Hardware finish with hammered copper sink
I love the apronfront copper sink that I have chosen to go with my moss green cabinetry in my kitchen re-do. Having a time choosing hardware, I'm not a big fan of oil-rubbed bronze, black seems harsh, and the antique copper too rosy. I'm going to try and attach a couple of photos, don't mind the mess. The floor will be some type of darker wood planking, and the backsplash white or off white subway tiles or somesuch. Bianco romano granite. I am looking for a fresh airy feel, and a vintage/heritage farmhouse kitchen look. Any feedback appreciated!
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Rebecca
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7 years ago
rebunky
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHi Rebecca, I too love your choices for finishes. I am so jealous of your copper farm sink. The brick is awesome too!
In your first photo posted above, I notice there are a few different greenish paint samples up on the wall behind the stove. I'm confused because your cabinets look like a beautiful warm creamy off white on my iPad, not moss green at all.
Anyway, I love kitchens that mix up the metals in sinks, faucets, hardware, lighting, appliances, etc... It can absolutely work and look fabulous.
Here is one of my favorite kitchens, Shanghimom's. She has Amerock revitalize pulls in burnished or gilded bronze. (I have these same pulls but in ORB, and I like them very much)
Anyways, she has several metals in her kitchen. There are a few other great examples I'm not remembering right now of hand. If you do a GW search for 'mixing metals' you'll probably see many.
Shanghimom doesn't have a copper farm sink of course, but I can easily imagine one.
Oh and here is a kitchen I have had saved that I love with light green cabinets and a copper sink. Hey, is that maybe an antique brass light fixture? And vase? Not sure what those 3 things hanging on the right are, but all I know is, I love it all! :-)
Rebecca
7 years agoI'm going to attach a couple of additional photos. I went through about 14 sample pots of BM greens to land with this one, called Soft Fern. I love it most during the day light. If someone wants to weigh in on the indent in the top
photo here, I would appreciate it. In my mind the cabinetmaker made it a bit too deep.
barncatz
7 years agoYour kitchen is darling! I ordered pulls from Atlas Homewares in a finish they called Champagne. You can search their site by finish. The finish probably varies by mfgr. Here's a couple pulls they showed from two different companies:
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