I think mixing the finish is almost necessary with your two cabinet colors. You can always mix the styles, and even knobs and handles too. No rules against it.

Have you tried out the look of any hardware with your cabinets and drawers? Or are you still looking at pictures? I found out what I liked in pictures I didn't really like after I held it up against the cabinets.

I did something the people at my Home Depot and Lowe's probably want to strangle me for, but I bought several different styles they had in stock and compared them against my doors and drawers. Those I didn't like I returned, then bought a few more. I kept comparing styles until I found the ones I liked best. I was able to find the hardware I really liked in stock at Home Depot.

Nishka - I think the people at Home Depot and restoration hardware woulds strange me first. I have purchased a fortune in single handles at this point :) I included some photos of the cabinets with some handles in my album link above.

Thanks for the validation on the different handle styles. All this navel gazing can be confusing. It is so strange to spend so much time on these details but I will be with this kitchen for a long time (hopefully.)

I hope others that are obsessing have come across handles that you could suggest.

It's perfectly fine to mix pulls, knobs, etc. I think there are a number of people here who have done it. I put amerock amber glass knobs on my uppers and an ORB carved-looking pull from Overstock on my lowers. But as far as weighing in on your choices, I'm hopeless. I dithered far too long over my own as it is. It's really hard! I like your idea of using the blue tacky stuff to test out how they look.

I have my cabs installed now with my nine different pulls and knobs in satin nickel, polished nickel, stainless, crystal, milk glass and antique brass. The odd thing: doesn't look the least bit funky. Which is and isn't a mixed blessing.

I think that if there is a cohesive style to your choices, it will not look like you bought an odd lot of hardware off Ebay. Good luck :)

sabjimata - I just came across your post on the 9 pulls :) and your blog - I really enjoyed it. Do you have any updated photos of your kitchen to share, even if in progress? I would love to see the pulls in place, particularly the aubrey which I have waffled on because it might be "too period." I also wanted to know how the exposed screw heads looked - my GH doesn't love but that was my original thought. I think it would be informative for my DH to see how all the different pulls work together - please put up a photo, even if your kitchen looks like mine right now (a real mess.) I need to decide asap.

What a fun process you have been going through. Your kitchen will be your functional craft/art because of all your creative efforts.

I actually used four different finishes of hardware. Copper 1 1/2 inch knobs with coordinating 4 inch pulls on base cabinets near and around copper sink. Antique white swirl knobs and matching pulls to match finish of cabinets on uppers and china hutch with diamond cut crystal knobs on bottom of hutch. And michelangelo bronze finished pulls with crystal knobs on cherry island. Spent too many hours pouring over decisions, finally went with Schaub and am very happy. Ultimately, I think the kitchen truly dictated what went were. I told my DH I was the innocent bystander when he received the bill for the hardware! Hope this helps.

I think you can very successfully combine finishes and styles, as long as the styles aren't too different.

Have you looked at the Top Knobs Dakota collection? I used their pulls like the first one you showed in ORB, but it is also available in antique pewter and patina rouge (and comes in 3 widths). There are other pulls and knobs to coordinate as well.

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Here is a link that might be useful: top knobs dakota collection

We used bunches of hardware, all from RH, including the Aubrey pull. Mostly Aubrey pulls, in fact; I really like them. We also used Aubrey knobs, Gilmore cup pulls, Hanson knobs and pulls, and clear glass knobs. It's a bit of a mish mash, but here you go:

Segbrown - Your kitchen is outstanding, really special, personal, beautiful. Have you posted your "finished kitchen" yet or did I just miss it? Please don't leave these photos only lost in the bottom of my post. What is the paint color of the island? It is bright but soothing - I love it - and so striking with the counter top.

Enough gushing, thank you for the photos of the aubrey handles. I am just one of those people who have a hard time visualizing - I need to see an example of things in action. I wonder if you and sabjimata are related in a former life - she too used many handles, including the aubrey and an amazing custom soapstone sink. Oh yeah, and the running bound square tiles is a nice, different detail that works well with the scale of your kitchen. And the curved marble backsplash -- wow. I can't stop gushing.

Thanks, yes, my kitchen was posted back in December, I think. And I just went and looked at the Finished Kitchens Blog, and it's up in there for more info. I'm glad you like it! We are loving it.

I too really appreciate SEEING things, and this website was so helpful with that, so hopefully no one will get tired of my posting photos, but that is what helped me the most, so I'm trying to repay the favor(s).

I like the Aubrey handles a lot, by the way. They are tougher to install, certainly, since there are four screws per pull, and since we used them on facing cabinets, we had to be very sure that they were aligned. But we had an awesome carpenter, and he did a perfect job. I think there was one tiny screwup, but it wasn't a problem; can't even remember what it was.

Here is a link that might be useful: in fkb