Hi Everyone,
We have two more kitchen categories to go; the next one is the kitchen hardware.
Oh, some of you may recall how I was obsessed grappling with the kitchen hardware—or rather, the English word “ironmongery.”
Now that I’ve lived with most of my beautiful kitchen hardware for over a year, here’s what I would’ve done differently.
Not much. I love all of it. (Most of it will be linked to at the bottom of the post.)
But, nothing is more spectacular than the cremone bolts I got from Wilmette Hardware. The nickel finish on them is fantastic and doesn’t get grody after touching one time.
Above, on December 18, 2023, is when B & E put the Cremone bolts up.
Unfortunately, while gorgeous, when newly wiped clean, the Schaub Menlo Park appliance handles are the opposite. I love them, but they require constant wiping down. I’ve tried using that glass polish from Weiman’s, but it doesn’t prevent the inevitable fingerprints from showing up.
I used the same Menlo Park handle for the dishwasher in a six-inch size—just a regular drawer pull. That doesn’t seem to have the same problem as the fridge handles.
There are four bin pulls from Rejuvenation. They are also in polished nickel and stay much cleaner. They look lovely and work just fine, but they feel a little thin in my hand. I’m not saying don’t get them. My guess is the larger size feels more substantial. I don’t know. If anyone has the Vernon bin pulls in the 4″ or 6″ size, please let us know your take.
The last piece of cabinetry hardware is the charming nickel knobs from Decor Infiniti on Etsy. I chose the classic beehive style in the one-inch size. I’m super happy with them. They’re practical, stylish, and reasonably priced. That helped justify the expense of the cremone bolts.
Okay, that’s it for the kitchen hardware. I will review the cabinetry and paint colors/finishes last.
However, I have three more items to add to the kitchen hardware.
That is the sink, the faucet, and the disposer switch.
I got an undermount sink in fireclay with a white finish. I adore this sink. It is easy to maintain, has a good depth, and looks terrific with the marble. I am incredibly glad I did not get stainless!
Are you sensing a but?
If so, you are right.
The but is my booboo. Because my kitchen lacks square footage, I had to go with the smallest cabinet one can safely do for a kitchen sink. It is only 30″ wide. What I didn’t realize but should have is that the disposal has to be right under the drain. And yeah, the sink drain is in the middle of the sink.
My GC actually got my disposal, and he got the skinniest, most powerful insinkerator he could find. That’s because I only had room for a sliver of a garbage can. But really, it ended up being totally fine.
Still, for some, it would’ve been better to have had the drain on the right side of the sink to have more room for a larger garbage can.
I just looked on Wayfair and found one Fireclay 24″ sink with the drain on the right. It also has an overflow hole. It sticks out, which I don’t care for, but please know that my sink does not have an overflow hole if that’s important to you.
Natch, I saved the best for last. That is the deVOL polished nickel bridge faucet.
It is divine.
But, doesn’t the polished nickel spot, Laurel?
Oh, stop being such a killjoy.;]
Yes, it does spot a little; however, with a bit of polish, they come off. I don’t wipe it down daily, only when I notice it needs it. It’s not difficult to maintain.
All-in-all, I’m very happy with my selections.
An old shot was taken last June, around the time I was going through painting hell downstairs. And yes, we did raise the height of the sconce by about 18″. This was just before the decorative toe kicks were finally put on.
Below is a widget with all of the hardware except for the cremone bolts from Wilmette Hardware and the deVOL bridge faucet. I substituted the Perrin & Rowe bridge faucet. They are nearly identical, and P&R makes the bridge faucet for deVOL.
Oops. I forgot one item. That is the disposer air switch next to the faucet by Rohl.
Okay, we’re almost finished with the kitchen. It’s amazing how much went into that tiny space.
xo,
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19 Responses
Hi Laurel,
Your kitchen is such a timeless beauty. 😍 Thank you for sharing your design heart with us…such an inspiration.
I do have 2 questions for you-
1.) Regarding that extra piece of ceiling moulding (painted white against the blue) that follows your crown moulding around- is that an applied moulding or is a raised moulding attached to the edge of say a 1 x 6? or something else? Hard to tell the dimension of it. It is very lovely and gives the ceiling moulding just that extra pizzazz and detail.
2.) Did you share what paint color you chose for your kitchen cabinets yet? I live about 20 min from Crown Pointe and have visited their showroom….. it is quite a place! I can’t wait to use them. I believe they use Sherwin Williams colors and so I was curious which one you went for because it looks like most of your paint choices are BM.
Katie,
Hang on please. I am writing about the mouldings. The kitchen ceiling including Victorian coving is only two pieces of trim. The small one is one I used in numerous areas of the apartment. It was applied directly to the ceiling.
The kitchen cabinets are Sherwin Williams Greek Villa. One day soon, I will have all of this in one place for more easy referencing.
Absolutely STUNNING !!!
Love those nickle plated cremorne bolts, but I bet they’d soon be grody if my hubs came to visit. That man just oozes grode from his very pores!
Simichrome is the only polish I’ve found that works to clean spots from polished nickel. I use it on the Rohl bridge faucet in my kitchen and purchase it online.
Hi Laurel,
Maybe I missed it, but did you paint your kitchen floors? In some of the construction pictures it looks like a nice wood floor and then later it looks like a white painted wood floor. In your concept pictures you show a marble square tile. Do you plan to do this later or keep the painted wood floors and why did you paint them?
To Mary,
the cremone bolts latch the long glass cabinets in Laurels kitchen. theres a little knob on them to open and close the doors.
Laurel. I had to laugh. In the photo with the beautiful bridge sink, you (of all people) have a plastic soap dispenser 🤣🤣🤣. you are so REAL
It’s all so elegant!! Can you explain why you did the short marble backsplash in addition to the tiled backsplash? I don’t typically see designers choose both together. Sorry if you mentioned it in a different post and I missed it!
Hesitate to call it a kitchen, since it is so elegant! Cremone bolts worth every penny. Congrats on all your style choices.
You might want to try applying wd40 to a microfiber cloth for polishing the items that spot or show fingerprints.
Beautiful! Question on bridge faucet: are you able to turn on one-handed? I love this style of faucet handle, but wonder how it works with raw-chicken-hands during food prep? I’ve been debating this exact style or a bridge faucet with a lever handle, which I like less aesthetically but might make more sense for me practically. Any advice appreciated!
Thanks for sharing your home transformation. Your kitchen is so beautiful, I would be cooking all day :). Hope you’re feeling better ❤️
Hi Laurel,
Your polished nickel hardware is lovely. I’m regretting not using it in my bathroom. Maybe once I get the rest of my house done I’ll circle back & replace them.
Arlene, I looked this up and there are many repair kits and YouTube videos on this subject. There are also professionals that make the repair rather than doing it yourself. It seems that many people have trouble with this kind of sink chipping and having hairline cracks.
Your kitchen is beautiful!! Perfect for cooking in but also for entertaining!! Love, love it. Laurel, I want to find a beautiful door knocker for an apartment built in the mid-1800’s. Do you have any suggestions for suppliers? Thank you…you are an amazing resource of where to source unique and yet functional hardware.
Just a quick question about the cremone bolts. They are gorgeous – however I don’t remember if they do anything. Yes I know they are functional but is there a benefit other than beauty?
I love the kitchen, and everything about it. I, too, have polished nickel. Love, love, love. I have very little cleaning on it, and I use it every single day. (Or else I have turned a blind eye to anything that happens.) Either way, it is magic. I love what you have done!
I’ve so enjoyed following your renovation journey from the beginning, and it’s really exciting to see you finally getting close to the end of it. Everything has just turned out beautifully, and I wanted to thank you for sharing so many of the details with us. We built our home 5 years ago and also chose the undermount fireclay sink in white. Sadly, it has chipped in quite a few places which is just so unsightly. It’s guaranteed for life so I could get a replacement, but my entire island countertop would have to be removed in order to install a new one, and I’m afraid to risk that being broken in the process. I’m curious if you know of any way to repair the chips? I’ve searched high and low for information on that, but it doesn’t seem to be a possibility.
Your kitchen is gorgeous!