulous entrance to this restaurant.

It just makes one want to pull open the door and go on in (because who doesn’t want to grab ahold of a fish?).

Even this common burger joint added a flourish to their entrance.  One doesn’t just want to order from the drive-through, one wants to pull on the spatula to enter.  (Hopefully these are not the sort of spatulas used on one’s food.)

The entrance to this steak house features these lovely cast bronze heads to let one know what is on the menu (and their food is pretty good too.)

This outdoor store (which sells mostly to city people) has an entry way with climbing axes for mountaineering.   It’s an adventure just to go shopping (this is as close to outdoor adventure as I get).

Okay, I will admit that the pictures I just showed you could be more properly categorized as handles if one wanted to get technical about it.   But this picture is undeniably knobby.   And it’s part of the interactive art experience house.   So I’m not the only one who notices the importance of knobs.  😉