Wooo!!! Cat, I am stuck at home because of the snow storm so wandered around here not looking at anything in particular and came upon your thread. I totally agree with you on the shower curtain choice. Regardless of whether I have the money to spare or not, keeping those suckers clean is a nuisance over time. We have a glass shower door that was installed back in 2003 and I can't tell you how much I hate cleaning it. Not that the door is all that dirty, but a shower curtain is way easier, and you can change the look/style whenever you feel like it. Can't do that with a pricey shower door. Anyway, everything looks lovely as usual, including the "prom" dress :-) Love, love those circular tiles, and the floor tiles that look like fabric. Gorgeous. What colour is that again? It looks greyish on my monitor.

First of all, nice hardware choice there. Very classic. Second of all, I think having two finishes is the right option in this case. As for the faceplate ... well, flip a coin. I don't think it matters. My first thought was the nickel, but then I thought that the unlacquered brass will develop a nice patina over time and look more "original." Either way I don't think you can go wrong.

What you plan sounds acceptable. It seems like, instead of matching finishes, the objective seems to be ensuring the "theme" is consistent, such as vintage, modern, traditional, etc. For example, there would be more room for mixing in a vintage bathroom, where individual items would seem to have been chosen and used at different times. A modern theme lends itself to matching finishes because it's assumed you used current sources (allowing for more matching). And then there's a mix of everything in between. Unless your choices are really disparate, if you like them and they "fit" your look, they'll be fine.

Thanks enduring! I appreciate the feedback and advice! I had a conversation with someone the other day who told me a story about a woman who changed her front doorknob to oil rubbed bronze.... which led to a new hallway chandelier... which led to new dining room set... which led to new kitchen fixtures and appliances... which led to new counters... and then the bathrooms... and on and on and on. In the end her new doorknob led to a 50k home renovation! After hearing that I decided to stay with brushed nickel in our guest bathroom (whrre the tub is), and ALL the metal trims will be brushed nickel. I am going to use ORB for our master bathroom vanity faucets, lights, and towelbar because the vanity is actually in a separate room from the shower and toilet, separated by a pocket door. The shower and toilet have chrome trims but you never really look at them at the same time as the vanity area. I'll post some pics when its done. Our guest bath tub was just installed and seems to exactly match the brushed nickel faucet we picked out.