live wire oak- Like happyafwife, in our area, ORB hasn't faded. It is used more often than not in new construction in the most upscale neighborhoods. That is why we felt 'safe' using it. I love the look of stained woodwork, too. But my old woodwork wasn't stained - it was a medium brown painted/glazed finish from the mid-1960's. After ~45 years and three owners, it looked terrible and needed to have something done. To strip and stain it all would have been cost prohibitive. So we opted to paint everything (cabinets, doors, baseboards, etc)a soft white. It makes the house look so much lighter and larger - I can't believe that too many potential buyers will be turned off by it.

Okay, so now should I be switching my faucet to oil rubbed bronze as well, or am I starting down a slippery slope that has no end except misery??? LOL. I just cancelled my Classic Brass order - they had still not contacted My Knobs to address the shipping issue - and I ordered the Top Knobs Oil Rubbed Bronze cup pull and round knob. I really hope this is the right thing to do. I have the Satin Nickel Kohler Vinatta faucet, plus all my appliances are stainless. The appliances have accents, though, that are black, so I'm hoping that the knobs will pull from that. My island is also a brandy color with black accents. The faucet will match the appliances and the light fixture (which is mostly cut glass, but a little rim piece on the light fixture is satin nickel). I guess if I've made a mistake I just order different knobs. There are worse things than a $400 mistake, right???? LOL!

We had a five-bedroom, six-bath house with exactly those knobs. After seven years--including two with the subsequent owner--only a bit of shiny brass revealed on a couple of them. To keep the look consistent, I eventually interchanged them to balance the wear. I'd use them again in an instant. The only problem was with the privacy lockpins that tended to fall out; probably could be cured with a dab of thread locker.

The luxury vinyl wood is a great idea. We have been very happy with it in our daylight basement the rest of the house is already oak flooring. The vinyl product looks very much like wood. As for cabinet knobs am tired of the metal knobs in all different finishes so i am using furniture grade hardware on my cabinets i have stainless steel backsplash of 13 foot cabinets and corian and granite Countertops which are hard surfaces so i wanted to go soft and organic for the handles My upper cabinets are white. In order to soften and simplify the eye i used the big wooden chest knobs in the same white. they dont compete for your eye which is always a consideration: especially with all the other appointments a typical kitchen provides Also gives a decorated feel i am told.