polished stainless/polished nickel w/ polished chrome?
flseadog
13 years ago
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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 Chrome vs. Polished Nickel?
Comments (3)Polished chrome is shiny silver with blue undertones, while polished nickel is a softer silver with yellow undertones, almost like sterling silver. We are in the middle of a bath remodel and they just installed all my new NICKEL hardware yesterday. I thought it would be fine with all the chrome fixtures but the difference is very obvious. Just ordered all new CHROME hardware 15 minutes ago. This is my laundry room, too, so there's a lot of hardware. )-8 A few people have reported unsightly tarnish and wear with the nickel. Our kitchen faucet is nickel and it still looks perfect after two years, so not all nickel finishes are the same....See MorePolished chrome and polished nickel fixtures in same kitchen?
Comments (11)My very expensive polished nickel Brizo Virage bath faucet is absolutely beautiful and doesn't match any of the other polished nickel fixtures I bought! I'm going crazy. Why oh why didn't I hold them up together in the bathroom before I had them installed? I replaced two-tone accessories and now I have gold again! The faucet looks gold and everything else looks like chrome. I can't find a soap dispenser or fingertip towel holder to match! Every manufacturer's polished nickel is a different color...My Amerock Markham towel bars and tissue holder are beautiful, but look more like chrome. Now what? If you want everything to match and not show every fingerprint and waterspot, stick with chrome....See MorePolished chrome vs polished nickel
Comments (52)My master bathroom has white cabinets , Carrara marble floors and counters all fixtures are polished nickel …i think they are a little ore upkeep than the chrome, but love the color. I need to change out my shower head…any opinions on using a chrome or satin nickel shower head even though the shower trim is polished nickel? I never wipe off my showerhead except when i clean the bathroom…lol...See Morenutherokie_gw
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