Yes. We can match a railing to existing brass or bronze door hardware, fixtures, and fittings, and tune the finish to sit alongside them. Because we fabricate and finish in-house right here in Kent, we can also combine brass or bronze with steel, wood, or glass in one railing, and you can stop by the showroom to compare finishes in person.

Yes, and bronze is ideal. Outdoors it weathers to a protective patina instead of corroding. For exterior railings with more exposure, especially on East Hill, we use silicon bronze, the marine-grade alloy, so the damp poses no risk. Polished brass can go outside but patinas faster, so we usually steer exterior work toward bronze or a living finish.

Brass develops a patina as it reacts with air. To keep a railing bright, we lacquer it, and upkeep is just occasional dusting. To let it age, we leave it unlacquered and you control the patina with an occasional polish. A living-finish bronze is meant to age and needs essentially no maintenance. Being local, we are easy to reach if a question ever comes up.

Both are warm copper alloys with different character. Brass, copper and zinc, is brighter and golden and takes a high polish, ideal for interior railings. Bronze, copper and tin, is warmer and browner and weathers to a stable patina, the traditional outdoor choice. In Kent we often use brass for interior feature stairs and bronze for exterior work, and since we are local, stop by the showroom and we will show you the difference.