Yes, and it is a common request. We can match a railing to existing brass or bronze door hardware, light fixtures, or plumbing fittings, and tune the finish to sit alongside them. Because we fabricate and finish in-house, we can also combine brass or bronze with steel, wood, or glass in a single railing and control how all of it reads together.

Yes, and bronze in particular is made for it. Outdoors, bronze weathers to a protective patina rather than corroding, which is why it has been used for architectural metalwork for centuries.

Brass naturally develops a patina as it reacts with the air, which is part of its character. If you want it to stay bright, we apply a lacquer that holds the polish, and maintenance is just occasional dusting. If you prefer the metal to age, we can leave it unlacquered, and an occasional wipe or polish lets you control how far the patina goes. A living-finish bronze is meant to age and needs essentially no upkeep at all.

Both are warm copper alloys, but they differ in tone and behavior. Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, is brighter and more golden, and takes a high polish, which suits refined interior railings. Bronze, primarily copper and tin, is warmer and browner and weathers to a stable patina, which makes it the traditional choice outdoors. In Seattle we often use brass for interior statement stairs and bronze for exterior and architectural work, and we will recommend the right one for your project.