Kitchen cabinet hardware - style question?

Question

We just bought a house, the kitchen has white cabinets, white back splash, white appliances, the counter tops are dark gray. ALL the light fixtures throughout the house, and also ALL the doorknobs, door stops and towel holders are GOLD. My question is, should I buy golden door handles (hardware for the cabinets) for the kitchen and the bathroom cabinets, or should I break it up and just get something that matches the gray counter tops? Do I stay with the theme (gold throughout the house) or do I go with the (in my mind) out of place counter tops?

Thanx!

Answer 1

I think you could go with chrome or nickel k***s. In a lot of homes from the early 20th century to the 1950s all the doorknobs and window hardware was brass, but kitchen and bath hardware chrome or brushed nickel. Somehow the silver gives it a more clean/sanitary appearance.

If there is light fixtures in the kitchen I'd change them to match as well.

Answer 2

You can mix hardware.  Your kitchen decor would look better with a stainless, or nickel finish.  It's also more in trend.  Brass has taken a step back so it might be good to eventually trade out the other k***s and towels bars as well.

Answer 3

I often suggest to clients that they match their kitchen faucet and appliances.  You could do two-tone hardware with the faucet/appliance color and gold.  Whatever you choose, buy a couple of extra pieces of each k**b and/or pull.  Murphy's Law says one will break just before a major social event at your home or the day after you put your house on the market!  (And... The manufacturer will have discontinued the style or finish the day before that.)