I have a chrome light fixture but want to use a "shabby chic" offwhite metal towel bar and toilet paper holder in a small, cottage type bathroom that has beadboard and Pergo floors.

No, they don’t go together and, with the cottage style and beadboard, it’s the chrome lighting fixture that doesn’t fit into the mix, not your accessories. It sounds to me like your towel bars and toilet paper holder match your house better than your lighting fixture. I know it involves spending more money, but I say use the shabby chic white accessories and buy another more appropriate style lighting fixture.

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  1. quietgiant

    2010 Mar 16 1

    you should be fine as they will be mounted closer to the bead board than the light fixture.
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  2. Venice Girl

    2010 Mar 16 2

    No, they don’t go together and, with the cottage style and beadboard, it’s the chrome lighting fixture that doesn’t fit into the mix, not your accessories. It sounds to me like your towel bars and toilet paper holder match your house better than your lighting fixture. I know it involves spending more money, but I say use the shabby chic white accessories and buy another more appropriate style lighting fixture.
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    Interior Architectural Designer, IIDA

  3. Tweet

    2010 Mar 16 3

    Looks better if it matches
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