It is so variable. Liberties can be taken. In the bath below, originally the mirror frame was to be the same color as the cabinets and the sconces were to be polished nickel. I wanted the mirror to be dark, to anchor the wall and to also, to a certain extent, act as an accent color. After much discussion, the mirror went from cream to dark. The next step was the sconces. I wanted them to match the mirror. They became ORB finish. The mirror paint was chosen to match the ORB finish. To me the sconces and the mirror can "stand alone" as they are in their own grouping. The dark color of the mirror and the sconces also compliment the dark color of the brazilian cherry flooring. In a peverted designerish way I'll say that they sort of "frame the cabinetry". But I made the mirror with the same trim detail that I put on the corers of the cabinetry, so although the mirror frame and the cabinet boxes are painted contrasting colors, they harmonize in their similar design detail. The faucet is polished nickel. It can "stand alone" as well. The knobs and hinges. Back and forth between being ORB to match the sconces and polished nickel to match the faucet. I recommended brushed pewter. Brushed pewter it is. ORB knobs were too distracting by their darkness, polished nickel were too distracting for their brightness. The brushed pewter was Goldilocks. Each element stands on it's own, yet they're not so matchy or so contrasting that they conflict. Essentially, everything is a neutral. The brown of the ORB, the "no color" or the nickel and brushed pewter, the cream of the cabinetry, the teak, the wall color, etc. Everything is neutral. The teak does impart a bit of color, but being a natural material, it is what it is. Instead of being a "brown countertop", it's "teak". The punch or color was brought in with towels, accessories, etc. There was a request to consider brass or brushed brass, I didn't think that would look good, as to me it'd be too "matchy match" with the brown of the teak. The only thing that I sort of don't like is the round mirror on top of the cabinet near the toilet. I made a small base for that out of a scrap of teak, but I'd actually prefer to have seen how that mirror would have looked in an ORB finish, but that mirror was already owned so it was used as-is. So yeah, I think you can mix and match. Within reason. But I'm not a designer and I don't have a great or confident artistic eye. I just chop up wood into little pieces, glue it back together, and hope for the best. Okay, not really...but fortunately, I've not yet had to take a mulligan. Mongo

I am looking at glass warehouse too. There is a pic online… can’t find it at the moment that shows Vigo to have a perfect match, and from what some say, the Glass Warehouse is the same. I am unsure, but I see where you’re thinking is going. The glass warehouse has frameless ones too which are a bump up in looks some might thunk too. Bit of a conundrum for sure. It would be great if someone posted about this if they’ve already taken the leap.

@hallettco I love this idea. My glass fabricator is saying he doesn’t typically put u channels on walls, only along the base, and puts clips on the wall. I wonder if I can push him to do the white u channel on the wall as well and settle for a gold color that doesn’t exactly match for the hinges. My shower is in a corner, so I have one full-panel glass wall, then on the adjacent wall, a small panel, the hinged door, and another small panel (we have a towel warmer going on the wall so we need the door to be in the center of the glass panel so it doesn’t open directly onto the towel warmer if that makes sense). I really want to minimize the amount of non-matching clips and hinges and the finish choices are all slightly off. I think we’ll have to go with the one that has a slightly yellower tone. I know there are white clips but I think those will end up looking cheap and motel-y.

there is not absolute rule. this is mine. The shower faucets are the same matte black as the sink faucets. I did really gold looking knobs on this RH vanity so I could tie in the gold mirrors and sconces. I have 6 diff type of tile in this bathroom (black and white, and marble) I accented w/cobalt blue in the window glass and the sliding doors to the water closet. I can do any of those 4 colors in the towels (gray too) If you want to see the entire space, click on my name and go to master bath redo. In my kitchen, I also did black/gold. I dont' care for SS. (I also have a coffee bar w/black/white cement tiles and walnut shelves off to the left of this picture) If you're doing a powder room, you can go a bit bolder and do whatever you like. I don't have a clue what your style is or what you want things to look like. The best way to start is with some inspriation photos that match your ideals and style. Then you want to figure out what you flooring material is going to be. My bathroom took me months and months to get all my selections chosen. (my problem is that I like too many diff things and know far too much tile!)