I personally happen to think ORB lighting and chrome faucets work well together. It is the overall feel of the room that is more important. I tend think of chrome as an invisible neutral in bathrooms.

What finish really depends on the overall feel of your bath. Chrome might be a little more spa and clean feeling, whereas the ORB might be a little more cozy and traditional

daki, I appreciate your response. So you think standing at a sink with a polished chrome faucet might look ok with a ORB light fixture over the mirror? I like your point about chrome being a 'neutral' - interesting! What about the towel bar to the right of the sink, remembering this is a small bath. What do people think - chrome because it's close to the faucet, or ORB like the light above? I hope others weigh in on my dilemma.

I would use chrome with a white shade for better lighting.

Thanks also 2pups and mayflowers. Just to be clear, in my own bathroom, I prefer to stick with one look, especially in a small bath. I am limiting myself to inexpensive fixtures in the house for sale, and keep wondering if it may be a bit more cohesive to carry the ORB LR look into the bath or add another set of totally different lights that only have the chrome in common. I do think if I go with chrome I will try to find white shades as mayflowers suggests as the white will tie in with other white elements. Just remembered; the vanity is such a dark element in the bath, and with the matching mirror frame above, that's the other reason why I keep wondering about tying that to the light. Or not! Any one else want to weigh in? I soooooo appreciate the thoughts!

I agree with 2pups and mayflowers. Use chrome with a white shade. I wouldn't care what the lighting was in another room of the house, even if I could see it, as long as it was appropriate for the room it's in.

I used orb light fixtures and cabinet pulls in a bath with brushed nickel faucets and I think it looks fine. I would stick with chrome towel bars, though.

Here are some examples on Houzz:

[mixed metals in baths[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/how-to-mix-metal-finishes-in-the-bathroom-stsetivw-vs~3828529)

I prefer the orb with the chrome. I like two different metals in a room. Too much chrome looks cold and hospital like.

I prefer my metals to match but don't necessarily think mixing them looks awful. What I would steer clear of is the boob light though. I personally think those are about the ugliest fixtures ever produced.

TR, I did the same thing as you at first. Read orb (oil rubbed bronze) and thought boob light.

TR, I agree about boob lights!!!! Some yeahs, some nays....still trying to decide. I've been spending time online looking for chrome lights - inexpensive but not overly chintzy or disgusting looking to me, and I'm having a hard time. I found a decent double light, but the single matching sconce seems unavailable. UGH.

OK, wait a minute TR and Linelle, I don't get it. What about ORB would automatically mean boob light?

I think consistency is important, especially in a small space. If most of the finishes are chrome (what's your hardware on the vanity, by the way?), by installing a light or lights that are ORB, you are drawing attention to them and you might want to think about that. Seems like from what I've seen on the shows where people are fixing up to sell, keeping things neutral is a good way to go. And just because you can see the two lights from the LR, doesn't mean they should match; the lav and the LR are very distinct spaces, after all. If you feel its too cold in there with all chrome, perhaps warm up the space with a nice pop of color in your hand towel, mat on the floor if you are so inclined, or other small accessory. Good luck!

It's the boob look that means boob light to me, and that's in any finish. We just took all of ours down and replaced them with lighted ceiling fans. I was pleasantly surprised that someone actually wanted to buy all of the boobies from me, so maybe some folks don't mind them.

grama, when I saw "orb" lights (as opposed to "ORB"), I immediate thought of an orb, a globe-shape, i.e., boob light. Then when TR said to steer clear of boob lights, I realized you hadn't actually mentioned them. She and I misinterpreted what you meant by "orb."

No, I knew she meant oil rubbed bronze. But that's definitely a boob light in the pictures she shared, almost identical to the ones we just took down. It's funny you thought "orb" though, Linelle! I didn't make that connection but now that I see what you meant, it's cracking me up!

;-D

Oh, that kind of boob light. I just took another look at the photos and realized there is more than one kind.

I was thinking of these from my old bathroom. Some call them Hollywood, but they're also called boobs.

I don't mind mixing metals sometimes, but if it's a small bath - I'd stick to all chrome, especially with your blue/gray paint. It's ok that other fixtures in the house are a different finish.

Ok, thanks everyone! I'll focus on chrome, trying to find something not too ugly in the cheapest price range. I found another one which was decent and inexpensive, but also doesn't have a single sconce available. I'll keep looking....I appreciate that some are more adventurous and have a more flexible vision, but as someone above reminded, this is going to be for sale. I enjoyed the mixed metals link above, and realize combining things in a pricier home can look deliberate; in my former inexpensive house and neighborhood it will likely look like a mistake.