Replacing All Door Knobs - ORB or Antique Brass? Help!
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How can I make builder's grade brass door hinges and knobs work?
Comments (7)Well you could choose different door handle color and just deal with the hinges yourself if you really want something other than brass. If you like brass then use it as I see nothing wrong with it. I think brass goes with anything. In my old house my master had brushed brass and brushed nickel faucets/towelbars/towel rings and I used brushed nickle for the knobs and handles for the cabinets there and the mirrors. So even if you wanted to use some with a silver finish you could get something that has a little brass on it and tie it in. The door to the bath had iron handles and black hinges. Here is a pic where you can kind of see it: Towel bar has outer ring in brushed brass and the point that holds the ring and the rest is nickel. Some brass finishes and others that I think would work well too. Bronze Brushed brass vs. shiny (not sure what your hinges will be). antique brass Black also would look good. I'm not a matchy match person though and I don't think I could do all the same color on all my fixtures in the house. In our new house the baths are brushed nickel, door handles are ORB and light fixtures varies from iron look to antique brass, and brushed nickel in the baths. Kitchen faucet is brushed stainless and the pendant above it is antique brass with an amber shade. Bath knobs and pulls will be brushed nickel, not sure about the kitchen, but I'm leaning towards ORB, pewter, or antique brass due to the dark cabinets and wanting it to not stick out too much....See MoreLacquered brass hinges on interior doors with unlacquered knobs?
Comments (16)I am using chrome in the kitchen, and polished nickel in the master (although I did switch to polished nickel in there on the door hardware because there was a logical place to do it - can't see brass and nickel at the same time). We don't have any doors in our kitchen really - swinging door to dining room is through the butler's pantry - but I don't have a problem with mixing metals if done well. Every magazine I look through has homes with either unlacquered brass or oil rubbed bronze hardware, and 99 percent of them use polished nickel in the kitchen. It looks great. I have even noticed many (like Brooke Giannetti) use chrome or polished nickel faucets, and then do a different finish on sconces in the bathroom. We did this in our basement - chrome faucet, oil rubbed bronze sconces, honed absolute black granite. I am not a fan of ORB faucets and I think choosing the right mirror will tie it all together....See MoreBrass mortise locks, knobs, and swinging escutcheon covers...help
Comments (2)The more specific you get the harder it becomes to match the 'requirements.' Van Dyke's Restorers may have at least some of the hardware you are looking for. Here is a link that might be useful: Van Dyke's...See MoreReplacing/ updating interior door knobs
Comments (9)You can use the same doorknobs throughout a house if that's your preference - cabinet hardware does not need to match doors from room to room. Like Anglo, I have different door hardware in the bathrooms than elsewhere. What metal are your current door hinges and will you worry about them matching your doorknobs? I'm not suggesting they have to match - depending on the room, mine do not - but if you're worried about matching cabinet hardware this would probably occur to you at some point as well so better to think about it now....See MoreRelated Professionals
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