hardware for the island

sorry for the lack of posting last week. it was our spring break, which means my kids were home all week, and things (of course) were busy with the new house. we decided to start packing and cleaning our rental house as well...hey, free child labor, right? gotta take advantage of THAT! my kids were not so thrilled. we didn't spend every second working of course...i made sure that we had a little adventure every day so that it still felt a little like spring break!

believe it or not, i have STILL not made all of the decisions that i need to for the house.
i still have not selected the hardware for the kitchen cabinets.
i know, i know!
nothing like waiting until the last minute! (my contractor/husband is being very patient with me!)
however, i HAVE decided on the hardware for the kitchen island. i feel in love with this image:

i think what i love about it is the mixing of all the metal tones...the hardware is brass, the faucet is chrome, the light fixture is black/dark bronze, and the sconce by the fireplace is vintage gold.
i know some people think that mixing metals is bad, but i think that brass and chrome is the new peanut butter and jelly!
mix away, i say!

in my new kitchen, i will be mixing metal tones.
my faucet will be chrome.
the light fixtures in the kitchen will be a combination of black and brass. (i am going to wait to purchase most of the kitchen and dining fixtures until after we move in. i know what i want, i just cant afford them right now!)
and for the island, i decided on some pretty antique brass campaign pulls from ansaldi & sons.

even though the sides and back of the island are striped with wire brushed oak and RH slate:

the front of the island (that will house the sink, dishwasher and microwave) will be solid RH slate.

here is a picture of them next to a quarter, so you can get a better idea of the scale:

things are starting to move quickly! i have some great update pictures that i will be sharing soon, as well as some more decisions and selections!