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kitchen mixing metals

9 days ago

Hi I’m not sure if this works. I wanted to do the these antique brass pulls on the drawers matching knobs on the doors with a stainless steel faucet to match the appliances and 2 large pendant lights with antique brass accents also black stools at the counter but I’m having a hard time and questioning if it’ll look cohesive or too busy. I really wanted black wood stools I’ll attach the picture.

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Katey Smith
Original Author
9 days ago
These are the chairs
Paul F.
9 days ago
I believe most people treat their stainless steel appliances as their own thing... no need to try to tie in a fixture. Maybe a pro will chime in on this.
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Mixing metals is done all of the time. In fact, some faucet manufacturers, like Waterstone, offer split finishes, blending different metals. We happen to have been offering copper sinks to our customers for over two decades and the vast majority have stainless appliances. The kitchens look stunning. I have to partially agree with @Patricia Colwell with regard to caring for some copper sinks. Ours require no special care and I am aware of hood manufacturers that offer copper hoods that require no special care as well. A great deal of copper sinks on the market do require a great deal of care, often indicating the sink must be dried after each use. Below is an older photo of my kitchen showing a copper sink next to a stainless dishwasher. I used satin nickel faucets with all of the copper sinks. I think the two metals look nice together.
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HU-187528210
9 days ago
Absolutely antique brass for the hardware for sure!! Beautiful! 💖
HU-187528210
9 days ago
Stools aren’t adding up perfectly to me…
Boxerpal
9 days ago
I think you can mix metals. I love that you are creating your own space. It is going to be stunning. Those kitchen stools are super.

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Katey Smith
Original Author
9 days ago
Thanks! I agree I could do better with the stools although this is my dilemma I want to tie in black. It’s an open concept and I would like to do black dining chairs like the picture below. There is also some black in the wood floors. We also have a window seat in the kitchen that I can add in black accents with decor pillows. Not very confident about it though, any other thoughts on this?
Dawn Sarage
9 days ago
I love the idea of mixing metals and I did something similar. I did hardware called honey bronze that matched the lighting fixtures in brass. I also did polished nickel faucet and black on my stools. Here is a pic. Let me know if you want to see more.
Dawn Sarage
9 days ago
I also did black dining chair like you said you wanted to.

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