live wire oak- Like happyafwife, in our area, ORB hasn't faded. It is used more often than not in new construction in the most upscale neighborhoods. That is why we felt 'safe' using it. I love the look of stained woodwork, too. But my old woodwork wasn't stained - it was a medium brown painted/glazed finish from the mid-1960's. After ~45 years and three owners, it looked terrible and needed to have something done. To strip and stain it all would have been cost prohibitive. So we opted to paint everything (cabinets, doors, baseboards, etc)a soft white. It makes the house look so much lighter and larger - I can't believe that too many potential buyers will be turned off by it.

Sorry for the confusion....I'm just a guy trying to build his first home and suck at interior design skills. Yes....the front door is a craftsman style door to match the exterior (see image below...stone work still needs to go up in that pic). I live in northern PA so we don't have a lot of modern / contemporary looking exteriors like they do on the west coast. The craftsman style exterior gives me that look of clean simple lines but still fits into place with the other houses in the area. Yes....the staircase is traditional. I would have like something more like the staircase image below but it was custom built. My builder needed the staircase selected the very day he mentioned the word staircase to me. At that moment, I was limited to what the supply house had available to them. I like the looks of unique things....the mixture of metal and wood such as the table pictured below. I guess, I am trying to mix some elements of various "styles" and still make it look like a unique and cohesive space.

Mom of three.... You posted seven chandeliers. Do you have interlocking oval glass kitchen cabinet details or something else to consider and replicate? If not, then the capiz shell wins IMO. It appears delicate and airy, and the design pattern does not fight with the classic airy backed chairs. -The beaded light wood chandeliers compete with the dark wood chairs. Do you have a light colored wood buffet in the room? -The crystal chandelier looks very heavy in comaprison to the airy thin railed chair backs. -The bubble drum is interesting. If you love it, then get it. I don't care for it as it reads to me like happiness (bubbles) constrained (severe shade covering it)

Of course, if you've already completed your bathroom, and have no problem with mixing chrome and nickel, then you've made your choice. As far as the OP's question goes, I still maintain that it's not an optimal look. Here are some beautiful bathrooms with mixed metals for you to look at, and decide if that's the look you want. They all have contrasting metals. Nickel faucets and cabinet hardware with black sconces: Nickel faucets with black cabinet hardware and sconces: Brass faucets and sconces with black pendant: Nickel faucets and black cabinet hardware: