What are your plumbing and lighting fixtures?

I would ask this in the kitchen forum

Satin Nickel ... NOT gold .... gold looks like brass and dated. IMHO

Personal opinion - gold and brass tones are crazy popular and I "kind" of get it, but feel, as you do, that they will go out of style and then you will be left with '90s brass-looking fixtures. I would especially worry about going with a gold-toned faucet. What style are the cabinets? What style is your home? Could you go with something completely different like antique or ceramic hardware?

"Satin brass" is gaining in popularity and don't think it will look "dated" any time soon. I've seen it mostly used on dark finishes. If you love it - go for it!

if concerned, make sure your brass knobs/pulls are 'standard' hole sizes, so that you can change them out if need be. Then do what you love!!!

Please (!) go satin. No gold. That quartz is gorgeous.

You can always spray paint the hardware down the road if you no longer want the gold.

Painting isn't a bad idea... I recently looked into that option, and it's a multi-step process (preparing and priming the metal, painting with an appropriate medium, then covering with a protective coating) that doesn't seem that intimidating.

Assuming, of course, that you ever tire of the gold. But if you love gold the way I love copper, Hades will freeze over first. :-D

If you truly love even if it will be out of style in a year or two then go for it. However if you are the type who tends to love something because it's new and trendy, then do yourself a favor and do your plumbing fixtures in chrome or nickel and just do your cabinet pulls in the gold.

I also love copper the best!..and antique brass..and antique nickel..and iron..and..and if I loved gold-truly loved gold-I'd get gold.

why should I care what will look dated to somebody? I care about some people's opinions of course..usually these people, they're the ones who don't give a damn, they seek for things to be beautiful to them and to make sense with the house since houses have their say..that's why it went so well for these people in the first place.

and yes, you can mix too-sounds scary but can be done. I wouldn't pair something too similar though(not chrome plus nickel..), but go for something that is distinctly different but still look good together.

absolutely love the idea of antique hardware, ceramics, etc.

why not.

it's not like one can build houses for oneself very often, you know. Do what pleases you, especially if you're sure about your preferences, and it's not a permanent element that's a pain to redo.

(Mind the prices/quality though..if it's a concern at all..any non-standard finish-costs more, sometimes longer to wait for it..and if you want it to look nice you'll also pay more.

Chrome and nickel are hard to ..(seeking for a word here)..ok Ill just rephrase it lol-these are easier to get right. BTW polished nickel was also a special order in many places, several weeks wait. Came to me as a big surprize

As much as I loved copper-couldn't afford it. Not in a high quality product.

Talking strictly about plumbing right now)

There is a high degree of visual contrast between the white cabinets and the gold/brass hardware items. The result is that one's eye immediately goes to the hardware and stays there. And yes, it looks trendy and dated from the outset.

Satin chrome or nickel would look much more visually harmonious and have a timeless quality and appeal to it. These don't shout "look at me!"...

Thus it all depends on your preferred aesthetic.

if concerned, make sure your brass knobs/pulls are 'standard' hole
sizes, so that you can change them out if need be. Then do what you
love!!!

I was going to say the same thing. Yes, I feel sure the gold-brass will go out of style, but you're talking about hardware. You can replace it all in one hour with the use of a screwdriver. It's not like we're talking about installing ceramic tile, which would be trouble and expensive to change. Worse come to worse, you could spray paint the gold handles.

One thing to consider, if you're going trendy with the idea that you could easily make a change later. What type of hinges are you using? I'm asking this because when we painted our cabinets we got rid of old 1970s looking knobs ... and I was going to switch from antique brass to silver ... but we realized that it wasn't a matter of JUST changing the knobs because we have visible hinges. Faced with the need to change the hinges too, we bought new knobs in antique brass.

Here's a visual of one kitchen with visible hinges (emphasized with red circle), another kitchen without visible hinges:

I agree that the gold look is a big contrast, which stands out ... whereas the silver tones blend in and create a more calm, everything-blends-together look. I prefer the silver, but it's not my kitchen.

I thought a lot about the contrast thing...which is very true..but for example something like ORB would have strong contrast too, right? yet I beleive the responses might be a tad more different. I don't know why..maybe ORB reads as still more neutral a choice, while gold is really bold?

In short it's a very very good point about the contrast, but it does have to do with more than just that, and yes, boils down to your preferences, the style of your house and yours, and your budget, to some extent.

the important thing to make that kitchen look very natural within your house. can be done in many ways; you'll feel though need to up your constrast or step back, as you move along, and see the bigger picture the house becomes day by day.

Take everything into account..I went for a very everything-blends-together look in the kitchen, partially because I had constrast with my flooring, view of flowering yard, and I knew my love for accessories..I couldn't afford the patterned tile I loved more, or a copper faucet..these, I wanted to stand out more as I'm a tile person and a copper lover lol..well had to give up on them.

Consider your other givens and choices, and then it'd matter less what trends will be. If a house works with where it stands it works. If a kitchen works with the house-it works. The rest is a puzzle you put together to achieve this.

I don't care for the gold at all, but it's YOUR kitchen.

Look folks, when someone asks a question...asks for a critique of their proposed design...it doesn't help a bit to say, "it's your kitchen". Or "it's your house." Of course it's the OP's kitchen! Of course it's the poster's house. We all know that...

But the OP (and other posters) are asking for critical and informed ideas. It's like in art when someone posts a painting and asks for critique, and someone says, "I love it!" Loving it is not a critique!

All of that "loving" and "it's your house" may make the poster feel good (and that's always a good thing), but it is of no help whatsoever in response to their question.

If you can't offer a critical critique (hopefully a positive, but useful one), perhaps it's better to just wait for those who can.

Just a constructive suggestion. Not aimed at anyone. Not trying to pick on anyone! :-)