Which door handle to choose for your contemporary interior?

Thanks to the creativity of designers, the door handle is no longer limited to being a simple functional fitting! Increasingly stylish and modern handles are becoming true interior décor accessories that it would be a shame not to make the most of!

How to create a contemporary decoration? 

Contemporary décor is defined by a few major trends.

Space and light

Contemporary decoration cultivates a sense of space: room layouts favour large openings – spaces are open-plan – and place great importance on natural light thanks to numerous windows, wide bay windows or roof windows. This decorating style embraces openness to the outside.

Home automation at the service of comfort

Close to the modern style, contemporary décor loves modernity and connectivity: you will find hi-tech equipment controlled by home automation, while maintaining a high level of comfort for occupants (controlled temperature and lighting, reclining chairs…). Furniture is chosen for its modern and clean design, yet pleasant to live with. 

The materials and colours of contemporary style

A contemporary décor calls on raw materials such as steel and glass. The steel or stainless steel finish is found in many accessories such as light fittings, door handles and furniture knobs, or even furniture legs. Glass is also omnipresent, notably with the many windows. A glass partition combining anthracite steel and glass perfectly matches the contemporary style.

Neutral colours dominate in contemporary décor: the white and black duo, but also copper, beige and grey. A few brighter accents can enliven the overall look, which should remain elegant.

Contemporary décor loves sobriety and design. Its clean aesthetic allocates a place for each carefully chosen line of accessories. This is precisely where door handles, an indispensable functional fitting, play a major role in your interior decoration. 

Choosing the right contemporary door handle reinforces the style of your décor! Here are a few contemporary models that will make you want to change all the interior handles in your home!

1. Contemporary door handle collections 

Nothing beats a comparison guide that lists the most beautiful contemporary interior handles to help you choose the products that best meet your decoration wishes.

SEMPRE Line - the contemporary door handle 

Colour: black, satin chrome, polished chrome  

Material: zamak

This design door handle is a model that perfectly meets the codes of contemporary style. Its modernity and its clean line combine wonderfully. Its square rose and slender lever make it particularly elegant. As its name suggests, this model stands out for its quality and durability. Zamak (an alloy of zinc and aluminium), its manufacturing material, is a guarantee of solidity.

This product is available in three colours, allowing it to integrate beautifully into a modern and minimalist interior. The design collection at the service of your doors!

This contemporary door handle, by enhancing your doors, becomes a major accessory in your contemporary decoration. 

VERUM WIND Handle - the plateless handle 

Finish: white, polished chrome black, brushed chrome, gold, bronze

Material: zamak

This door handle is revolutionary! This range of plateless door handles embodies absolute modernity! The latest creation from our designers, this true work of art will dress your doors with purity and design. Its sobriety and elegance exactly meet the requirements of a contemporary interior.

Its clean lines create a slight recess below the lever so that the fingers are positioned comfortably. It is a true invitation to open the door, combining comfort and quality.

Its five finishes allow for every design combination! You can opt for a black finish door handle on a white door, or a white handle on a dark door. You can also play with materials by choosing a brass bronze finish handle on a glass door. The designers have pushed the style right through to the locking roses (key lock or privacy turn bolt), which harmoniously complete the door handle to form an incomparable decorative pair!

This door handle is an essential ally for creating a contemporary decoration. This product brings originality and refinement.

VERUM PURE Model - ultra-slim door handle

Colour: white, polished chrome black, brushed chrome, gold, bronze

Material: zamak

This design and streamlined door handle is ideal for boosting your contemporary interior. With no visible rose, this model meets all the codes of contemporary decoration in every way. Suitable for every room in your home, this interior door handle will enhance your decoration in no time. Made from zamak, your handles will retain their shine from day one even if they are used hundreds of times a day.

The locking rose (key lock or privacy turn bolt) in the same finish accentuates the clean look of this luxury product, which will enhance your contemporary decoration.

SETIA Collection - the chic door handles

Colour: black, polished or brushed chrome, gold, matt gold, copper

Material: zamak

This door handle is both simple and elegant. Resting on its square rose, the lever tapers harmoniously to create a slender and chic product. The SETIA door handle, a collection available in 6 finishes, is ideal for enhancing a contemporary and refined decoration. This luxury product will find its perfect place in every room of your home, from the living room to the dining room, the kitchen or the bathroom.

This range of door handles can also be used in offices and service areas, such as a restaurant, a café or a reception.

NINFEA Line – the sophisticated door handle

Colour: black, polished or satin chrome

Material: zamak

Its look is resolutely modern. This ultra-modern door handle has a look, a movement, a shape, a design that is unique in its kind. This original door handle surprises with the contrast between its square rose, its lever set in a diamond shape and its slender grip. A sophisticated handle featuring a 7 mm thick rose to refine its silhouette.

This design door handle suits all interior styles and of course your contemporary decoration. This handle range is offered in 3 finishes: polished or satin chrome and matt black. 

This magnificent door handle will dress all the doors in your living spaces, whether your bedroom, living room, kitchen or office.

This door handle also offers an excellent value for money! Such aesthetics are not only affordable but also easy to install on your doors. You will therefore not hesitate to complement it with its matching locking rose (key lock or privacy turn) in the same finish to create a winning design pair! 

STAR Collection - the star of door handles 

Colour: polished or satin chrome

Material: zamak

The aptly named STAR handle deserves its place as the star of the collection! Its unique line and original shapes attract all the spotlights. This door handle will put stars in your eyes! This product will adapt perfectly to contemporary, modern and futuristic interiors.

Whatever finish is chosen, this original door handle, made from zamak (an alloy of zinc, aluminium and magnesium), will retain its shine from day one. 

Remember to add the locking rose associated with the door handle (key lock I, key lock L or privacy turn) to preserve the privacy of your bedroom or bathroom.

LINE BALI Line - the avant-garde door handle

Colour: black and polished chrome 

Material: zamak

This door handle with a square rose displays a clean, resolutely modern line! The asymmetry of its ultra-flat lever produces an unprecedented and surprising effect. The sobriety combined with design makes this door handle an indispensable accessory for your contemporary interior. 

LINE DOUCE Collection - the original door handles

Colour: black and polished chrome 

Material: zamak

This door handle is original in more ways than one. Its ergonomic shape is particularly well suited to the shape of the hand that will operate it in full comfort. Resting on its round rose, the softness of the handle comes above all from its curves. The base of the lever follows the rose to curve gracefully outward. Then the rounded grip is cut away cleanly and precisely on the upper part of the lever to create a flat section designed to fit the palm of the hand. This break in the shape of the handle creates the dynamism of its design.

In terms of finish, this door handle offers a choice between two decorative styles. The polished chrome finish brings brilliance and luxury to a sophisticated decoration. The black finish embodies the modernity and sobriety of a contemporary interior.

Offering an excellent value for money, this door handle makes design and originality accessible to all budgets! Do not hesitate to add the rose with lock in the same finish (key lock or privacy turn) to create a complete decorative set.

Dom PIRA Collection – the little gem of door handles

Colour: lacquered chrome and lacquered nickel

Material: zamak

This door handle is reminiscent of the shape of a cut diamond. A true jewel of the collection, this door handle clearly displays its futuristic inspiration, ideal for enhancing a contemporary interior.

This door handle is a premium product whose multidimensional shape will be showcased on glazed doors, thanks to the luminous star-like reflections that shine through them.

This range of door handles is available in 2 finishes – lacquered chrome and lacquered nickel – as well as in 2 rose shapes – round rose and square rose – to best suit your tastes and wishes. 

DOM TORA Models - the exceptional door handles

Colour: lacquered chrome and lacquered nickel

Material: zamak

The TORA door handle is characterised by a subtle design achieved by bending a smooth shape. In this way, an interesting play of light and shadow has been created, which highlights the futuristic shape of the handle and gives it depth. The carefully profiled shape of the TORA handle has another advantage: it perfectly fits the shape of the hand.

2. Contemporary door knobs

Another form of door handle, door knobs clearly emerge as very useful hardware accessories for creating a contemporary decoration.

Just like handles, there is now a wide choice of door knobs. The oval white porcelain knob is no longer the only option! You can opt for a modernised round knob, but also a square knob with or without a rose. Here are a few models that are sure to catch your attention.

The rounded knob – LINE Models  

With an original design, this rounded door knob on a square rose offers a modern take on the round handle. Made from zamak (an alloy of zinc and aluminium), this door knob is a true little gem of door hardware. 

This collection has the added advantage of offering matching lever handles to create a cohesive interior decoration. In matt black or polished gold finish, these door handles embody the perfection of contemporary design.

The square door knob – AEGIS Collection   

When the traditionally round door knob evolves towards other shapes! Here is a perfect example: the square door knob! Ultra-trendy and modern, the square rose of this knob is in perfect symmetry with the square handle of the same dimension, producing a perfect design effect! 

In matt black, white, polished chrome or brushed chrome finish, these design door handles offer a contemporary alternative to traditional round door handles.

The plateless knob - 

To respect the spirit of contemporary style and its clean lines, opt for square knob models with a metal or nickel finish.

The plateless knob, with its ultra-flat hidden rose, is ideal for installation on a modern door. This unique product immediately gives your doors a contemporary character. Extra flat, this handle can also be fitted on a sliding door or a glass partition. Your doors get a new lease of life thanks to this particularly stylish knob!

3. Finishes and materials of contemporary handles and knobs

Door handles and knobs are offered in a wide range of finishes.

The finishes of contemporary door handles include: black, white, polished chrome, gold, brushed nickel, bronze, copper or anthracite grey, and the list is far from exhaustive! You will even find handles with star crystals or handles in scarlet red for a touch of fantasy!

With such a wide choice of colours, you are sure to find the door handle that perfectly meets your wishes and expectations and that will integrate beautifully into your contemporary decoration.

The different materials of contemporary door handles

The modernity of door handles often lies in the material chosen to craft them. Zamak (an alloy of zinc, aluminium and copper) is very popular among designers. But other raw materials are chosen to shape door handles: you will find handles in brass, wrought iron, stainless steel, wood and even concrete. All these materials offer resistance and durability to the door handles and knobs that above all serve a very concrete function: opening and closing all the doors in the home. 

The contemporary door handle as well as the door knob are purely functional accessories that become decorative assets! Take advantage of the powerful decorative power of these small door hardware fittings, accessible at low prices and easy to buy (online shop – free delivery on all orders over 49 euros). Their installation does not require major work: fitting is within everyone's reach! Do not hesitate any longer and choose the ideal door handle for your contemporary interior!

Find the complete collection of interior door handles suited to all types of decoration on the Milla Handles shop. Sliding doors will receive the most beautiful recessed cup handle. Hinged doors can be enhanced with an original pull handle. Your front door will be dressed with a brass lever handle and the door of your kitchen with matching knob handles for drawers and cupboards. Door hardware is the key to a successful decoration!