HI! Longtime lurker first time poster. I'm in the final stretch of my kitchen / whole house remodel and have to make a few decisions fast! We are doing white shaker cabinets with MSI Soapstone Metropolis quartz and I'm leaning toward a mint green 3x6 subway tile backsplash. The sink is undermount SS and the appliances are SS. The floors will be a medium-dark hardwood. It's a modest california 1930s home and I'm trying to go for a bit of cottage/quirky/traditional for the whole house.

Here's where I need help: I purchased a very pretty polished nickel faucet from Moen and now I am questioning everything else that's left to buy: cabinet/drawer hardware; 2 ceiling light fixtures, and the backsplash tile. I already have two pendant lights (pictured) that have white ceramic, gold and wood features.

I don't want to do polished nickel hardware. I want something warmer. I've read quite a bit here and elsewhere about mixing metals - PN + brass or bronze, etc., but there are so many variations of every finish! Antique brass? Burnished? Matte Bronze? Cocoa Bronze? I know I don't want unlacquered brass, and I know I like softer, muted tones that look lived in... but I also know I need to repeat each finish at least 2x throughout, so I'm really stuck. PN shows up nowhere else in my kitchen/design, and I think introducing in the light fixtures is too dramatic. I've bought samples and still can't tell if I like the mix of what I have.

Oh and if it helps/matters, our door handles and hinges are oil rubbed bronze throughout the entire house. The cabinet pic attached is from another kitchen using same cabinets and countertops as I will be... would that finish of brass work with PN? Is that burnished? Bronze? Can't really tell. Helllllppp! Thanks in advance!