Darned Doorknobs

I like the little touches, the ones that make a space feel different. A big eyesore for me was the doorknobs. I don't like brass, so I decided to change them out. I figured, well, how hard could it be? Harder than I expected.

This is what we had on the doors. They are smaller than average doorknobs. As a matter of fact, we couldn't find replacements in any of the big box hardware stores.

So the way these work is you first remove the little plug screw on the neck(?) of the doorknob. You then unscrew the knob itself. This is what you're left with...

Tried spray painting the knobs, but it didn't look right to me.

I ordered a couple doorknob sets from a mobile home parts website. I was so excited! I thought they would go on pretty much the same way and I'd be done! No!

As you can see, these are much more standard than what was on the doors here. I will have to redrill holes and all that fun stuff. Needless to say, I am not that adept with a drill, so I think my better half should do it.

So I guess the moral of the story is: don't assume :) 

I'll post before and after pics when I finally get them on.