Help-polished nickel vs chrome?
lizbeth-gardener
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Polished Chrome vs. Polished Nickel?
Comments (3)You are correct. Nickel has a warmer tone and chrome has a cooler blue tone. I have polished nickel in my kitchen and it is more difficult to keep nice. I didn't know when I bought it but learned after the fact - nickel is a living metal (like silver). It will tarnish. It is also more difficult to clean than silver (silver polish isn't strong enough to clean it). I use a metal cleaner periodically on it. I do prefer the tone of nickel but not the maintenance....See Morepolished stainless/polished nickel w/ polished chrome?
Comments (6)Thanks for the responses. We had always planned for this bathroom to be just a guest room bath until sometime in the far future we would need an accessible bathroom. So, in the interest of saving money at the time we didn't add the grab bars. Unfortunately, I had a too enthusiastic Memorial Day weekend which resulted in a broken foot bone. Now that I need to use this bathroom we're going to add the grab bars as soon as possible. My recommendation for anyone else doing an accessible bathroom is to do it all at the same time. You never know when you're going to need it or whether you'll be able to match the fittings when you do. Thanks again for the help....See MoreCabinet Hardware - Polished Nickel v. Polished Chrome
Comments (2)Hi, I agree that nickel is lovelier than chrome, and for that beauty there is the price to pay in durability and polishing. I went with nickel and continue to have a need to polish the knobs and hinges and pulls from time to time. The most frequently handled knobs stay bright, while the seldom-touched ones darken and cloud over. Casey...See MorePolished nickel vs polished chrome
Comments (11)Thanks - that's helpful to know that the nickel is a warmer tone. You can kind of see that the tone is slightly different in the pictures. I wonder if the patina thing happens with all or if that's a brand specific situation. I don't really want to get a patina like the ORB stuff I bought years back. My new faucet is chrome. I will never again buy any faucet that isn't classic chrome as I'm so tired of the trendy finishes that go out of style. I don't particularly like silver hardware on a medium/light cabinet but I also don't want trendy bronze that will also go out of style. So I will probably go with some combo of chrome/polished nickel and brushed nickel so at least it's all the same color. This isn't a high end remodel, just a minor update of a small guest bathroom that isn't used that often. It all started with ancient wallpaper removal and then I decided to replace the cheap, ugly vanity and medicine cabinet and then the hanging brass light fixture had to go. On and the door that swings out into the hall will be changed to swing into the bathroom. What were they thinking.........See MoreJeannine
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