Just to further your comparative style analysis beyond the kitchen area in an open concept home consider the dining and living furniture styles also. All together.

That is a good point, dan1888. Our current (old but not being replaced) dining room table has a cascading edge to it a bit like ogee counter edges. We don't have any lamps or handles to content with (some cabinets in surrounding rooms have wood handles/knobs to match the wood of the piece).

We have a lot of mixed metals going into our new build. Our house is open concept. Many of our light fixtures are either gold/bronze or black or a combo of the two. They are not all the same, but I'm hoping they will be cohesive. The only place I have chrome/silver light fixtures is in the master bedroom and master closet.

In our kitchen, the faucet is black with a gold accent https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdx/moen-nio-pull-down-single-handle-kitchen-faucet-ndpf1385.html. We purchased GE Cafe in Matte White for the appliances which have a gold/bronze handle color. I am still in the contemplation phase, but I'm thinking of doing mixed metals in black and brushed gold for our kitchen cabinets. We will have a 10 foot island that will be a darker wood stain. Thinking of using black hardware there. The perimeter cabs are white and thinking of using the brushed gold/bronze there. I plan to purchase hardware from a place that accepts returns, that way if I don't like the look of the mixed hardware, I can easily return it and get all matching.

As for passage door handles, I'm planning to use matte black. I'm really loving the look of these https://www.amazon.com/Kwikset-720PSKSQT-514-Square-Passage-Strike/dp/B07R3DFBFC

and these https://www.amazon.com/Square-Rosette-Privacy-Matching-Crystal/dp/B08358SCF8/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=emtek+modern+crystal+knob+square+rosette+black&qid=1594759162&sr=8-6

I may actually mix the two knobs, putting the crystal ones on the bedroom doors. Knobs sometimes are out of favor on these boards with people preferring levers for getting older. I can always replace them down the road if I need to.

As for your last question about counter edge....I like the simpilier look for an edge profile, so no ogee for me. I'm more a eased or 1/4 round kinda girl.

Rower. That was such a helpful post. So you are thinking of changing up the hardware from island to perimeter cabinets? We had initially thought to do that too, but felt nervous to take that step. I am glad that we are not alone in thinkng it is okay to have two different metal finishes for the lights (thinking some polished nickel and some antique bronze).

If we do mix the light finishes, can we start the mixing within the kitchen fixtures (as we have 7 in the kitchen).

@ontariomom Yeah, totally thinking of having the two different finishes on the perimeter and island hardware. There are some people on these forums that say it is a NO-NO, but it's cabinet hardware, you can always change it if you don't like it. Initially, I was only thinking of one metal for the hardware, then I saw an Instagram post from joineryanddesignco that changed my mind. Their kitchen is stunning and they have black hardware on their wood island and gold hardware on their white perimeter cabs.

Excellent. I will search for that Insta page. I have received mixed messages on mixing finishes (pun intended).

I'm doing black and polished nickel hardware, and I have a 2 tone kitchen going in. Take a chance, decorate for you...it's just hardware :)

Thanks Lucky. Are you mixing up your light fixtures, too? Is your home an open concept as well?

Very open. I repeat the black and a little polished nickel in my lights...I love everything black, ha!

Oh, and I added one white/gold wall light in a desk nook just for fun.

I have bronze lighting fixtures and satin nickel cabinet hardware. Along with gray cabs and blue island. I love it. I was somewhat concerned about the bronze … but my husband really liked it and didn’t want everything so “matchy” … he was right.

Stumpydarby: What finish did you use for your passage door handles? What about your faucet? Is your home open concept? If so, did you repeat either the satin nickel and oil rubbed bronze for other light fixtures, lamps, etc?

Yes, I have open concept. I have oil rubbed bronze on my front door. All the other doors are satin/brushed nickel. Kitchen faucet is stainless.
The only bronze fixtures are in the open concept space. All the other lights are recessed or fans.
Lamps are wood in one bedroom and Stainless in another bedroom. Office/other bedroom has a black lamp.
It all works. Promise. 😁

Thank you for sharing your plan in detail. It is helping me to reach a decision.