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The dreaded mixing of metals

26 days ago

I am remodeling a home. All of the door hardware interior and exterior is oil rubbed bronze on rich brown knotty alder doors. Wasn’t planning on replacing any of that in the first phase of remodeling. I’m not sure what I would replace it with right now anyway as it seems to suit the house and doors.

The visible to the kitchen and great room is a blackish wrought iron. I have not looked at lighting but am open to replacing it in color and style or going back to the wrought iron tones.

The first thing we are remodeling are the floors throughout and kitchen cabinets and counters. Doing a limestone look large profile tile called Uniche Beige Chiaro by Marazzi. Perimeter kitchen cabinets will be Sherwin Williams West Highland White. Island will be a color match to the rich brown knotty alder throughout the home including various vanities, the wet bar and some benches in guest rooms.

What can you see for cabinet pulls in the kitchen? I will likely be doing a quartzite called Mohave with a very neutral white or off white subway tile. I am leaning toward a stainless steel work sink with a brushed nickel or stainless faucet.

Comments (8)

  • 26 days ago

    Do you have a vision/inspo for the final kitchen look?

    Light bright White kitchen with Knotty Alder and Oil rubbed bronze sounds farmhouse to me.

    Mixing hardware wouldn't be my choice. But it's your home, do what you like.


  • 26 days ago

    The below images show my cabinet drawings for the kitchen. Perimeter cabinets will be the warm white in the lower left. Disregard the upper right white with a glaze. I was thinking of that but decided against.

    Upper left is the alder island color. The third picture is the quartzite I’m thinking of doing. The flooring is below the wood samples.

    I’m not opposed to doing just one color pull on the cabinetry. Just trying to get opinions as to what that pull color could be. It looks like a lot of people are doing a warm brass but I want timeless not trendy.The house is on a golf course. Has a big stone fireplace and like I said a lot of knotty alder throughout.Going with a neutral paint…Sherwin Williams Canvas Tan.

  • PRO
    26 days ago
    last modified: 26 days ago

    Call this ....... A Buggy far out in front of a horse?!

    What are your appliances? Stainless? What is the kitchen sink? What is the faucet at kitchen sink?

    Outside hardware is irrelevant! there is no law that states you must mix metals. As far as I am concerned? Way too much hand wring goes into this . In the kitchen? Appliances, especial;y stainless ( and I would recommend no other ) count as one finish. Now.....what other finish best suits your look, should you want that, and it is one answer/one finish.

    You rarely need two finishes for cabinet hardware -unless setting off an island? Matters nit, as It can NOT be installed until cabinetry is in place ( the buggy goes in back lol ).

    A bathroom need not match a kitchen, and PLUMBING selections drive baths.

    In any case, your selections suggest a warm , traditional feel, and cabinet hardware at this point? Not a worry not even a question...yet

    The most important thing in ANY kitchen? Your layout,,,,,,,, appliances, storage and function.!!! harmony of flooring, paint and stain finishes, and COUNTER tops. Then...backsplashes and kitchen hardware up the design road.

  • 26 days ago
    last modified: 25 days ago

    Be sure to do the tests on the quartzite to avoid mislabelling. Lemon juice and scratch the surface with a glass tile. Quaetzite slab can be used as backspash. No labor tiling/grouting expense. This can offset the difference in material expense. The install folds into the counter install.

  • PRO
    26 days ago

    I like Highland Ridge by Amerock for a bronzey finish...but boy are they pricey

    https://www.myknobs.com/pdp/amebp55316ap/amebp55319dob-1/amerock-5-128mm-centers-cabinet-pull-in-dark-oiled-bronze


    I also like another hardware from many years ago by Top Knobs....but I'm not sure if they offer it anymore. I think it was Rust....had a textured finish in a darker brown finish. Was really pretty.


    Personally I would stay away from the coppery bronze finishes....they look more dated to me.



  • 25 days ago

    Oh I actually mentioned above the sink and faucet are stainless and brushed nickel. All appliances are stainless as well. So I’ll count that as one finish. I’ll hold off until the cabinets are finished and in place.

    The description of a traditional warm home is accurate. I’d like to find a cabinet hardware finish that works on both the alder and the white. Thx.

  • PRO
    25 days ago
    last modified: 25 days ago

    The first thing you do?!

    Stop adding threads on every topic regarding your home, because you are in remodel all over the home.The second thing ? When asked for pictures of the house, try and do that? Please?

    From nine days ago......different thread.

    "Ok. I’ll take some additional photos after I go up to Prescott Thursday and post them when we get back to the valley. " Have you been back to the valley?

    Wrought iron, knotty alder, ? Suggest a country Tuscan feel. Warm, need not be dark, Warm can mean warm colors, ...and I might consider doors throughout and how MUCH a message in Knotty alder, you'd like,

    At this point? I am totally confused.......as will be others.!! You have 17 posts! Nobody can follow, nor can you!

    "Yes the tile is being replaced with a larger profile tile that is more of a limestone look porcelain tile from. A strong contender is Marrazi Uniche Beige the sample on the right below. It has some variation in the tile which I need for dog 🐾🐾.

    The walls are being painted SW Canvas Tan which is much lighter than the walls when this photo was taken. Except the walls in the dining kitchen area is going to be SW Urban Jungle."

    I pictured...a completely different home.....than this










  • 23 days ago

    I’m so sorry to confuse everyone and yes… probably myself. I had a look at the Houzz support pages and will try and do better on how and where to combine posts. I always thought one should post in the particular subject area flooring, kitchen etc. Now I see you can post across the areas. Thanks Jan for the tip!

    I haven’t been back to my Prescott area home as I had planned just yet because our flooring material had not come in and I recently had a hip replacement which is still troubling me. We usually drive up and back in a day which doesn’t help.

    We bought this house on an area golf course as a second home for the hot Arizona summers. We didn’t intend to do such an extensive remodel. We were thinking about replacing three bedrooms of carpet with engineered wood and painting the interior. That was going to be it!

    That being said, I liked the general colors in the home…lighter perimeter cabinets and darker island. But the cabinets were staggered at the top and distressed with glaze which I found to be dated. The granite was dated. So we approached the builder of my three year-old home here in Goodyear who owns a cabinet company and he’s got all new cabinets and island in production. I would have kept the flooring but there were several cracked files I could not source which in a hallway could have been a tripping hazard. So I took the opportunity to lighten up the tile. So yes, as you suggest the house may not be that different when all is said and done but it will be looking newer and refreshed then the 14-15 year old house it is.

    Sorry for all the confusion and as always I appreciate the advice and constructive criticism.