I would go with the antique bronze to match the other hardware in the bathroom.

Laurie

I also think that it depends on how close the whole tub set-up is to the sinks and door, whether the difference is immediate, or a little apart.

I have copper metal mirrors, dark coppery bronze towel bars and switchplates, dark bronze Murray Feiss craftsman style lights, and chrome faucets. My shower fixture is also chrome. It all works together well.

Red

I think door hardware is an entity into itself.

It's a really small bathroom...maybe 5x6 or 6x6....a hallway bath. Now that I'm picturing this bathroom, the only thing with a satin nickel finish in there is the light fixture and the door knobs. It's good to know that whatever we choose will work.

You can mix or match your finishes and it will look fine, but try to use the same finish in a couple of other areas of the room and that will help tie them together. Even if you just use the brushed nickel in less obvious places like the brackets of a glass shelf and a soap dispenser, it will balance it out.

Finishes do not have to match. Brushed nickel in most bathrooms tends to disappear, IMO. Think of the successful combinations of finishes we see in kitchens - SS appliances, ORB hardware, satin nickel faucets, etc.

I would not worry about matching the door hardware any more than I would worry about matching a vent grate or toilet flusher. To me when something so integrally belongs to a very specific item, it becomes one of those invisible things.

I think the hardware in the bathroom should match. Just like the jewelry you wear, pearls with pearls and so on.

.....Jane