Door furniture (British and Australian English) or door hardware (North American English) refers to any of the items that are attached to a door or a drawer to enhance its functionality or appearance.
thumb|upright|Decorative door in [[Florence, Italy]]
right|thumb|Manual door closer
Design of door furniture is an issue to disabled persons who might have difficulty opening or using some kinds of door, and to specialists in interior design as well as those usability professionals which often take their didactic examples from door furniture design and use. One door usually has about three hinges, but it can vary.
Handles
Doors generally have at least one fixed handle, usually accompanied with a latch (see below). A typical "handle set" is composed of the exterior handle, escutcheon, an independent deadbolt, and the interior package (knob or lever). On some doors the latch is incorporated into a hinged handle that releases when pulled on.
See also:
- Doorknob – A knob or lever on an axle that is rotated to release the bolt;
- Crash bar or Panic bar;
- Flush pull handle for sliding glass door.
Locks
A lock is a device that prevents access by those without a key or combination, generally by preventing one or more latches from being operated. Often accompanied by an escutcheon. Some doors, particularly older ones, will have a keyhole accompanying the lock.
Fasteners
thumb|upright|Opening a captured draw bolt-style latch
thumb|An aldrop, a form of draw bolt latch allowing it to be locked
Functionally, all but swinging doors use some form of fastener to hold them closed. Typical forms of fasteners include:
- Latch – A device that allows one to fasten a door from one side (but, if designed to, open from either).
- Bolt – A (nearly always) metal shaft attached by cleats or a specific form of bracket, that slides into the jamb to fasten a door.
A number of items normally accompany doors but are not necessarily mounted on the door itself, such as doorbells.
See also
- Architectural ironmongery
- Drawer pull