If you have ORB kitchen hardware, does rest of room match?

13 years ago

For example--with an open floor plan, should ORB hardware in kitchen match doors leading outside,etc? Lighting finishes? Sink? Thanks!!

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smbh
13 years ago
We will have ORB kitchen knobs/pulls. Our window hardware throughout the house and the hardware on our pendants (and lighting throughout most of the house) is also ORB, as will be our outlet covers in the kitchen (elsewhere they are plain white). Our sink/faucets/trim on some of our appliances (other than the fridge and micro which will be paneled) will be SS. No pics yet as we are still under construction. HTH.
janine09
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13 years ago
It does help thanks. Does this mean ORB on all your knobs throughout the house too? Just curious
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Nope. We have flat black/almond porcelain door hardware, ORB cup and bar pulls, ORB light fixtures, brass faucets, and stainless appliances (with a brass accented French stove).

We have this hardware discussion a lot around here! :-)
smbh
13 years ago
No my bathrooms (including one downstairs off of the kitchen/family room great room) have SS colored knobs.
lolauren
13 years ago
This type of question comes up a lot. You can search and find out what others were told. It seems it is just a matter of taste... everyone is different.

I am in the OCD camp where everything has to match. Thus, my house is ORB EVERYWHERE. (It is a new build, so... it wasn't hard to achieve.) I remember being a kid and walking thru houses...... when the metal finishes didn't match, it really bothered me. I have no idea where I got that preference (our kitchen growing up was nothing spectacular....)

:) I suppose it is up to you and your taste.... do you want everything to match? does it bother you when they don't match?

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