A little rustic, but not in a bad way. I like the copper highlights. I don't think they'd clash color/finish-wise. What's the general style of the kitchen? Have any pictures of the kitchen handy? Would it be a pain to purchase a few and try them out?

Style? Transitional, I'd guess. Which is fancy way to say eclectic, or what strikes my fancy - LOL. At this point it's just a shell so there are no pics. It's pretty simple. Shaker cabs. Ceramic-look sheet vinyl which could be deemed a tad on the rustic side but still pretty subdued.

No backsplash yet; waiting on that until the very end, along with the wall color.

Maybe I should stick with satin nickel as I'm already mixing stainless and nickel. Guess I like the idea of the copper more than the implmentation!

I'm mixing all sorts of stuff... I'm beginning to believe that your kitchen need not adhere to a specific style. Get what makes you smile even if it goes against convention. You'll know in your heart if you're way off base with something that'll look totally out of place.

Seems that they actually tie the dark and light together well to me.

Thanks, everyone. Fleur -- that was my initial thought, too, about it tying together the light and dark. There's enough of a coppery interest in the granite that I thought it'd pull that, too.

I think I'm agonizing over the cabinet hardware more than any other item so far! I really-really-really want to decide and order ASAP so the contractor can install them. He's very local and would probably come back to add them later if I asked, but I hate to do that.

I really like those knobs and think they would add a very original touch. It IS a kind of light/dark combination look. You're right about that. It's also rustic, or it could be modern. They have an 'earthy' look which could translate to rustic/country/woodsy or eco/green/modern.

I went with knobs and pulls that are very unique, at least not something seen around here. IMO the hardware gives a kitchen a lot of zing. Maybe more in person than online. In photos it seems everyones hardware looks alike, perhaps because it's too small to see details?

Go for something unique that says it's YOU!
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my sister has those pulls! no knobs - didn't want knobs because of her hands (I'm the same). she got the biggest ones (width) cause her dh cooks and he has big hands. they're beautiful. I haven't noticed the copper on hers tho. maybe hers are the nickel? They have a good projection also and come in different widths. I did copy a pic of them from the Leevalley (I think there) website to a word doc and then enlarged a bit (drag corner) and the copper showed up then.
she ordered hers from LeeValley hdw

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