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    January 21, 2012

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    Susan Daniel

    I like the idea of mixing metals. Brass has been a stepsister for a few years now and it is time to bring it back. It's a classic and I like it unlacquered.

    Sarah

    Gorgeous kitchens Brooke - I especially love the second photo - I LOVE kitchens that don't look like cookie cutter kitchens. These are beautiful!

    Christine

    You are so right, Brooke! Macro and Micro says it all. I have had this problem with my husband...a lot! It's kind of a duh moment to finally realize...they just can't help it! LOL!

    I love the combo of metals. It has a more historic look when it looks like a beautiful collection acquired over time. Beautiful old pieces, with Patina Magnifique!

    I have been thinking about your Patina Farm and I am hoping and trusting that it will be another book... or books...The Patina Chronicles; Creating Patina Farm, The Kitchen and Baths of Patina Farm, The Gardens and Pond of Patina Farm, The Chicken Coop and Animals of Patina Farm, etc., etc. Can't wait!

    Karena

    Brooke I have grown to love mixing metals. Copper, bronze, gold, silver, brass. Depending on the setting, I think two or three choices make a good combination.

    xoxo
    Karena

    Art by Karena

    classic • casual • home

    This is making me feel very good as we have copper, stainless steel, aged brass and even nickel in our kitchen right now. It feels right. Bravo to Redbook for recognizing a luxurious and unique bathroom.
    Mary Ann

    mary

    I love mixed metals --it is all jewelry. Don't forget pewter. The combination of patinated copper and brass and pewter--just like kitchens of the past: warm and embracing and just waiting to be cooked with or on. Wishing you a super Sunday. Mary

    Christine

    Brooke, I just ran across a mention of the Lacanche in the Les Murets website. In case you are not familiar, it is a property near Avignon, owned by the gals at Huff Harrington (Gallery & Home Store) in Atlanta. Their blog is the Artful Lifestyle and they, also, have a property in Paris. Thought they will have some experience that might be helpful.
    Chris

    Linda in AZ *

    *** I'm immediately attracted to the MIXING of METALS (except in MUSIC~~~ ha ha!). Seriously, I think it lends a "special, elegantly casual look", that seems to make the space even WARMER & more INVITING... and certainly "EXCITING" for those of us who walk in and SEE IT!!!

    I honestly don't think you could make a "mistake" here, Brooke~~~ you KNOW what you're doing more than just about ANYBODY else!!!

    XO,

    Linda in AZ *
    bellesmom1234@comcast.net

    diane

    been missing you lately..wondering how the chickens are doing....enjoyed this post on mixing metals.

    Millie

    Whatever you'd mix would be fine, 'cos you are Brooke & you are brilliant. Of course I adore La Cornue & Lacanche, but the cost of shipping them Down Under means I would need to sell all 5 of the kids to see one settled beautifully into our much anticipated kitchen reno. Mmmmmmmmm.
    Millie xx

    Penelope Bianchi

    Day one , honestly I heard someone say, " in bathrooms And kitchens the lights, the faucets,, the knobs should match" I said "EEEEK NO"!!!! I was six!!
    Never!
    America had to go to factories and sameness...(probably the wrong reason but we lost our taste and originality after the last "WAR". Just my opinion ! (I was born right after the war ; 1947)

    I want and love copper, (lacquered brass is such an anaethma to me! ICK!!! ) Ewwww it peels!!! so gross and cheapens such an elegant metal! horrible to see!
    Bronze is lovely ! And all looks best with the patina of age!!!
    The best part of any metal or paint finish is "patina" the natural aging of metal and paint.
    Lovely!!!

    Sadly people are not educated! I hope to change that!!
    Penelope

    Lane McNab

    Hi Brooke! I'm a long time reader but I think this is actually the first time I have commented--I just had to! I am in the middle of a (small budget) kitchen reno (here on urbanorchardinteriors.com) and have been on a similar wavelength. I bought a brass bridge faucet a few months ago and had the lacquer stripped off--it's not installed yet but the brass has been aging nicely even in the box. I have a contemporary oven that we can't replace now but it's stainless. I intentionally combined the 2 finishes liking the way it feels layered and collected over time. The copper is another beautiful element I had not considered but I love it! Your blog and book are great and I love seeing Patina Farm progress.

    vicki archer

    I use La Cornue in our French kitchen and adore it... I am often heard saying that I could put a pair of old boots in the oven and they would come out tasting delicious... If I ever renovate I am going to try and have an even bigger one!. Lacanche is very popular in France too but I have never tried it... I am about to renovate a small property in our local village and I am thinking of having one there... Will let you know, but you might beat me to it... The official (and obligatory) planning is going very slowly! xv

    Marybeth

    I love the mix of bronze, unlaq brass, copper, wrought iron, and steel in a kitchen with stone, wood, plaster finishes...so beautiful and gets better with age. I just watched "Its Complicated" again recently and now I can't stop dreaming of that great house. I think Patina Farm will be even better! Looking forward to seeing its progress. Thanks for your great blog.

    Emily

    I just moved into a house with a cobalt blue Lacanche. It functions as fabulous as it looks. Make sure you watch the online tutorial. The warming ovens are great to have. Keep in mind the ovens are quite small compared to most. With thats said, I had no problem cooking a ham or turkey this Christmas. Patina needs one!

    Allyson

    Thank you for sharing your PINS with us. You have given me so many great ideas and saved us a lot of time had we waited to dream them up on our own!!!

    Laura Casey Interiors

    Congratulations on your feature Brooke. Love the mixing of metals!

    Maureen Davis

    Wow those are gorgeous ovens, now I'm desperate for a kitchen re-do! Love all your ideas!

    Lana Waller

    When we built our home 20 years ago shiny brass was all the rage. Since then I have changed to polished nickle and brushed nickle. I do really like the look of the unlacquered brass. I don't ever want the shiny brass again but love the patina of the unlacquered. I think mixing metals is the same as mixing different woods in the same room, it can and should be done.

    Frederica Anderson

    Hello, We have had our Lacanche Range for six years and it has worked beautifully, when we redid our kitchen we were on our way to buying another well known brand and found this company online
    I love the ease with how it cleans up and it looks brand new. Live in a small city in Texas and there
    Are three owners of this range here. You can't go wrong!
    Frederica

    pam

    we just installed antique brass pulls and knobs on our kitchen cabinets. we have stainless steel appliances, sink and faucet. i worried at first that it wouldn't look "ok". but i love it! next step, upgrade the faucet to brass. congrats on the redbook article! (and thanks so much for hitting the nail on the head with me and my husband... i never thought of it that way, micro and macro, that's it!!)

    Dovecote Decor

    Hi Brook: My understanding is that electric ovens have much more even and reliable temperature control. This matters for cakes, cookies, souffles etc.. I use my convection bake all the time, and it is a great time saver, especially with large turkeys. The best one I ever owned had a thermometer in the oven that you plugged into the meat. When the desired temperature was achieved, it dinged. This way, the meat was always perfect. I recommend gas cook tops and thermador ovens.
    Best,
    Liz

    French Basketeer

    So glad you will go with the Lacanche, the range of choice for my French & Italian friends! Wishing you a good weekend.

    teresa

    I find so many interesting and new ideas here...at least to me. {I think I kind of live in a design cave.... need to get out more and see whats out there =)
    I have a gas cook top and a convection oven....works great for me....loving the range inspiration here today.
    Happy Day-
    Teresa

    Anna

    We love our Lacanche, a burgandy Citeaux with the electric, gas and hot cupboard ovens, and, at the last minute after we placed the order, we changed the trim to the traditional brass so that we could mix our metals - I'm so glad we did. It just looks so rich! Our kitchen has pewter cabinet knobs, polished nickel faucets and appliance handles, and then the brass and steel on the range. I'm thinking of the Circa Lighting Goodman pendant lights for the island in white metal with brass inside to highlight the brass in the range and because I use so much gold, silver, and gilver (!), in the house.
    Right now I just have bare bulbs!

    If you go with the Lacanche make sure to add the laplancha - high heat searing that makes the most amazing vegetables, meat, and fish! It's by far my favorite part of the range.

    I'm not sure how to post a picture in the comments, or I would send a picture of it - its a beauty!

    Heather Couillard

    I mix metals all the time, it helps give a feeling of history to a house when creating a period look.
    I have a stainless steel 48 inch Capital gas stove, as well I have a large electric oven in my island, it is wonderful for baking. I love them both.

    debra phillips @ 5th and state

    one must think about all those small details, steve will thank you, someday!

    mixing metals is so rich and interesting and that stove could tie everything together. i am having a long term love affair with my stove, an AGA. i now tell my steve that i cannot possibly live anywhere without one
    xo
    debra

    April

    This is a big trend right now. In the past two months alone, Kathy Morris and I have sold more antique French and English copper cook ware and galvanized metal items at our antiques shows than in the previous two months. People are really 'warming' up to the mix. (Pun intended!)

    April

    barbara@thetreasuredhome.com

    Well, it sounds like we're all for mixing metals! Yeah! I'd never thought about buying a lacquer free faucet. What a brilliant idea! It must age beautifully? How do you take the lacquer off?

    Also, I just got home from West Palm Beach and Lars Bolander and the shopkeepers on Antique Row are excited you'll be there on the 8th of February! Gorgeous antiques there...all over the place!

    barbara@thetreasuredhome.com

    Please consider removing the word verification step of commenting on your blog! Such a pain in the ----!

    Ginger Lee Williams

    I love the mix, especially with living finishes. Rohl has a Tuscan Brass that I love, and you just can't beat a silver or nickel living finish. I am a realtor in Indiana and it's so funny to hear clients talk so about the garish 1980's brass finish. When I tell them gold is coming back, they just gasp!

    Ricki Jill Treleaven

    I don't mind the mixture of metals especially in the kitchens you have shown. They are all very neutral and all about texture! We have a copper faucet with brass fixtures and a stainless pot rack... ;P

    Congrats on your blurb in Redbook Magazine....How *awesome* :D

    xoxoxoxo,
    Ricki Jill

    velvet and linen

    Hi Barbara.

    I apologize for the pain in the you know what. Unfortunately I get hundreds of spam comments every day.
    Fortunately only 10 or so a day get through. If I remove the verification, all those spam comments would pollute my comments.
    It would be a mess.
    Until they figure out another way to block spam, the verification is a necessary evil.
    Again, I'm sorry for the inconvenience!

    On a brighter note, Steve and I are so excited for our trip to Palm Beach.
    Lars and Nadine Bolander are such generous people. We are very thankful to them for hosting
    the book signing and look forward to meeting the other dealers!

    xo
    Brooke

    Karen

    Brooke,
    LOL! I'd be the same...I'd be thinking about the small details in a new home over the grand scheme! I have a Viking stove and really like the way it cooks but the French stoves are so wonderful looking. I'll be eager to hear what your readers have to say about the two brands you've shown us.
    I love mixing metals and it sure seems more practical since there are so many lovely metals that come into play in a kitchen. With a stove that has more than one metal finish it makes all other metals seem to work better.
    xo,
    Karen

    Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking

    Oh congratulations on your bathroom being featured in Redbook! What an honor! I also love mixing metals!!

    quintessence

    HI Brooke - I left you a comment before - not sure what happened to it!! Anyway, I love the mixed metals too. I looked at the La Cornue but found the ovens too small. I put a Lacanche in our last kitchen - looks like the same as in your first photo. Mine was the Sully - with two large ovens - one electric and one gas and I had a lovely matt black hood made to go with it. Mixed faucets as well - nickel for the main sink and brass for the pantry (Lefroy Brooks, as we've discussed before).

    Nella

    Hi Brooke, I so enjoyed this post. I like all the same elements in a kitchen and love the look of mixing things up. We are doing a major reno this July and the kitchen is part of it. I have the file folder going, and spent the day Saturday looking at faucets, I like the unlacquered one in brass very much in the above post. I know you will do a fab job in your reno. Wanted to thank you also for the lovely inscription in my Patina Style book, which Kim sent to me. I read it from cover to cover, it is wonderful and a great source of ideas and inspiration. N.xo

    Melissa

    I really love your kitchen choices so far, mixed metals are one of my favorite looks. Can't wait to see it come together!

    Acanthus & Acorn

    You must be having the time of your life designing your dream home! I would kill for any of these stoves for their beauty, but choose the one that can handle a large a turkey!

    Yes, to mixing metals,I especially love brass and pewter together!

    Desiree Ashworth

    Brooke! I have been a follower for a LONG time and I'm so excited for you and your beautiful family... you're home is going to be pure art!! In our previous home we had a Lacanche rang and we loved it!!! It's like a gorgeous piece of furniture and carries a kitchen in ways other ranges don't. The rich simplicity is much more timeless than the La Cornue and to me seems more timeless! I can't wait to follow you on this inspiring journey!

    much love to you and your family,
    Desiree

    robyn

    As a Jewelry designer I always mix metals, and what I've learned in working with natural stones in a mixture is different metals look best next to certain stones (colors in nature). I think it's more harmonious when the eye can move around and fall on random beauty vs. the mind thinking it knows whats coming next! In the first picture, OMG, how beautiful, it looks like a natural evolution in the kitchen, ideas that were added at separate times, over the course of time, some inherited others purchased. I'd go with your mixed metal instincts it's sure to be a success! And what about Zinc, didn't you get some pieces in that metal when traveling this summer? Love your blog :)

    Rare Birds Blog

    Lauren liess

    Love all of your selections!! And of course the mixed metals will be so beautiful!!

    We just spec'd a LaCanche for a kitchen project and my fingers are crossed the client settles on it. I love the stainless/ brass combo. I live vicariously through others :)

    Big hug and talk to you soon!!
    Xoxo,
    Lauren

    Monica Hart

    Just beautiful, all of it...gorgeous inspiration.
    Monica

    Tracey

    Love this post as we are just completing a kitchen with mixed metals AND a Lacanche range! The range (Sully) is installed, but we haven't moved in yet, so I haven't actually cooked on it. I have lovingly turned the burners on and off many times and it seems wonderful and packs terrific power. Let me know if you want more information. We had a hard time finding local Lacanche owners here on the East Coast.

    LLH Designs

    I spy a La Canche just like mine! Congratulations on the press. You deserve it!

    xo,
    Linsey

    Elizabeth

    I love that Range! I do not have one but I think it is perfection. Looking forward to seeing it in your new kitchen.

    Congratulations on the press, the bathroom isperfection! As always!

    Have a great day!

    Claudia Allen

    I've been "freaking out" over the mixed metals in our new home. On pins and needles.....over my selection of unlaquered brass fixture in the kitchen! Let's see.....Circa antiqued nickel and oil rubbed bronze ......stainless steel Wolf.....the entire house lends itself to this. But, I am now awake in the middle of the night with designer angst!!!! Reading all the posts gives me some peace!

    Linda

    Brooke - As in jewelry fashion, mixing metals in decor is wonderful. That range does it perfectly!
    My friend (in WA State) has an Aga range and loves it (only turns in off in Aug). But in SoCal the fact that is always on (ie:warm) may be a problem keeping the kitchen cool and comfortable. Does the LaCanche have the same "always on" condition?
    Have a great time working through the Micro / Macro - as you have both worked hard to be in this fortunate position - truly enjoy!
    Cheers!

    velvet and linen

    Hi Linda.

    I don't believe the Lacanche is always on, especially because one of the ovens is electric.
    However, you might want to contact them directly.
    Elisa has been incredibly helpful:
    Elisa@frenchranges.com

    xo
    Brooke

    Mary

    We are nearing the end of a kitchen renovation. My Lacanche was the first thing I chose for the kitchen and I can't wait to use it! It is not always on the way an Aga is. Love your blog and have really enjoyed your book!

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