Please help with cabinet hardware advice

16 years ago

I am getting my cabinets in two weeks and beginning to think about hardware. Appliances are stainless, faucet polished chrome. Door knobs antique pewter. Kitchen will be transitional painted Shaker cabs in BM Revere Pewter. Tech Cable lighting in brushed aluminum (but could switch to pol nickel)

Would polished nickel cabinet hardware be a mistake in terms of keeping clean? I love it and have it in two baths, and always needs polishing (even though I don't polish it.) Also, does pol. nickel read more traditional? Lastly, will it look funny to add a third silver toned metal in kitchen.

How do chrome and stainless compare in terms of looking nice? Do most people match the stainless appliances vs. chrome faucet?

any advice appreciated!

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formerlyflorantha
16 years ago
Ask what you can do if you are unhappy with some aspect of the cabinets after they are made.

Ask if he/she has any ideas to improve your plan.

Ask to see samples of doors, hinges, etc. Ask for a sample of the finish you are ordering. Ask if there typically is a problem with any of these.

Ask how his/her timetable looks. What is projected time to fabricate them? What could throw off this timetable?

Ask about what it will cost you to transport and/or store the cupboards before installation.

Ask about payment pattern and whether credit cards are accepted.

Ask how adjustments in cost are made when a problem or change occurs.
ctreno
Original Author
16 years ago
Florantha,
I think you may have meant this for a response to another post. Or perhaps I was unclear - I was looking for advice on the cabinet pulls/knobs.
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jcla
16 years ago
We have polished nickel everything in our main bath. It's gorgeous, but we have hard water and it's difficult to keep the hardware shiny. So we're going for satin nickel in our kitchen, even though I would prefer polished. The satin nickel goes well with our stainless appliances and faucets. We also considered orb. But I LOVE polished nickel. (Hmmm, maybe I should rethink this!)
Buehl
16 years ago
I don't think 3 silver metals is bad...of course, I'm biased as I have:
Brushed nickel faucets, soap dispensers, air switch, & pantry door hardware (hinges & handle)
Antique iron hardware
Pewter pendants
Stainless steel sinks, range hood, & appliances (and paper towel holders)

I just realized we have four different silver metals!

As to polished...I don't think it will be nearly as noticeable if your cabinet knobs/pulls aren't sparkling polished...but it will be noticeable on your faucets. You are already planning a polished chrome faucet so I'm assuming water spots, etc. don't bother you (plus you said the hardware in your bathroom always needs polishing (even though I don't polish it.)).

If it won't bother you on your faucets, I don't think it will bother you on your hardware. And, as I said previously, I don't think the hardware will be as noticeable.