What Is Brushed Brass?īrushed brass is brass that has been treated to give it a duller, matt look when compared with traditional polished brass finishes. However, with different suppliers come slightly different finishes, so here we take you through the different types offered by different brands. I have rarely seen an interior designer do all of the same metal finishes in one space.If you hadn’t already noticed, brushed brass has become a pretty popular addition to bathrooms as of late. I think matchy-matchy hardware everywhere can work in select spaces (for example I’ve seen homes where polished nickel is used everywhere and it’s very traditional), but for the most part, mixing metals gives spaces more interest and personality. We also have matte black on our door handles. In this home we have unlaquered brass hardware, brass lights over the island and polished chrome plumbing fixtures. In our last home, we had polished chrome cabinet hardware and plumbing fixtures with stain gold lighting. Studio McGee has a great post on this topic and hereand here are a couple more.
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I am very pro mixing metals – I think it createds depth and interest in a space – but I know it makes some people very nervous because it wasn’t done as much even a decade ago. One question I get a lot is about mixing metals – whether it be for lighting, hardware, artwork frames, etc.
Much like polished nickel, it has a classic quality to it. What I love about unlacquered brass is how timeless it feels. Here you can see the unlacquered brass pulls that we rarely touch:Īnd here you can see the patina on our trash can pulls- we touch these everyday, many times per day.īrass is definitely a trend in kitchens right now, especially satin brass, which reads a little more modern. You can also polish the brass back to its shinier original form if you’d like! You can’t really tell unless you’re looking closely. The pulls that are touched more often patina more quickly – but that doesn’t bother us at all. Some people are bothered by the unique and uneven patina that unlaquered brass can have ( for example, we touch the hardware on some of our cabinets such as the garbage pull-out many times a day compared to some knobs and pulls that are touched less often). aged brass (please note these are Rejuvenation’s versions of unlacquered and aged brass- every company will have different finishes). It just has such a beautiful and rich tonality. I have Rejuvenation’s aged brass (which has a satin finish) in our master bathroom and between the two, I prefer the unlacquered brass. Chris Loves Julia used it in their last kitchen too if you’d like to see it on darker cabinetry. Unlacquered brass is a living finish, meaning it changes or patinas over time.
I loved the shape and style of hexagonal bin pullhardware in our last home so much, that I ended up ordering the same hardware in unlacquered brass for our new kitchen ( our pulls are the 4 inch size). Plus, hardware is easy to swap out for a new buyer if they decide to go in a different direction. I know brass isn’t for everyone, but I truly believe in designing your home for your needs and tastes. I loved our polished chrome hardware in our previous home, but I thought brass would better complement our warmer white oak floors and had always wanted to do brass in a future kitchen. When our home was under construction, I knew I’d do brass hardware in our kitchen. From lighting to hardware, to mirrors and framed art – I think it adds such beauty and warmth to any space.
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