Rejuvenation vs. Restoration Hardward cab hardware

13 years ago

I'm familiar with both of these companies, but haven't bought cabinet hardware from either. Each has selections I like...some I prefer the finish on one, the shape of the other, but either really works for me. RH has a sale going on (last day today), so am pondering whether to take the plunge and order the assorted cab. hardware I need for my kitchen from it. With the discount, the RH assortment would work out to be only marginally less than the Rejuvenation assortment.

Question is...is one likely to be better quality than the other? And second question...anyone ordered any RH hardware in ORB, and if so....can you tell me what kind or ORB it is? The blackish kind or the brownish kind?

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oldhousegal

13 years ago

I have the ORB bin pulls from Rejuvenation. They don't feel very smooth and over time the finish has started to scratch and wear. That may be the look you are going for, but I expected it to continue to look nice rather than change and wear. I only ordered a few handles, but I think for the rest of the ones I need, I'll go with a different company.

I can't speak to the handles at RH although I usually think their products are very high quality. And, they may have a better return policy than Rejuvenation.

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bostonpam
13 years ago
I have the following from RH
Aubrey Knob 1-1/4" Oil-Rubbed Bronze
Gilmore Pull 4" Oil-Rubbed Bronze
Gilmore Pull 6" Oil-Rubbed Bronze
and I think it's the blackish kind. It has a great heft to them and our family is really rough on things - no scratches and they look great after 7 months. On the other hand my cherry cabinets already have a few scratches. RH was great about returns - I must of bought 12+ different knobs/pulls to figure out what I liked best on my cabinets. No issues with returns.
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pps7
13 years ago
I have 6 different types of RH hardware in my home and I'm very happy with it. I would say the ORB is a dark brown.
francoise47
13 years ago
For what it is worth, we installed polished chrome Restoration Hardware Aubrey knobs and pulls on our Ikea cabinets 13 years ago. The knobs and pulls still look as beautiful as the day they were installed. They strike me as top quality. We'll be replacing our cabinets when we renovate our kitchen in the next year. But I think we'll be keeping the Aubreys. We've purchased a few latches and hinges from Rejuvenation over the years. We've been happy with them too. But nothing has beat the RH quality.
sparklekitty
13 years ago
A little pricer than others, but I am happy with my restoration hardware knobs and pulls. I have ORB Ephram pulls and knobs, PN Bistro pulls and PN aubrey knobs. I have not had them long. Right now the ORB looks matte black (or nearly black.) I do not know if the ORB wears like a traditional ORB (i.e. over time and use the bronze shows through.) It seems pretty solid. My Baldwin front door knob/handle is naturally wearing through and I really like that look (but if you don't I understand you can re-oil them.)

I do know that the PN has a lacquer finish so it does not "tarnish" or whatever the word is for loosing it's luster. In retrospect I would have purchased lacquered PN somewhere else because that was the look I liked and didn't know how to get it. I only bring this up because you can ask if the ORB has any type of preserving finish.

Wow - I just pulled out an unused ORB hanson knob (it is hefty) - it has detail that is clearly a faint bronze showing through. From a distance it just looks black but when you get up close it could be called a very dark brown with dull bronze highlights. I guess it matters which style you get.

If you order from RH through the store, not online (and even on the phone) you don't have to pay shipping. YOu can always buy and return if necessary. Good luck.
Fori
13 years ago
I have both in my kitchen in chrome. They are both pretty good, but I had to return the RH ones a few times to get some that weren't scuffed. RH has an easy return policy (I'm sure Rejuv does too if you can get to their store and don't have to mail stuff).

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