Really like your colour choice.

In our first two tone kitchen, we used different hardware on top and bottom (nickel/black) and in the second, we used brass on all. Both can look good IMHO.

for my 2 cents, I would think keeping them the same would unify the two-tone.

polished nickel everywhere will make it cohesive

@daisychain01, do you happen to have any pictures of your first kitchen that you could share with the nickel/black finishes? Thank you!

Sorry, but I lost most of my home pics when photobucket changed their policy (I do have some post-fire pics, but they would not be useful). I think you have to decide what sort of look you want. I think black on the bottom will give you more of a European unfitted kitchen sort of look, while all nickel will take it in a more modern direction - and be more light and airy like you said you wanted. What is your counter top?

Thanks, daisychain01! We haven't decided on the exact countertop yet but it will be a quartz marble look-a-like, with light background and grey veining. A few options that have caught my eye are MSI Vicenza or Cashmere Carrara, Zodiac London Sky, LG Minuet, Silestone Lyra.

This is better because a white fridge would have stuck out more since it's the largest element and then you wanted it to be the white color which is the lightest. We are drawn to light colors against dark. This was a happy accident and looks good.

Use the same finish for all knobs and pulls so it looks cohesive.

what are your counters going to be?? if black or dark, you could do black/wrought iron on both. i would use the same finish on all hardware.

i like brass on blue, personally. polished nickel on the blue would read "cold" to me. i like "warm". but again it goes to what u are trying to achieve in your kitchen.

Thank you for the helpful comments! I'm attaching a view of the kitchen from the living room, in case that helps. I worry that there is too much blue from this vantage point?

One other data point, the hood will be painted white.

sprtphntc7a, we're going for a white quartz with grey veining, something that looks somewhat like carrara marble. Here is a picture of one of our contenders, MSI Vicenza, on top of the island.

i dislike 2 tone cabinets when there are tall cabinets to have to decide. not positive if white would be better but (honestly) i really dislike the blue popped up there.

Thanks ninigret. That was truthfully my one reservation about doing a 2 tone kitchen, that I have that one floor to ceiling cabinet. I decided to go ahead anyway, but it does present challenges! My thinking is that the white reads more as a neutral that "fades away" a bit more, so that it might work better.

The backsplace will be a tumbled gray + white meram blanc (here) and the walls a light gray.

I like it better this way. I'm also going 2 tone and my fridge cabinet will be the dark color. I don't like the bottom cabinets to change color, but uppers can because they are usually different depth. Why don't you cover the fridge cabinet with some white poster boards to give you a good idea of the difference it would make? Listen to your instinct, you are going to live with it, might as well love it all :)

Here are our polished nickel samples (pulls for drawers, knobs for doors). The last photo makes it look darker than it is in real life.

luckyblueeye what a simple and ingenious idea! I'll do that. Thank you!

Really like the pulls. I vote all the same colour. Still think either white or blue for fridge cab. I usually advocate for white on the tall cabs but I’m kinda digging yours blue.

I do think it really looks good just the way it is. I agree, the blue might have been a happy accident. I would not like two kinds of hardware. The hardware needs to be the same on both the white and the blue. Polished nickel or brushed nickel will both look good, but, they need to be the same. Your kitchen looks like it will be a fun and happy place to spend some time. Enjoy it.

I also prefer it the way it is, and I don’t think it looks like too much blue. Your pulls are lovely, and I would do the polished nickel everywhere as a unifying element.

Hi Molly, Just chiming in to agree that your kitchen will be beautiful! I would also go with a single color for hardware--I prefer the dark bronze or black. Can I ask what color your blue cabinets are?

Hi chocolatesnap, thank you! They are Needlepoint Navy by Sherwin Williams.

Thanks chocolatesnap! They are Needlepoint Navy by Sherwin Williams.

Thanks Molly! I am not handy with the camera, but here are pix of my two tone cabinets with oil rubbed bronze--maybe it will help you visualize. I have stainless appliances and faucet, and personally really like mixing metals up a bit in every room. Hope you will post some finished pix :)

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Wow, your kitchen is so pretty!! I will definitely post pictures afterwards. It should all be done by Thanksgiving ... can't wait :)

Here's a reveal that may help you visualize your hardware and colors. I would keep the the refrigerator as is. It flows with the lowers and is at a different depth than the uppers so it looks purposeful in the blue. Would keep hardware the same all over.

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Love your colors! Yes, lowers blue, fridge blue, uppers white... Nice! And I'd stick with one metal for all the hardware, anyway.

@Chocolatesnap, LOVE your kitchen. Simply gorgeous.

@MollyM, your kitchen is going to be just as gorgeous. I love your hardware choice. And blue is a wonderful color. I can't wait to see how it all turns out.

@wilson853, your kitchen is lovely! Thank you so much for sharing it!

Hi Molly, I love that kitchen as well, but can't take the credit. It is one that I admired when it was revealed, and thought that you might get some ideas from it.

Circling back to thank everyone for their input! And share some pictures of our kitchen now that it's 98% done (we still need to install the pulls on the smaller under cabinet drawers). We kept the cabinets around the fridge blue and went with polished nickel hardware everywhere. We're so happy with it! Thank you again and happy holidays! wilson853, boxerpal, artemis_ma, chocolatesnap, dandan_xiao, daisychain01, rantontoo, Therese R, ninigret, luckyblueeye, cpartist, sprtphntc7a, mainenell, Kate Zink, cat_ky, Kristin S

Molly, I love your two-tone look. One of the better ones I've seen. also love the fridge in the blue. I prob would have gone with a soft gold hardware, only because I love it w/blues. But, your nickel works just as well. the handles are beautiful.

Is that a tumbled marble tile you did?

Gorgeous!!! I hope that my 2-tone turns out this amazing! I'm planning on doing a crown molding color change where my dark cabinet will be.

Molly, that looks perfect. Love your color choices and design! Happy Holidays to you too :)

Congratulations Molly, on a very well done job. Your kitchen is really beautiful, and it looks so comfortable and homey. Enjoy it. :-)

You did an awesome job on your choices....lovely kitchen!

Thanks everyone! Beth H., yes, it's a tumbled marble tile (here). I LOVE it!

Molly you did a great job. Your choices work really well together. The tumbled marble adds texture and looks great with your countertop. Curious what is to the right of the sink without the hardware. Enjoy your new space!