Bronze on my mind

I think this obsession started with our front-door plaque, but it's now in full force:

On the theory that if you start something in one color or finish, you damn well ought to follow it through, almost all of the hardware in the house is or will be oil-rubbed bronze.

As in the front-door lock set -- which feels terrific in the hand, by the way -- everything from hinges to handles to fans to switch plate covers is going in with a little patina and a lot of deep color.

The exceptions, of course, are in the kitchen and baths, where the rule is stainless, chrome or polished nickel. (One other exception: gray slate switch covers on the kitchen backsplash, which ought to be a kick.) Otherwise, I'm scarfing up things in this dark, sleek brown, which I've come to think of as the new black for home decor.

On the practical side, it shouldn't corrode much in our incredibly salty air. On the style side, it looks lush as all get out.