We recently renovated our home and installed all RH Sutton shower hardware. We have three shower faucets, and all three have broken (one of them has broken twice). The valve that controls the hot & cold water flow is plastic and easily breaks with very little torque from the handle (my late-60s arthritic mother-in-law broke one of them), which then means you have to shut off the water to the house, remove the face plate and turn off the water to the faucet directly, and then spend a week without using that shower before you reinstall a replace ment valve -- which in my experience will last 6 months or so before it breaks and must be replaced again. Reading through these reviews, it sounds like this is a pretty common issue. I will be avoiding RH plumbing products in the future.

Have you actually seen or felt any of the hardware you're considering or just taking your GC's word on it? I had my heart set on the Aubrey pulls so drove 65 miles to a store to put my own hands and eyes on them before I shelled out my hard earned cash, which, btw, I recommend doing with ANY hardware you're considering. I was impressed by the quality of the pulls and knobs RH displays on the little boards. (I was disappointed to not be able to rummage around on the huge wall of hardware like they had years ago.) I bought small samples of the Aubrey in polished nickel and polished chrome, a couple of other pulls DH liked, and a couple of different knobs. They all felt solid, heavy, and very well made. I went on to order samples of a few other pulls from different companies when DH didn't initially like my choice of the Aubrey. Compared to the other pulls, the Aubrey felt completely smooth on the handle part and heavier. Some of the other pulls were rougher and you could feel a seam on the handle from the mold or whatever they use to form them. Even though DH didn't like the style of the pull at first, he liked the quality very much. In the end, I chose three sizes of the Aubrey pulls (no knobs) in polished nickel. Of the 100 pulls I ordered (bought many more than I needed as I wanted the flexibility of changing my mind on sizes and then returned the rest), only one any had sort of little flaw in the nickel. Having read that some people in the past had trouble with the Aubrey screws, I sent a pull with the screws to my cab maker ahead of installation so he could decide if I needed to buy different screws. He said the ones I was sent would work fine on my cabs. He had never used RH hardware before, but was impressed with the quality and appearance after he installed them. It's only been a few months, but I'm having zero problems with the pulls. Well, except maybe my obsessive need to walk around wiping the small finger prints off so that they shine. :-) Look at any pull you're interested in IRL. Touch them. Hold them. Hold them up to your cabs to test the projection and appearance. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: More pics on this thread

We have a milk glass cabinet knobs in our 1924 kitchen that were original to our house. I have found them online in various places, and you can get a satin nickel finish on them. This might be a little less 'bling-y' than the glass knobs?? Just a thought! Here is a link that might be useful: Milk Glass Knob

Daisy, do you think it would be better to start over and find some knobs that are satin nickel to match the pulls and not worry about trying to buy the 1.25” from RH to make up the difference I need?