“As Country Living’s Senior Homes & Style Editor, I’m always nose-to-the-ground, sniffing out the next top design trends of kitchen design. (Kitchen islands? Who needs them! The kitchen triangle? Is it really relative anymore?) So, as someone with very strong opinions on kitchen hardware, I’ve been intrigued by seeing the return of nickel finishes in the various kitchens that find their way to my inbox almost daily. If the groundswell in support of silver is indeed here, it begs the question: Is it time we say goodbye to unlacquered brass and embrace the cooler side of things? Let’s investigate.”