Does faucet taps have to match cabinet hardware OR sink/appliances?
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Comments (5)Sorry, ORB = oil-rubbed bronze! :) Our backdoor hardware is oil-rubbed bronze, which I hated at the start of our remodel, but which actually looks more at home now that it's done--it plays off of the black fixtures, I think. (We also replaced the door with a stained rather than painted door, which helped a lot too--so rather than "random finishes," we have the nickel on the cabinets, the ORB on the stained door, the brass on the painted doors/windows, and the black on the lights and accents (stove grates are black here too). Plus I totally forgot about the stainless hood, so yeah, we are not sticklers for matching finishes! (We do also have an older house, though, which I think gives us a little more freedom for finishes to vary than a newer house where everything was matchy-matchy to start with--even our windows and doors with original hardware vary in that some of the hardware and hinges have been painted over and are now "white" and some of the hardware is still brass.) Our kitchen is not open to any room except our breakfast nook, so we did match the fixture finishes there. But I don't think we needed to do that, necessarily. I would wait on your dining room fixture till the kitchen is done and see how you feel about matching versus not at that point....See Moreshould my faucet match my sink or hardware?
Comments (6)My sink and appliances are stainless. My cabinet hardware is aged pewter--not too silver, not too gold. My faucet is brushed nickel. I found that the stainless faucets are more contemporary than I wanted. Also, stainless has a blue cast that is visually cold, while nickel has a yellow cast that is visually warmer. So you may want to do more investigating about the style of faucet you want, which could dictate the color. No photos yet--demo begins soon....See Moredoes anyone have cream cabinets with oil rubbed bronze hardware
Comments (16)Hi Amberley, Thanks for the compliment! My marble is Calacutta Vagli and my cabinets are from Quality Custom Cabinetry. The color was chosen in the shop I ordered it from, but my contractor made so many nicks in the cabs after they were installed that we went through 2 more coats of paint and I am not sure of the color they used. I should ask. They were trying to match the original color. Yes, the hardward is from Top Knobs Tuscany collection-good eye! I have a pallete of cream and grey/blue with copper accents going on in the kitchen. If you look up Stiles at the bottom of the page you will see a thread where you can see some of my pics on photoshop. I will try to get you a close-up of the knobs soon. Are you in the middle or just beginning your remodel? Have fun! Melinda...See MoreWith SS appliances, does the sink have to also be stainless?
Comments (8)SS reads as "neutral" (so do black and white) because we're so used to seeing appliances in those colors that we don't notice them. Appliances in other colors get noticed. Some people like to pick up the SS throughout the kitchen and have everything metal match (e.g. sink, faucet, mixer, knobs, dishrack, etc)...other people ignore the "netural" SS and do what they want with other metal throughout the kitchen. Sinks in either white or SS read as neutral. Think of SS as the equivalent of blue jeans...denim jeans in pink get noticed, denim in blue doesn't, and you can coordinate your shirt to the denim or not. Having just spouted off on a matter I swore I'd never touch (design), I have no idea what silgranite is....See MoreKR Kitchen Remodeling, LLC
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