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Choosing a hardware finish can be a really tough decision. Gold tones or silver tones? What about black or gray? And now there is another thing to consider - lacquered or unlacquered?Most brass hardware on the market today is lacquered, or has a protective coating on it. This coating helps keep your hardware looking like new. This coating offers protection against fingerprints, smudges, dirt, oil, food, etc. The hardware is easy to wipe clean with just a little water and a cl …

Polished chrome finishes are back! They actually never really went away, but satin nickel finishes really took over for a bit. While nickel finishes are still really popular, chrome is making a new statement by bringing a clean and modern look to your cabinet hardware. Polished chrome finishes are shiny and bright. They do not have the same yellow undertones that nickel finishes have, and chrome can coordinate with almost any other metal finish. We've seen tons of mixed metals starting to pop up …

We posted on our Facebook wall this morning a bookshelf transformation from Baldwin hardware. While we have been loving the deep blue and gold trend for awhile, see our previous blog post, and we thought we should revisit this topic.Today's brass pulls are not the same brass pulls from the 80's and 90's. The design has been updated and many brands have finishes that are satin or matte instead of the traditional polished brass. Bar pulls have been really popular for some time …