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chrome, black, or gold

3 years ago

I’m redoing my bathroom in grays and white. My vanity is gray, my counter is marble with gray veining and my tiles will be gray and white. What color fixtures should I get? In some pics posted here I’m seeing a combination of silver and gold or black and gold. Do the faucets and the vanity hardware have to be the same? I guess I’m old school where everything must match. Suggestions, thoughts, ideas welcomed!

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  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Chrome will always look good. Polished nickel is a little warmer finish. Which works best depends on the shades of grey in your room. Beware of inexpensive nickel finishes that tarnish.

    Black can look industrial/rustic. Brass finishes are "in" again and will be "out" again soon enough. Satin nickel or brushed stainless reminds me of the office bathroom.

    If you do not post an image of your finishes, it's impossible to guess. Also adjoining rooms for style.

    I'd keep the faucets, pulls, and door handles the same. I find cohesive peaceful.

  • 3 years ago

    I think you'll get more comments if you post pictures of what you've selected. Even if you just have samples, that's better than nothing. There are different shades of gray and and the relative amounts of gray and white aren't apparent from what you've described. What style is the vanity?What are you planning on for a mirror and light fixtures? It all works together. While mixing different finishes is pretty popular now, there are still plenty of people who like all one finish, so if you're more comfortable with that there's no reason not to do it. Have you saved some pictures with mixed finishes that you like, or does all one finish appeal to you more?


    In the gray and white bathroom I remodeled most recently I used all chrome fixtures, but there is a thin black border on the medicine cabinet mirrors and I hung two pictures with black frames. The advantage to using chrome is that it is the least expensive finish and you can mix brands of fixtures easily because chrome is the same across all brands. The gold finishes are especially problematic to match. If you mix brands you have to be careful to keep them stylistically similar so the end result doesn't look like a mishmash.

  • 3 years ago

    This is the vanity and top I purchased. It comes with the gold hardware, which I can easily change. My floor tile will be similar to the picture.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Hey there! Congratulations on the new bathroom! In my opinion, I would stay away from silver - your space will already have a lot of white and gray, so I think the silver would look a little dull. I suggest choosing something that will add contrast to your space. I think some aged brass hardware would look stunning. You could match your lighting finish to your hardware, and for your plumbing accents, you could go with the same aged brass or black!

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I think chrome is timeless and so much depends on your actual style I think the gold trend is exactly that and the issues that seem to arise when no matching pieces can be found for everything. I like simple in bathrooms so chrome . The you can add some solor wit towels , wall color etc To really help we need to know all the cloices you have made not just the vanity.

  • 3 years ago

    First of all, I don’t think metals have to match. I like the gold that is shown in your pic but I agree with Patricia that it might be difficult to match golds, if that’s your thing. I would go with chrome for tried and true classic. I love polished nickel too.

  • 3 years ago

    Patricia Colwell Consulting this is a guest bathroom which is not large. I’m a minimalist so I don’t like a lot of different designs in the flooring, shower pan and walls tiles. I want white with grey veining for the shower. I’m seeing a lot of people tiling the shower pan and the floor the same to keep a nice flow. I like that! Any suggestions? I’m very overwhelmed when I go into the tile stores.