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Frameless Glass Shower Doors with Gold Hardware?

10 years ago

Lots of questions, lately.

Carrara marble and Kohler's gold fixtures. Want to do a frameless glass door with gold hinges/handle--not a bright brass, but a brushed gold. Seen any around? May have to do a custom door but still looking to source hardware.

Comments (48)

  • PRO
    10 years ago
    Your glass door supplier will source them through c r Laurence

    You can look up options on the crlaurence website
  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    While you're in the planning stages think about a niche or some way to hide the plastic bottles that ruin the look of all the expensive gold fittings and Carrara marble. : (

  • 10 years ago

    I recently re-did my bath and bought 3 pump bottles that I keep in a small niche...one for body wash, shampoo and creme rinse. I keep a plastic bucket in the closet which contains a squeegee and razor plus any other things I need but don't want displayed in the shower. I bring it out so it's handy but put it back in the closet after use.

  • 10 years ago

    Also, don't forget to build in a lower shelf for propping your foot on when you shave your legs.

  • 10 years ago

    Don't forget to do waterproofing behind your tile, and buy pH balanced stone cleaners for the marble so you don't etch it, and sealer so it doesn't stain.

    Marble patina · More Info

  • 10 years ago
    Thank you. What are your favorite sealants to use? Every 6 months, right? Or is it beneficial to do it more often?
  • 10 years ago

    I used Bulletproof and have had no issues with etching, etc.

  • PRO
    10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    I do not like niches in showers so the shelves work for me maybe some attractive containers for nessessities . IMO the gold is out of place with all the white and gray it looks like you wanted to make sure people know you spent a lot of money but I would have done really high end chrome or nickel

  • 9 years ago

    A little late to the party but I LOVE the look of this shower. It stands out from the way overdone chrome and nickel!

  • 9 years ago

    did you ever figure out where to source this? i'm looking for the same right now and having a hard time finding it in brushed/matte gold

  • 8 years ago

    Also looking! CR Laurence has nothing in the range of that luxe moderne gold from Kohler...

  • 8 years ago
    Anyone find any matching gold (Kohler moderne gold) shower door solutions?
  • 8 years ago
    If all else fails, get the shower hardware before installation and get it replated. There should be a metal plating shop near you, and if not, you can even mail some of them the fixtures, they’ll replate and ship them back to you.
  • 8 years ago
    Just Google “brushed brass shower components” and you’ll be busy for days.
  • 8 years ago

    Can I use the Kohler brushed gold drawer pull as a shower door pull?


  • PRO
    8 years ago

    I am in the same boat - looking for a shower door with gold hardware for a client. This look is fab - coming back for sure and not your Grandma's gold! Hardware suppliers have plenty of gold fixtures now but the glass shower folks are behind! CRL is the best bet for now. American Standard has some but not a lot. Just also want to say honey - showing bottles in the shower is fine. Good grief, what are showers for after all?

  • 7 years ago

    Has anyone had any luck with this? In the same boat and can't tell from the online sample knob photos I've come across...

  • 7 years ago

    Also on the hunt now! Kohler doesn't have that vibrant brushed gold in the purist handle :(

  • 7 years ago

    I am restoring a 1976 midcentury modern home. I put in all Kohler Moderne Vibrant brushed gold faucets, shower heads, drains, etc. in the two bathrooms, but now find out that Kohler doesn't make the shower doors in this color.....grrrrrr. I've been to both the Merchandise Mart in Chicago and the Kohler design showroom in Kohler but no one seems to have any suggestions. Can't Kohler get on the ball?




  • 7 years ago

    I am also in the same boat- restoring a ‘56 midcentury and installed all Kohler Vibrant Moderne Brushed Gold throughout the entire house, only to find out that there are no hinges/handles that are even close to matching. CR Laurence doesn’t have anything, and they seem to have a monopoly on the market. I am in Ann Arbor, MI and cannot find a metal finishing store in my area that will even take on a non-industrial job, let alone match the gold color. Has anyone come across a solution?? This is so frustrating!

  • 7 years ago

    Anyone on this thread find a solution? I’m having such trouble matching RH Aged Brass bathroom fixtures.

  • 7 years ago

    You can use a garden stool in your shower to prop your foot on to shave or sit on. It adds a nice touch to the shower or a pop of color if needing some. It is not permanent and can be changed easily.

  • 6 years ago

    Hi Danielle the washroom was done very nicely and yeah anyone can do chrome or nickel but this stands out. I was on CR Laurence website and couldn’t figure out what shade of hinges and handle were used in this washroom.

  • 6 years ago

    I was able to locate a really close match made by US Horizons. Their Satin Brass is much closer than anything from CR Laurence. They only sell wholesale but I was able to purchase all my door hardware and handle made by US Horizons through DK Hardware online. I am very happy with the finish and close match to the kohler finish.


  • 6 years ago

    Your glass door provider will probably have matching brushed handles.

  • 6 years ago

    Oops- here’s the photo instead of the link

  • 6 years ago

    No, they are all from the purist collection in the vibrant modern brushed gold finish

  • 6 years ago

    I am trying to find a shower door pull and shower door hinges to match Kohler's Purist Modern Brushed Gold bathroom fixtures. Has anyone had success matching this line? Thank you for your help in advance!!

  • 6 years ago

    I had posted above re RH fixtures. Check DK Hardware online they had some brass options. In the end I got CR Laurence stuff replated for a few hundred dollars bc I couldn’t find a match for RH but it looked like another poster had success with a Kohler match.

  • 6 years ago

    See my post above from April. US Horizons has a very close match

  • 6 years ago

    I'm not sure what the direct link is to DK, as I purchased from them quite a while ago. However, you can search for the item numbers for each piece. Below are the links to the item numbers and descriptions from US horizon


    https://www.ushorizon.com/detail.aspx?partnum=H-GTWA-FP-SB&av=0

    https://www.ushorizon.com/detail.aspx?partnum=C-GTW1-SB&av=0

    https://www.ushorizon.com/detail.aspx?partnum=C-SOC-90-SB&av=0

    https://www.ushorizon.com/detail.aspx?partnum=h-6btbsw-sb

  • 6 years ago

    Thank you VERY much. Just as an FYI for others, it looks like the company is now Brixwell on the DK website.

  • 5 years ago

    @HU-670772986 is your shower fixtures Kohler vibrant MB gold? or MB brass? I'm trying to find hardware to match the Kohler 2MB moderne brushed brass finish


  • PRO
    5 years ago

    @HU-670772986 What is the color of your niche border? Is that Schluter Profile, or made by a different company? Is it a match to your other hardware?

  • 5 years ago

    It is not a Schluter strip. Is is a metal brass liner by Bronze Works. It is not an exact match but is a "living brass" that patinas overtime and it has gotten darker in the 18 months since I installed it. It is pretty much an exact match now that it has gotten darker. Link is here: https://www.bronzeworkstudio.com/



  • 5 years ago

    My fixtures are the vibrant moderne brushed gold not brass

  • 5 years ago

    @Sommer Scafidi - thank you! that saves me from ordering the wrong thing as I'm looking to match the brushed brass not gold, which is a deeper orange color


  • 5 years ago

    Hi all! I’m confused by this post. I think it has the answers I’m looking for but can somebody please confirm?
    We have the purist modern gold bathroom fixtures. We’ll need custom shower doors and so far the shower door places we’ve been to don’t have a good match.
    So here’s the questions:

    1. What is the frameless shower door hardware (hinge and door pull) you’ve found to match. Can you give the color name?
      2, did you order your glass doors from one place and hardware from a separate place? Is this stuff always compatible?
    2. It’s extra hard cause I don’t have a sample of the purist and the shower door places never give samples! So if anyone could be exact with the hinge/handle match to the gold purist so I can just order sight unseen I’d be so grateful!
  • 5 years ago

    Hello- see my post from 9/3/20- it has all the links to the US Horizon hardware in satin brass, which is a very close match to Kohler Purist Vibrant Moderne Brushed Gold fixtures (not exact but very close, the closest I could find). I had to order them separately and provide my shower door fabricator/installer with the hardware. US horizon won’t sell directly to a retail customer so you may need to order through your contractor or you can try ordering through DK hardware, which I did. At the time, the hinges were still labeled under US Horizon but according to another post, that has changed and they are now called Brixwell. I would recommend asking your fabricator for the exact type of hinges (size/style) you need based on the configuration of your shower door and then match that up to the US Horizons satin brass hinges via the links provided.

  • 5 years ago

    You can also see the pic I posted of my bathroom from 4/14/20 to see the color match.

  • 5 years ago

    Thank you!!!! The photo came up as a different user so wasn’t sure if that was you.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Old thread, but had to wrap up a little bathroom & wasn’t able to find shower door hardware to match plumbing fixtures, so ordered something in stock/fast from Vigo in a finish called “matte gold” & hoped for the best.


    Maybe Vigo would send samples, it might be a match for some of the other golds used.


    In our case the “matte gold” was more yellowish than the plumbing (not from Kohler), It looked like this, they had other styles


  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    @Patricia Colwell Consulting im not sure your comment about wanting to look like you spent a lot of money was very helpful or nice IMO

  • 4 years ago

    @myricarchitect, I don’t understand why there aren’t industry standards for matching finishes. We had picked out Brizo Litze plumbing fixtures in Brilliance Luxe Gold for our kitchen/bath in a new build; now it’s come time to order cabinet pulls, hardware for our shower doors, and accessories like hooks, towel rods, etc., realize there is no match (Brizo makes one short handle in that finish). We’ve come close with some Top Knob products in Honey Bronze, and have to do our shower door in a matte black, which means finding some matte black accessories to tie it all together. It’s so frustrating! Here you can see the faucet and the closest match from TK for the dishwasher, which we also used for the fridge; cabinets will be finger pulls in the same finish. @HU-670772986 I am your A2 neighbor!

  • 3 years ago

    That is super frustrating. we have also picked litze gold out and its making me question if i want to deal with all this :(