Can I mix rubbed bronze finish light fixture with chrome faucet?

8 years ago

I have a Grohe Arden faucet and handles. I like the Maxim Asiana 3-light fixture. Is it ok to mix finishes in the same bathroom?

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alley2007
8 years ago
I think it is ok to mix finishes. I am doing chrome plumbing fixtures and cabinet hardware and ORB light fixtures and interior door hardware. I think the point is to be consistent - it would look funny IMO to have mismatched interior door hardware throughout a house, for example.
Gracie
8 years ago
I prefer not to mix chrome with ORB in the vanity area. I think of the vanity, mirror and lights as one unit, so I like it to be consistent. I would rather use nickel with its gold undertones with ORB than chrome with its blue undertones.
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You are putting a claw foot tub with shower in the guest bath used by your children? As another poster has written, showering in the small circle provided by the gerry rigged shower in a claw foot tub is a horrible experience. I can't imagine actually spending money to recreate it as I had a bathroom fitted like that in a house I rented in college. It's also more difficult to keep clean and difficult to get in and out of because of the high sides and that there isn't a large flat surface to stand in. And I suspect there will be a lot of splashing especially when kids use it. If you want a period look, built in tubs were welcomed in the 1920's and you can google for pictures of baths done with a period look that also have better functionality. Appropriate fixtures, tile and style of vanity would provide period charm with modern functionality. While I am not slavishly recreating a period look in my remodel, I did opt for period style fixtures in an eclectic way - floors are basket weave; tiled walls mimic the iconic green of Arts & Crafts tiles; my fixtures have somewhat of a Victorian field and they are oil rubbed bronze. Why not have a pump in the kitchen in lieu of faucet and only cold water as that might also be true to the period :-).
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alley2007
8 years ago
A quick search on Houzz will show lots of pictures with mixed finishes. The first two below have ORB light fixtures and chrome/brushed nickel plumbing fixtures and cabinet hardware. The last picture has chrome plumbing fixtures and ORB light fixtures and cabinet hardware. IMO all these combinations look good. I am typically a "matchy/matchy" person but wanted chrome plumbing fixtures in my house and prefer ORB light fixtures to chrome light fixtures for some reason. So I have spent hours looking at pictures with mixed finishes and reading design blogs/home building forums and have come to the conclusion that there are no "rules" on this and it is really a matter of personal taste.
Bunny
8 years ago
I also have the Grohe Arden faucet in chrome. I love it. Something about it reminds me of a Buick from back in the day. I chose a Hinkley Avon light, also in chrome. I really stressed about matching/not matching and am glad I went with chrome for the light, although I don't think it would have mattered too much if I went with a nickel finish instead.

I wonder though if the two styles you've chosen will work together. Perhaps if the light finish was chrome/nickel that would tie them together more. I don't think I'd pair that light with the faucet.

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Can I mix rubbed bronze finish light fixture with chrome faucet?

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