Blooming Mother of Pearl Cabinet Knob

A small bloom carved from mother of pearl — a knob that shifts through pink and green as the light moves.

Mother of pearl is nature's own iridescence, and here it's carved into a delicate floral motif, the petals catching light at every angle so the color seems to travel across the surface. Each piece is worked by hand from real shell, which means the play of pink, green, and silver-white is different on every single one — you're holding a fragment of something that grew, not a print of it.

The shell is set into sturdy metal hardware that does the practical work, so the delicacy stays on the surface where you want it and none of it where you don't. It feels smooth and faintly cool under the fingers, the carved petals raised just enough to catch a thumb as you pull.

Works well in: a bedroom with a painted dresser in soft blush or dove gray — or a bathroom vanity in pale aqua, where the iridescence plays off tile and water. Especially pretty against a gentle tone like Setting Plaster or a clean chalk white.

Sizing: handcrafted mother of pearl knob of standard cupboard proportions, supplied with a threaded bolt to suit doors and drawers of typical thickness — trim to fit thinner fronts. As each is made by hand, small variations are part of its character.

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