Chrome Vintage Stove - Mixed Metal Cabinet Hardware/ Faucet?
Hello All,
We are in the design phase for our kitchen remodel. We want a contemporary kitchen with vintage touches. We love the white shaker cabinets, black windows with white frames, exposed or added unhewn wooden ceiling beams and shelves, white/grey or black quartz countertops and touches of antique brass or bronze ( basically black, white, wood and golden/warm touches---see pics for examples). We also want/need to incorporate our 1940's Wedgewood double oven with chrome top and white porcelain body (pic below). I don't particularly want chrome anywhere else.
So my question is in regards to the hardware and finishes. Do you see an issue with oil rubbed bronze (black looking) for hardware, golden bronze or antique brass for faucet and potentially lighting fixtures, darkened steel (without or without aged bronze or brass riveting), and of course our chrome stove?
Also, our living room is connected through a hallway but we don't have an open floor plan. We'd probably echo the same finishes in the living room that is in the kitchen, minus the chrome. Besides my stove, I'm not huge chrome person.
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have to offer.
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago- PRO
Seak and Sparrow
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Comments (3)I don't think so at all - you could definitely go with chrome in the bathroom. One resource I've used to see what may be considered 'acceptable' is the Houzz website. They've got thousands of remodel pictures, most of which were done by designers/architects - I have noticed that there are a lot of high end homes with ORB door knobs, but chrome in the bathrooms. Lots of postings also have pictures for other rooms, so you can see how they've carried out whole house remodels and what finishes they used throughout. Hope that helps - just my opinion! Here is a link that might be useful: Houzz website...See Morechrome faucet with other non-shiny metal fixture OK?
Comments (4)As I type this I'm pretty sure 10 folks will chime in and say\show they did it and it looks great (trust them not me as I'm going by my reaction not anything concrete). I think mixing finishes is not a problem and will look great ( I have seen many examples and plan to do it in my own remodel) but I'm not sure I would want to have a single chrome element and none anywhere else. Again that's not based on having actually seen it but is just a gut reaction. If you match the filter and the faucet it could be good and just pull in a chrome accessory or two....See MoreMixing metals: hardware, lighting and hood : Romy, Enza, others?
Comments (18)Actually, the faucet in the pic is one that the contractor loaned us until ours came in. I don't find it hard to keep clean at all. I just run the dish cloth over it once in a while. The brushed SS we had before was easier to keep clean, but that just means I never cleaned it - which is kind of gross. I love the finishes you've got going on so far and I'm the only one who objects to our shiny chrome faucet. Everyone else loves it. I think with yours, you'll have the shiny finish repeated so it will blend better - esp. if you go for one of those blingy hoods. So jealous!...See MoreHow to mix finishes - faucets, door hardware and cabinet hardware?
Comments (6)As with all good design, matching everything exactly isn’t the right call. You want your space to be curated and custom, and if you choose the same hardware throughout the house (especially in different rooms), your home will feel builder-grade and boring. Your hardware should be sisters, not twins—meaning sharing some similar elements but not the exact same. For example, if you have a more modern aesthetic, pick 2-3 hardware colors and choose all modern hardware. That way, the space will feel cohesive and custom without feeling boring. We have some ideas about hardware, fromour favorites to everything you need to know about hardware to what paint colors go best with what hardware. Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress!...See More
Cheryl Hannebauer
5 years ago
Fori
5 years agoCheryl Hannebauer
5 years ago
PROAnglophilia
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI have a very similar stove in my own kitchen. I always say that it has more polished chrome than a 1950's Cadillac!
I have a brushed nickel faucet with polished brass trim. All the pulls in my kitchen are also polished brass. I also have a lot of polished copper in my kitchen. It works. I don't think it would work with the metals you want to use.
lovemrmewey
5 years ago
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