Decorating and Design - Should Lighting & Faucet Finishes Match?
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MicheleR
10-08-08, 08:43 PM
As I am redoing my bathrooms I am having to figure out if I should do brushed nickel faucets or brushed brass. Everything in my house started out "shiny" brass. Because the "shiny brass" is "out" I opted for a new brushed nickel faucet (because of the new stainless appliances) when we redid the kitchen but so far have kept my lighting in the halls, bonus room, and kitchen, the brushed/burnished brass finish. I think the mixture of the two finishes works o.k. in the kitchen because of the stainless appliances....but I am puzzled with what to do in the bathrooms, etc.
What I'm asking is....do you think I should follow suit with what I did in the kitchen which would be to have the faucets in all the bathrooms be brushed nickel, but the lighting to remain the brushed brass? If I start changing everything to brushed nickel I will have to replace every hinge, doorknob, window lock, etc. and that is going to be expensive. If I have to for resale I will...but I'm not really wanting to.
The lady at the Home Depot said she thought it would be o.k. to go with the brushed nickel faucet and the brushed brass lighting because they are not "next to" eachother. I feel like I need other decorator opinions!
What I'm asking is....do you think I should follow suit with what I did in the kitchen which would be to have the faucets in all the bathrooms be brushed nickel, but the lighting to remain the brushed brass? If I start changing everything to brushed nickel I will have to replace every hinge, doorknob, window lock, etc. and that is going to be expensive. If I have to for resale I will...but I'm not really wanting to.
The lady at the Home Depot said she thought it would be o.k. to go with the brushed nickel faucet and the brushed brass lighting because they are not "next to" eachother. I feel like I need other decorator opinions!
pmgca
10-09-08, 09:36 AM
Hi MicheleR,
In design, you can use 3 different concepts / options and all them are valid
Is easy to visualize with floor tiles
1 - You can set all your elements following the same theme / color / pattern (for example, all the tiles in the same color)
2 - You can set a group of elements following a theme / color / pattern and a second group following other combining theme / color / pattern (for example, the tiles in a tan color and the borders in a brown color)
3 - You can set a group of elements following a theme / color / pattern and a second group following the opposite theme / color / pattern (for example, the tiles in a white color and the borders in a black color)
So, in my opinion, the first time, you used one option and now you are migrating to other option, but I guess that both are valid. Even if you have rooms following different options
In design, you can use 3 different concepts / options and all them are valid
Is easy to visualize with floor tiles
1 - You can set all your elements following the same theme / color / pattern (for example, all the tiles in the same color)
2 - You can set a group of elements following a theme / color / pattern and a second group following other combining theme / color / pattern (for example, the tiles in a tan color and the borders in a brown color)
3 - You can set a group of elements following a theme / color / pattern and a second group following the opposite theme / color / pattern (for example, the tiles in a white color and the borders in a black color)
So, in my opinion, the first time, you used one option and now you are migrating to other option, but I guess that both are valid. Even if you have rooms following different options