Doorknobs and entrysets

It was much easier to choose our doors than it has been to choose the hardware. We have looked at so many locksets that we’re at a point where it’s difficult to make a decision. Then we get the call from The Door Store and they need to know the specs of our locks asap so we can get our doors. So we’ve narrowed it down. There were a couple of locksets by Emtek that we liked the styling of, but we haven’t heard great things about them. The main things we’ve heard is that the hardware itself has a little more “play” than others, the finishes don’t wear that well, and that the spring mechanism often wears a bit and the levers then hang uneven (and I know we can’t live with uneven levers). They’re still an option, we just wouldn’t go with any levers, we’d only use knobs. Our top choice right now is by Baldwin. We’re thinking of the Trenton Mortise Trim for the front door

the Reading for the back door

and the Cody for the French doors.

They would all have the oil rubbed bronze finish.

The Emtek that we like is the Arts and Crafts or Craftsman entry set for the front door.

Now I need to get prices from a couple of places and see if we can afford them! Both Sun Valley Bronze and Rocky Mountain Hardware had beautiful locksets, but they were too expensive and a bit too bulky for our size door. We thought there would be more choices for the style we want. Has anyone had any better luck than us finding hardware for their doors? Since they’re exterior doors we don’t really want to use an antique one, mainly for security reasons.