Thank you all. So the answer seems to be a resounding "yes." Now I have a follow up question. The new window needs hardware and screen. We are painting the window trim similar to the cabinet color (an off white, brookhaven alpine white, which is a little grey). SO, if I go w/ oil rubbed bronze and ss knobs and pulls for the cabinets, should the window hw be stainless or oil rubbed bronze (it is pella, the color is actually "brown," but it seems close enough to the bronze. TIA

I recently (as in this week!) was asking myself the same exact question - a quick look at all my kitchen magazines convinced me that the satin nickel faucet/stainless sink/ ORB hardware combo is done all the time. I think it's a great look. The faucet will pick up on the sink, your Wolf range, and any other stainless appliances you may have. Like you I have creamy cabinets with glaze( with a cherry island) , Wolf SS range, paneled fridge and SS undermount sinks. My granite is in the medium brown tones - New Venetian Gold. I'm doing ORB hardware on both perimeter and island, satin nickel faucets and stainless undermount sinks. Lighting will probably have ORB or similar trim. I've also seen ORB faucets matched up to ORB hardware , including mixed with stainless sinks (one like that right on the cover of one of a recent kitchen magazine) - those can be just gorgeous , too. To me, some faucets styles look better in the ORB than others - just personal preference. In addition to kitchen magazines, you might also want to check out the finished kitchen blog on this site - look at categories and then creamy colored kitchens or ORB. If you want a satin nickel faucet though, I think you'll be reassured by what you see.

The light fixtures, in particular, do not have to match the door hardware. They don't have to match anything really. The matching faucet is kind of a recent thing, and its not necessary absolutely, but you couldn't go wrong with something that went with the stainless steel, like a SS faucet. Are you using pewter on all the room door hardware? I would just be consistent throughout the house. In terms of what is the "trendiest" well, if you look at the most expensive faucet that Kohler offers, the Karbon, the newest finishes are gold, and a pale gold bronze, and trends usually start at the top of the price range and work down. But I wouldn't worry about that, I would pick something that works well with your other finishes.

I have multiple finishes in my kitchen and I like it that way! My refrig and DW are stainless; my stove is a 1948 O'Keefe & Merritt white enamel with as much polished chrome on it as a 50's Cadillac; the cabinet pulls are polished brass. The faucet on the sink is brushed nickel with polished brass trim, and I have a display above one cabinet of polished antique copper. And it ALL works!