Mixing Oil Rubbed Bronze Ceiling Fans And Brushed Nickel Door Hardware

Group3 save photo i spy three distinct metal finishes in this traditional south carolina bathroom.

Mixing oil rubbed bronze ceiling fans and brushed nickel door hardware.

My h wants everything to match and that s a battle i m not going to win. Was looking at an antique nickel or antique pewter for hinges and knobs or levers for the bath and subsequently all other doors upstairs and oil rubbed bronze for 1st floor. Changing to oil rubbed bronze would be hinges handles door knobs light fixtures faucets etc. In this example the pendants ceiling mount lights and wall lamps are finished in a dark tone but the faucet is silvery as is the drawer hardware on the island.

If you mix maybe try a mix with some of the new antique brushed brass. I will also be putting in a warm tone quartz top. Choose mostly oil rubbed bronze for major light fixtures and door hardware and you won t be sorry. Can someone please offer th.

Currently everything in our house is brushed nickel. Of course in the bathrooms where your fixtures are more likely to be nickel feel free to go for nickel light fixtures and accessories. One side says keep color the same in same areas the other says it s okay to mix and match. We have installed oil rubbed bronze ceiling lights but i m in a quandary about door hardware.

I am planning to get antique white satin cabinets traditional in my kitchen. We re planning to live here at least 10 15 years but hopefully much. Blackened bronze wall lights a brushed stainless steel trash receptacle and bright nickel plumbing fixtures. The polished nickel hudson valley quincy sconce seen here is offset perfectly with bronze drawer handles.

I am torn between oil rubbed bronze knobs and handles or brushed nickel. Nickel was susceptible to tarnish and was hard to maintain without a protective coating. Now looking at doors. Only consideration is mixing differing styles and metals would make for odd design choices.

Early in the 21st century many finishes including brushed nickel and oil rubbed bronze are available and being used for everything from ceiling fans to plumbing fixtures to switch plates. Our preference is usually oil rubbed bronze. This oil rubbed bronze sconce blends beautifully with the mahogany vanity while the plumbing fixtures and the towel ring shine in nickel. I have quite a few oil rubbed bronze hinges and levers from a purchase a few years ago when i anticipated doing the doors.

Bronze black or brushed nickel are considered neutrals in design concepts meaning they mix well. I have orb rustic chandelier in my vaulted great room with black wrought iron drapery rods wall sconces.