Anonymous
Post 09/27/2014 13:12     Subject: mixing finishes for bathroom fixtures?
Don't paint the fixtures
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2014 12:04     Subject: Re:mixing finishes for bathroom fixtures?
Anonymous wrote:I'm going to disagree just a bit. The old rules about every finish having to match have gone by the way side for the most part, but you still need to make it look deliberate. Most designers suggest that if you're going to mix finishes, you should have more than one item of each finish so that it looks intentional. I think it can look nice. We had a bathroom with all brushed nickel and it ended up looking flat to me. We just did our kitchen over and have some brushed and some polished fixtures. It looks nice. Some of this may depend on the size of your bathroom. Do you have room to incorporate a few items of each finish ( accessories, etc.)?


I agree. Sometimes too matchy is not great either.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 09:36     Subject: Re:mixing finishes for bathroom fixtures?
I'm going to disagree just a bit. The old rules about every finish having to match have gone by the way side for the most part, but you still need to make it look deliberate. Most designers suggest that if you're going to mix finishes, you should have more than one item of each finish so that it looks intentional. I think it can look nice. We had a bathroom with all brushed nickel and it ended up looking flat to me. We just did our kitchen over and have some brushed and some polished fixtures. It looks nice. Some of this may depend on the size of your bathroom. Do you have room to incorporate a few items of each finish ( accessories, etc.)?
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2014 21:32     Subject: mixing finishes for bathroom fixtures?
No, don't do it. It looks very off.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2014 21:10     Subject: mixing finishes for bathroom fixtures?
Anonymous wrote:Can you spray paint the chrome fixtures w/ a brushed nickel spray paint to match?


OP here. I was actually wondering the opposite.... if there was a chrome finish I could spray paint the brushed nickel? I'll have to look into that.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2014 16:58     Subject: mixing finishes for bathroom fixtures?
Can you spray paint the chrome fixtures w/ a brushed nickel spray paint to match?
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2014 14:54     Subject: mixing finishes for bathroom fixtures?
It will look wrong.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2014 14:53     Subject: mixing finishes for bathroom fixtures?
You'll regret it. not a fan of brushed nickel in the bathroom unless its very modern.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2014 22:14     Subject: mixing finishes for bathroom fixtures?
I know this is generally a bad design practice.. my problem is that I am hoping to reuse most of our existing fixtures, which have a chrome finish, as part of our bathroom renovation. Then I found the perfect style/price vanity lights... and they only come in brushed nickel. Can I get away with that one deviation or will it look wrong?