The Gleam is the 5" antique brass bar pull for greige, taupe, and putty kitchens — the finish that starts where other brass finishes eventually arrive. Its tone is a chemically applied patina, not the product of years of contact, but it sits in the same warm-neutral family as a greige cabinet front from the first day, so the hardware reads as part of the palette rather than an addition to it.
The distinction worth understanding is between patina that moves and patina that holds. Brass left raw keeps oxidizing: it darkens unevenly, picks up fingerprints as permanent marks, and shifts tone around the grip where skin contact is heaviest. The Gleam's patina is acid-set and then lacquer-sealed, which stops that process at the tone you chose. Ten years of daily opening doesn't deepen it, blotch it, or pull it toward green — the aged look is a fixed specification, not a process still in motion.
That stability is the point for a warm-neutral kitchen. Greige and taupe schemes depend on everything staying in the same tonal lane; a finish that drifts would eventually fight the cabinetry it was chosen to match. A sealed patina keeps the relationship the designer specified intact for the life of the cabinets.
Specifications
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Material: Solid Brass
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Finish: Antique Brass — acid-applied patina, lacquer-sealed
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Type: Bar Pull
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Overall Length: 165mm (6.5″)
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Projection: 32mm (1.3″)
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Hole Spacing (C/C): 128mm (5″)
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Weight: 92g
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Mounting: M4 screws (25mm and 38mm), included
Best fit: greige, taupe, putty, or warm-neutral kitchens at refresh scale — base drawers 15" to 24", upper cabinet doors, pantry pull-outs, refrigerator drawer panels. Step down to the Halo 3.75" for narrow uppers; step up to the Glint 6.25" for wider base drawers. For brushed brass at the same size on white Shaker, see the Lume 5".
In the Box
1× Gleam Antique Brass Pull, 2× M4 machine screws (25mm), 2× M4 machine screws (38mm). Standard configuration — if your door thickness requires a different screw length, contact us before ordering.
Wipe gently with a dry cloth only. Avoid cleaning products that may strip the intentional patina.
