@MaWizz - your second picture was one of my inspiration photos. And although I wanted cabinets like in that second picture, I knew they would likely get trashed quickly with kids actively using the kitchen. My second choice was tab pulls but was talked out of it from a pure functionality standpoint. In a working kitchen with kids it is easier to pull handles (using one clean pinky finger of an otherwise drippy dirty hand). Finally, when I asked a local designer she said handles are like buttons on a shirt. She felt the kitchen needed that accent as it's not an ultra-modern kitchen - but rather more transitional. Hope that helps.

I went back and forth on this a million times, ORB or Satin Nickel...exposed hinges or hidden hinges...I ended up with exposed hinges in ORB (thanks to advice and pics from GW) and I really do like it. My ORB hinges and knobs look more black in the photos but they aren't quite as dark in person and have a warmer undertone. Be sure you see the ORB in person because some ORB is more on the brown side and some has a blacker tone, like mine. My cabinets aren't as creamy as some, they are more white, but a soft white and I don't think it's too jarring. Good luck, it's so exciting when you get down to those final details isn't it?!

ummm, I haven't any. I put up bn look command hooks for the wet towels on the face of the shower as a temporary measure until I could decide on what to get. I only have one place (in that huge bathroom) where I could hang a bar, but the area ended up being a few inches narrower than I thought and am worried about it (a bar) encroaching on the space where the toilet is. I've got my eye on the tp holder that matches the faucets. It's brushed nickel and since it would be on a painted wall, i think it would look better than the orb. But can't commit until I decide about a towel bar for sure and the matching towel bar sets out too far from the wall for that space. So I am pretending that someday I'll figure it out - until then the tp sits on the back of the toilet. I am the only user, so it's fine.

Mamadadapaige posted some great modern pulls from Mockett on another thread which would work well with your Italian cabinets. Here is a link that might be useful: great pulls