Atlas Austen Collection

The Atlas Homewares Austen Collection

The Atlas Austen Collection is one of Atlas Homewares' transitional cabinet hardware lines, named for and visually referencing English period sensibility while sitting comfortably in modern and transitional kitchens. Atlas Homewares was founded by jewelry designer Adrienne Morea in 1993, and Austen represents the brand's interest in transitional pieces that read traditional from a distance and modern up close.

What Austen pieces look like

The collection covers knobs and pulls with restrained ornamental detail — slightly tapered profiles, subtle surface lines, and finishes that suit both traditional and transitional palettes. Aged brass, brushed nickel, oil-rubbed bronze, and polished chrome are typical finish offerings. The pieces are not overtly period-revival; they suggest English country and traditional sensibility without committing to heavy ornamental detail.

Where Austen fits

Transitional kitchens with shaker or simple raised-panel doors, English country and farmhouse kitchens that want updated hardware rather than strict period reproduction, and bath vanities in transitional baths. Pair Austen with cup pulls for a stronger traditional read on drawers, or with knobs from a sibling Atlas collection for a more modern installation. For more strongly traditional hardware in the same brand, look at Atlas Olde World.

Sizing and pairing considerations

Austen pulls come in drill-center spacings standard for cabinet and drawer fronts. Match pull length to drawer width for visual balance. Finish coordination matters across the kitchen; a brushed brass Austen pull next to brushed brass hardware from other brands keeps the install consistent provided the brass tones match closely. Atlas ships most Austen pieces from stock.