Choosing brass handrail brackets – what styles are available and what factors should I consider?
Choosing brass handrail brackets – what styles are available and what factors should I consider?
Handrails are pivotal in providing safety and a creative aesthetic to your home. One of the most important features of a handrail is the handrail bracket. Wall-mounted handrail brackets are used to attach either standard ungrooved handrails or mopstick handrails to their firm position on a wall. With each handrail bracket, you will find a wide range of styles and materials available, allowing you to achieve the exact look you desire for your staircase.
One of the more popular materials for handrail brackets is brass. Brass handrail brackets are a great option, not only due to their classic, luxurious appearance but for their durability and strength. These brackets are bound to bring a creative edge to your homes’ design.
Here, we offer you a clear display of brass handrail brackets’ main features, showing you the designs available, and what to consider when purchasing a brass handrail bracket.
Read the different materials available for handrail brackets.
Why choose brass handrail brackets?
Brass handrail brackets are a fantastic choice of wall brackets for various reasons. Some of which are:
They provide a unique style – the style that brass handrail brackets create is hard to replicate. There is a specific classical appearance to brass, and this is shown greatly through the handrail brackets they produce. Therefore, these brackets will provide your staircase with a unique feel.
They look great amongst most woods – whatever wood you have for your handrail, you can be sure that a brass bracket will complement this beautifully with its versatile design. However, it is worth noting that brass goes particularly well with brighter shades of wood, such as pine.
Flexible for a range of staircase designs – part of the uniqueness of brass handrail brackets come in their flexibility for a range of staircase designs. This way, no matter what staircase style you have, brass handrail brackets can seamlessly fit into the design and bring a fresh aesthetic to it.
What are the different designs available for brass handrail brackets?
Brass handrail brackets have two main categories of designs available. These are:
Simple designs
Simple brass handrail brackets are designed to bring a simple yet stunning appearance to your staircase. These designs blend seamlessly into the wall and staircase area, allowing them to greatly complement the current aesthetic without drawing too much attention away from the overall staircase look. These simple designs are also more affordable – Jackson Woodturners’ Brass Wall Bracket is a perfect example.
These brackets are used to attach a handrail onto a wall.
The bracket stands 70mm from the wall to the screw hole, or 85mm if mounted on a patrice.
The Circle that attaches to the wall is 55mm in diameter.
The Rectangle that attaches to the rail is 47mm x 21mm.
If you desire something with more creative flair and ‘wow-factor’, then the decorative brass wall bracket designs are the right choice. These designs are made to attract immediate attention towards their beautiful style and create a bold, innovative appearance to your staircase. Whilst more expensive, these designs are great for traditional homes that want to portray uniqueness and elegance. Jackson Woodturners’ Antique Brass Petal Wall Bracket does just this.
These wall brackets are part of the accessories range of modern and contemporary stair parts.
These brackets are used to attach a handrail onto a wall.
Here is a list of the main things to consider when choosing your own brass handrail wall bracket:
Does your handrail bracket match your staircase aesthetic?
Harmony is the key to producing the perfect staircase aesthetic. Therefore, you must make sure that your chosen brass handrail bracket fits well with your overall staircase design, including whether it is contemporary or traditional, the wood type, colour, etc.
Brass brackets go well with any style, but specific designs work better with different style homes. If you have a more modern home, you may want a more sophisticated design, and if you have a traditional style home, you may want to opt for a more antique decorative design.
What woods are you pairing your bracket with?
Brass handrail brackets complement all types of wood well, but if you want an optimal pairing, brighter shades of wood such as pine go best with the darker hues of brass tones.
Do you want to add a decorative touch to your staircase?
Some homeowners have a simpler staircase design and are looking to add more creativity to it. This can be easily achieved with the right handrail bracket. A decorative brass handrail bracket – such as Jackson Woodturners’ Antique Brass Petal Wall Bracket – will not only bring a luxury touch with its darker hues but provide an elegant appearance with its decorative design. This will surely turn your simplistic staircase into a dazzling, artistic design.
What are the other handrail bracket materials?
Brass is not the only handrail bracket material available, and each one has its unique benefits:
Nickel – brushed nickel handrail brackets have a traditional, industrial style to them. They have a similar warm hue to brass but very small abrasions creating the brushed surface effect. These brackets are great for hiding fingerprint smudges and marks, and they go well with warm hues of timber like oak.
Black metal – black metal brackets are a sleek, innovative addition to home designs. The brackets are perfect for creating a bold, sophisticated appearance, but also blending well with more neutral tones such as pale or dark wood.
Choosing end caps
Choosing the right end caps for your handrail is also vital. Slimmer end caps are great for more traditional aesthetics where they can subtlety blend in with the staircase design. A good example of this is Jackson Woodturners’ Brass Slim End Cap. More decoratively designed end caps are better for modern aesthetics that want an elegant and innovative look, such as Jackson Woodturners’ Brass Filigree End Cap.
Brass, as with all metals, is tough and durable, but still requires some care to keep it in pristine condition. Experts at Jackson Woodturners suggest that a disposable dust satin cloth or microfibre cloth is perfect for safely dusting the brass handrail brackets. For cleaning marks and fingerprint smudges, they suggest mixing a cleaning solution with warm water as to not damage the metal by being too strong.
