no you don't. you don't have to match everything. Just match some things. I got a chrome faucet for the same reason as you and put satin nickel pulls and satin nickel on the light fixtures.

in another kitchen I have I went with shiny chrome on the pulls, light fixture and faucet. and that looks good, believe it or not.

I, personally, wouldn't mix copper and chrome. that's just my opinion. If you had, say a copper sink or copper hood over the stove, then maybe but not from what you're describing.

yeah, I was figuring that the copper and chrome wouldn't look good. I am just always drawn to the copper pulls. LOL!! Well, the bathroom is the next room to be done after the kitchen is finished...I'm thinking copper in there! :-D

I'd mix them in a minute! I have a mixture of polished nickel, satin nickel, and stainless steel in my kitchen. I have chrome faucets in my guest bath and bronze-colored accessories. I'm just not a matchy-matchy person.

Please see the thread I've linked below. Positano posted a photo of a kitchen with a variety of finishes including ORB, copper and chrome.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mixing finishes

Mix away!! My faucets were just installed yesterday. In my kitchen I am using brushed stainless for faucets to match appliances/sinks and ORB cabinet hardware along with ORB light fixtures. In bathrooms I did keep all chrome fixtures and hardware, but door knobs are still ORB to be consistent with rest of house.

Put me in the "mix" camp. This is one of those issues you agonize over in the planning stages and afterwards wonder why you spent so much anxiety over.

Believe me, if you get what you love on all the items, it will work and look fine. You're going to be a lot more unhappy if you make things match by getting things you DON'T like.

Go for the copper pulls.

Now that I'm thinking about this, the lights I have in the kitchen are a brushed nickle. I was wrong when I posted that I liked the copper...it is the oil rubbed bronze that I am constantly drawn to....I think it is the darkness in it...or maybe that to me, it just looks older and more worn instead of brand new and flashy. I'm going to have to think more about this later. Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts. I appreciate it.

I am doing a satin nickel faucet with polished nickel hardware and ORB lighting fixtures and door knobs. All chrome in the bathrooms. Mixing is great!!! (Though I have to admit it took me awhile to realize this!!)

I think it's what the eye is used to seeing as normal. For instance, our eyes are actually used to seeing gold tone pulls and knobs with stainless sinks and faucets, so I don't think anyone would think it's weird.

I stupidly bought my fridge when I thought I'd go all black appliances. I'm probably going to get the stainless DW and range. So what do the style gurus out there think of one black and the rest stainless appliances? Big NO NO?

I have a brushed SS faucet (though I think it actually looks more like brushed nickel), and ORB pulls and fixtures. I think the sink and its fixtures can be different from everything else as that's a totally functional choice and as someone already stated, it's expected, and doesn't appear out of place.

So, obviously I think it's OK for you to go with the ORB cabinet pulls! :>)

Southernstitcher....

I'm no guru, but our DW is black and stainless and the range that we bought is only black. I wanted the black with stainless, but DH decided we didn't need to pay the extra $$ for the mix. Our frig is working just fine right now, so we aren't going to put the $$ out for a new one until we've saved up for one....maybe next year...so until then, I've got a white frig to add to the mix! LOL!!!

Have you considered a combination of finishes in your faucet? I saw a kitchen faucet with chrome AND copper just a few weeks ago......it was gorgeous and only $169 brand new!! Here are a few pics of a few I've seen, it was very similar to the bottom pic but with the finish combination of the top pic. I'm not sure who made it but it was VERY nice.
These pics of Fontaine faucets doesn't seem to be as costly as some but I'm not sure of product feedback. I do know they are on ebay though.
Its just my "likes" but I prefer mine to match or at least blend, like a combination. Good luck with your choice : )
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This is a bathroom faucet but the combination I was trying to explain. Both are the Fontaine product in these pics btu I think Delta may have them too.
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