Carpe Diem Hardware In The Garden Collection

In The Garden is a nature-themed line of sculptural cabinet hardware built around pond motifs, featuring lily pad back plates, frog knobs, and rose knobs set with Swarovski crystals and colored glaze including a ruby-red treatment. The pieces are cast in fine relief and finished in artisan tones such as antique brass, satin, platinum, gilded mercury, and chrysalis patina. The line is figurative rather than geometric, meaning the hardware itself is the decorative focal point rather than a background detail.

These pieces are designed for statement cabinetry, powder rooms, display cabinets, and themed kitchens where the hardware is intended to draw the eye rather than blend in. Because the knobs and pulls have real depth and projection from their dimensional cast relief and crystal accents, clearance against adjacent doors and drawers should be confirmed before installation. The 4-inch-center pulls are sized for standard drawers while the frog knobs are suited to doors and smaller fronts.

In The Garden is distinguished by its pond-life figurative motif — lily pads, frogs, and roses — along with Swarovski crystal and colored glaze accents that add glint and color against the cast metalwork. The Cricket Cage and Acanthus lines are separate Carpe Diem collections with their own distinct motifs and are referenced as adjacent comparisons within the brand's range. All three sit within Carpe Diem's heavily detailed, artisan-finished hardware category, but In The Garden is unique in its use of crystal-set, pond-themed figurative forms.

Antique brass and satin finishes keep the cast relief readable without adding competing color, while chrysalis and gilded mercury tones deepen the mood and add more tonal shift. Because each finish in the line is distinctive, holding a single tone across the full set allows the figurative pieces to read as a coordinated scene rather than a mismatched collection. The triple lily-pad back plate pairs well behind a simpler knob, while the lily-pad-and-frog plate suits a more detailed pull, and focused lighting above the cabinetry is recommended so the cast detail and crystals are not flattened in shadow.