I wouldn't add ORB where there is none. I think the dark color would be too stark with your other choices. We went with satin nickel, because I felt it was the most subtle and I didn't want the metal part of the fixtures to grab attention...Just look lovely, but not take any particular focus. My 2nd choice in your situation would be the classic look of PN. But these are just my opinion based on my preferences. I don't think there is a 'wrong' answer, and I doubt anyone would question any of those choices once the kitchen is completed...There will be no "It'd be a great kitchen IF ONLY the light fixtures weren't that metal!" ;-)

Have you thought of black rather than ORB? I think it's much richer and doesn't compete with the silver metals...

Our house is a farmhouse/cottagy feel. I have antique pewter cabinet hardware.. We have creamy white cabinets, caramel wood cabinets, beadboard, etc. We have a schoolhouse over the sink that I spray-painted black to match the black chandelier. Sorry I'm not good with loading photos! Have you considered black? I'm not sure I like mixing in the ORB with the silver metals...but black goes well. Otherwise I'd go with the satin nickel.

We have, and would actually much prefer black to ORB, especially as black will be one of our two accent colors...the challenge has been finding somewhere to get a black finish! Our two primary options for fixtures seem to be Rejuvenation and Schoolhouse Electric because we're in CA and need the fixtures fitted with GU24 sockets to meet code---Rejuvenation only offers ORB and black enamel (which is shiny, and thus does not meet the "not shiny" requirement of one member of the household). Schoolhouse has an antique black finish, but it's very hard to tell from their website what it looks like in real life, and we're a bit nervous about ordering through Schoolhouse---I love their stuff (and we're definitely getting our shades from them) but they do not allow returns on any of the GU24 socket fixtures or pendants with custom lengths, versus Rejuvenation which will take both back. Since our electrical code is a bit complicated, the no return policy makes me nervous in case anything has to be changed (or in case we hate the antique black finish!)

Has anyone out there seen the antique black in real life? Any sense of how it compares to Rejuvenation's ORB (which also tends to look black in photos)?

We used Schoolhouse Electric antique black fixtures. I found them to be extremely helpful and love that the product is made in the USA by a small business. I would describe the finish as a soft, not stark black and they are not shiny, more of an eggshell finish, just a slight sheen. Here are a couple of not so great pics.

Thanks! @hmdennis, that's actually the same shade we're getting for our flushmounts. :) Do you know what size yours is? (So hard to tell on that too!)

I bit the bullet and ordered the flushmounts and one pendant in antique black from Schoolhouse today, so we'll see what they look like---I'm going to wait to order the rest of the pendants till we get our lighting plan approved by the city, so that way in case we do have to swap something out, we still have some leeway.

Artemis - Although I have not seen the exact finish of these manufactures, I can say that I have a antique bronze fixture from Wilmette and the overall effect is soft black. I also have some cheap ORB fixtures and again the overall effect is soft black. I am not every staring at them as I do when researching. You walk in and see the dark fixture with the glass dome (prism in my case) and it does not overwhelm at all but provides accent. Right now I have some cheap ORB pendants temporarily in over my island and several people like the effect. I think that that tone would look really nice with your darker counters as an accent. I find that PN or SN fixtures sort of blend into the ceiling, which can be good or bad depending on what you want to do. I am mixing finishes for that exact reason. The pendant over the sink is larger and has the antique bronze finish against the white trim of the windows -- looks lovely. The pendants (when they finally come in) are much smaller, with prism shade in a different shape with a SN finish in an attempt to get them to blend and primarily provide light and a semi-transparent echo to the larger more prominent fixture. Since it sounds like your shades are the same not sure if you should mix metals. But you could use the PN on the ceiling if you wanted them to blend more.

Thanks sparklekitty---yes, I'm the one who wanted the PN finish and it was for that reason. But they're ordered in antique black now...oh well! One of not so many things DH cares about so probably a good area to compromise, since he likes to point out that pretty much everything else except the floor is what I wanted....

Here's a dilemma, though. My husband really wants hanging pendants with cords (vintage style) for over the sink. I like these fine, so seems like a go. However, the ones Schoolhouse makes are not UL-listed, and I know some insurers are not down with that. Rejuvenation makes an almost identical fixture that is UL-listed. The fixture at both stores is a white or black porcelain canopy at the top, a black cloth cord, and then a small socket that attaches to the shade. The socket is the only part that comes in a finish. I don't want slightly mismatched finishes (antique black on most fixtures and then a little ORB on a few fixtures would look strange)---but we could order the Rejuvenation version with a PN socket instead? Maybe that would blend in decently since most of the fixture would still be black, and the cabinet hardware would be PN too? *hopeful*

Here is a link that might be useful: The pendant in question