Arguably my favorite part of my job is making selections. And two of my favorite selections to make are kitchen faucets and cabinet hardware. I think they’re capable of changing the entire vibe of a space and I love to coordinate them in subtle ways. Below you’ll find my 4 favorite faucet and hardware combos as well as a little insight into how I’ve gone about pairing them together. 

Hansgrohe Allegro+Top Knobs Riverside Pull in Honey Bronze

 I love the smooth curves of the Hansgrohe Allegro faucet. It’s a high end affordable fixture that truly shines on a countertop. The riverside pull from Top Knobs is one of my favorites because of how simple it is. Straight on the pull simply looks like a bar but from the sides and below it has the same smooth curvature as the faucet handle of the Allegro making the two an obvious pair for me. 

Hansgrohe Lacarno + Top Knobs Serene

Hansgrohe Joleena + Top Knobs Barrington

Brizo Artesso + Top Knobs Kara Pull & Knob

So when you’re working on your kitchen design some things to note when pairing your faucet and hardware that go beyond simply matching finishes, because surprise the finishes don’t have to match on the two! (But we’ll talk about that another day.)

Remember these tips:

1. Similar base shapes, are the base of the cabinet hardware and the base of the faucet similar. Note how the base of the Lacarno and the base of the Serene are the same shape. 
2. If the bases aren’t similar what other features are? If you cut a Barrington pull in half the taper of the pull would look almost identical to the tapered handle of the Joleena Faucet. 
3. Details, details, details. The Artesso and the Kara knob and pull have th same details. From the ball on the end of each knob to the ridges around it.