Bankston architectural hardware was the through-line at our Coldwater Canyon project. Here’s what we used, where we used it, and why it worked.
Architectural hardware is one of the most-touched parts of any home. A door handle gets used dozens of times a day. A robe hook holds the things you reach for first every morning. Yet hardware is usually the last thing specified and the first thing value-engineered. At Coldwater Canyon, we did the opposite — and Bankston is the reason it worked.
Coldwater is a flip in Beverly Hills. Dark steel windows, oak floors, plaster walls. On a flip, hardware is one of the highest-visibility ways to signal quality to a buyer. We needed pieces that looked considered and would photograph well before the listing went live.
Why Bankston
Bankston is an Adelaide-based architectural hardware brand that works with designers globally — including US studios — to produce door levers, knobs, pulls, and hooks. Their pieces combine metal with natural materials: marble, walnut, stone. The finishes are solid, not decorative. Everything is made to handle daily use.
Three things made them the right fit for Coldwater:
- Material combinations that matched the project’s palette (nickel, marble, walnut)
- A range wide enough to cover every application — doors, cabinetry, bathrooms
- Pieces that read as considered without drawing attention away from the room — important when you’re trying to appeal to a wide pool of buyers
The hardware didn’t take over the project. That was the point. It sat within the material story — nickel picking up the window frames, marble echoing the kitchen stone, walnut connecting back to the floors. On a flip, buyers notice those connections even if they can’t articulate why.
If you’re specifying hardware for a flip with a natural material palette and want pieces that read as premium, Bankston is worth a serious look.
