Pics would be helpful.

Here is an example of our current doors and hardware. this is the coat closet.

Here are the levers that I like

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-2-in-Satin-Nickel-Glass-Door-Knob-E-2536/202258450

The hardwood floors match the Darkwood door and the stairs. I've painted or will paint all of the trim and floorboards white. My husband wants to leave the doors wood colored I want to paint them white. Still not sure which way we will go.

I'd go with glass or black.

glass all over the house?

Sure. why not? Glass would look beautiful on those doors. A lot of salvage places have the old, authentic glass doorknobs.

I would look at the glass doorknobs in person that home depot has before you decide on them... I don't care for how the inexpensive glass door knobs look! (tho I do love the gorgeous, much more expensive glass knobs!!)

I would go all handles... I would also probably choose ORB or black rather than satin nickel, but I am sick of satin nickel at this point, so that's probably just me! I wouldn't combine knobs and levers and I wouldn't choose crystal for your doors either- not the best look on a louvered door, imo.

Picking a metal type is so annoying! I have to buy new light fixtures for both the entryway and the dining room and of course the metal will have to match with whatever is on the doorknobs right? Then there are all of the sink fixtures which are brushed nickel. That is why I thought of going with nickel instead of antique Front which I really like with the Darkwood doors.

So as soon as I decided on glass I realized they don't lock! I need a few that lock. Does anyone have a resource for glass door knobs that lock without a key?

If I can't find ones that log I'm going to have to go with a solid metal. My husband is in a hurry to get this changed and he wants to go and buy something now.

Just get a one-sided deadbolt lock in the metal the base of your glass knob is made of and install it over the knob, separate from the knob.

That sounds good in theory but the reality is that with a one sided deadbolt the little ones can lock themselves in a bathroom and I have no way of getting them out.

I'd opt for levers over knobs. We have them in our house now and are so useful...easy to grab and operate, even with an elbow when ones arms are full.

You've shown several photos of your home recently and I don't see anything that says this is a glass knob home, especially that turn of the century cut glass style.

I would leave the doors stained. It's a nice rich color and gives your home some added character. I'd use the nickel levers. I think the curlicue is too fancy for the style of your home though.

We bought this style for every door except the front door. I love them! They come in satin nickel as shown. Polished nickel and venetian bronze (that is what we used).

I have to buy new light fixtures for both the entryway and the dining room and of course the metal will have to match with whatever is on the doorknobs right?

Just my opinion, but I don't think they need to match--especially something as diverse as door hardware and lighting. Too much of one metal can be boring. Generally, lighting within the same sightlines should (usually) match. But even then, if the style is complimentary, brushed nickel light fixtures can look fine with a black chandelier, for example. And interior door hardware usually looks best matched, or complimentary paired. As long as the design styles go together, I actually think that different metals can make focal points of the things you want to draw attention to. It gets trickier the more metals you want to use in a single space, and the goldish bronzes can take more careful thought.

We have a mix of door hardware. In the original part of the house the doors have brass and glass knobs (from the late 40s) except in the living room where they're solid brass. When we remodeled the kitchen and added on I chose ORB knobs and levers for the addition. It all works.

My husband went out and bought a couple of brushed nickel doorhandles because he thought it was what he liked the best. Here they are installed and neither one of us feel wowed by it.

This is the hardware that is on the front door, the oil rubbed bronze. Does that look better?

Honest opinions please!

Honestly, I prefer the ORB. Has a richer look, especially with your dark wood.

I prefer the ORB too :( I still worry though, that with brushed nickel sinks (bathrooms and kitchen) and black/stainless appliances in the kitchen that the ORB will clash.

Does anyone have door hardware in a different metal than the faucets and fixtures in their home? Do you like it? Can you share pictures?

My door hardware doesn't match my faucets. No reason why it should. I have chrome in both baths and brushed stainless steel in the kitchen.

You don't have to use the same hardware in every room. There are no rules. Do what looks good to you ... what you like.

With this bathroom refresh (remodel to come at a later date), I originally purchased brushed nickel lights to match the faucet, pulls, door hardware and towel ring. But they looked funny together, probably because of the black cabinet and dark wood medicine cabinets in between the BN items and the lights. I switched the lights to ORB, and I think they look much better, even though they don't match the rest of the metal in the room.

For what it's worth, I ended up taking off the lever style knobs that were so easy for my 92 year old mom to use because they also caught on her clothing nearly toppling her a couple of times

i have a box of 1920's glass knobs and locks. < evil laugh. >

I much prefer the bronze. It makes everything look richer. Your wood doors are gorgeous. I think the nickel really takes something away from the lovely wood.

Yes to the oil-rubbed bronze! It's beautiful. I think that, unless you want to invest in salvaged glass knobs - which are the real deal and have the heft to be pulled off to give those doors stature, you're better off going with the ORB. Today's "glass" knobs are cheap and they look it.

No need for doorknobs to match faucets.

I like the brushed nickel that matches your faucets. I also like (and I have) the ones you pictured toward the top - not the ones your husband bought and tried. They are 2 different levers. The ones your husband bought are plainer. I love the curly ones. And, apparently I'm in the minority, but I think all the finishes in a house should match. Light fixtures, door handles, cabinet hardware, faucets. It took a while after buying our house to change everything out, but I bought a new door handle every payday until we were done.

You can mix knobs and handles, its your house.... do what you want with it. I would keep all the finishing types the same however so do the brushed nickel throughout.

A few years ago I replaced all my cheap brass door knobs with brushed nickel levers. I like the ease of using a lever, but I think I like the look of a knob better on a door. I just got a new front door and have a flat black lockset and hinges. Now I love the look of black door hardware. I'd like to get all new interior doors and black hardware.