Thank you sprtphntc...gorgeous color cabinets-kitchen. In your 1st photo,(upclose) the hardware looks totally pewter or matt silver though not ORB...Can you explain...As I need rich very dark (but not black)ORB matte real iron/metal. I initially though matte black to go with our handmade black custom potrack, wroight iron stair wells etc..and not be matchy matchy with hardware but the black didn't look good with my sample wood and so I'll have no contrast but go with dark ORB. LOVE the look. I am so thankful I found this page/thread..Apparently I'm not doing what is the trend but I go with what I love which tends to be timeless IMHO, traditional with rustic leanings.

the finishes are fine[if that's what you like]. However I think the dimension and shape of the hardware in the kitchen ,[ in this picture ] are not great with your specifics. Keep the gold hardware, if you desire.....but at least reduce the pull size: generally seek a softer/different scale/shape. These are too modern, and others are probably available. there are more warmer finishes to choose from, which means more configurations.

I am dealing with this right now! We chose brushed nickel because getting matte black everywhere would cost like $7k(this would include all doors, lighting and kitchen/bathroom fixtures); our builder does offer brushed bronze for like $500 for everything. I don't like ORB personally so didn't want to get it just to get it. I do know people are mixing metals A LOT these days. Black matte with champagne brass or ORB with brushed nickel. We plan to change the guest bathrooms to matte black everything; yet the rest of our home will be brushed nickel, as far as the other doors and light fixtures(until we get the mooshie moosh to change them). Unless, everything is all the same throughout your home, mixing metals is going to happen. Exterior does not have to match interior. I would treat these as completely different spaces in regard to fixtures and or color choice(psst, black matte exterior/brush nickel interior for us because this is affordable at this time due to financial restraints). Will post pics in 1/2 months when completed. So, I guess the real question here is, do YOU like the look of mixed metals? :D

I was hesitant to open this post for fear that ORB would be shot down. 🙍‍♀️ I am pleasantly surprised!!! My husband and I are building a new home to look old. We too struggled with what finish of hardware to use. The house is a traditional home that we want to fit into our 1930's neighborhood. I thought that black hardware was too harsh for some of our more traditional elements. I really wanted to use an old world champagne brass for all door hardware. Too expensive to do the whole house! I finally settled on ORB from Schlage, the same finish that we had in our previous home...just a different style... an oval rosette with an egg knob. In addition to the ORB, we will have chrome and glass knobs in 3 of the bathrooms, including the main bathroom (near to our ORB closet doors). We will have polished chrome bath fixtures, but also touches of champagne gold in sconces, a chandelier, and mirrors. ORB on all of the bedroom doors with the polished chrome & glass bathroom knobs. Our guest powder room will have an Emtek champagne gold door knob set, champagne sconces, an ORB faucet and dark glass sink over a stained antique piece, and ORB shower fixtures. It's a mixture that I really didn't think about until it was done. I wish I could have splurged and used the champagne gold in the shower and the sink. Our kitchen cabinet hardware and faucets are also champagne gold. Island lights are an ORB/linen mix. Lighting throughout the house is a mixture of finishes. We shall see how the house turns out.