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OKUN Editorial · Design & Finishes Can You Mix Door Handle Finishes? The 2026 Guide to Mixing Metals at Home The match-everything rule is over. Here's how to combine matte black, brushed nickel, chrome, and champagne gold across a home so it reads collected — not chaotic — plus the one detail that has to stay the same. OKUN Editorial  ·  7 min read  ·  June 2026 OKUN levers carry one profile across matte black, brushed nickel, chrome, and champagne gold. Photo: OKUN. Quick Answer Yes — you can mix finishes. Use the 70/30 rule: one dominant finish for about...

The Journal · Hardware Guides How to Install a Door Handle in 15 Minutes a DIY guide No HVAC tech. No mid-project trip to the hardware store. Just a screwdriver, the included Allen wrench, and about a quarter of an hour from old to upgraded — following OKUN's own installation manual, step for step. OKUN Editorial·6 min read·Screwdriver-only Pin this guide The short version A standard interior handle swap takes about 15 minutes with a Phillips screwdriver and the included Allen wrench. Every OKUN privacy set ships complete — two levers, spindle, adjustable latch, strike plate, optional dust box, short...

OKUN Journal — Guides Passage, Privacy & Dummy: The Complete Guide to Door Knobs and Levers Walk through your home and look at every interior door. The bedroom. The bathroom. The hall closet. The pantry. The French doors to the office. Each one is doing a different job — and each one needs a different kind of hardware to do it well. But the labels on those boxes at the hardware store rarely explain themselves. Passage. Privacy. Dummy. If you've ever stood in an aisle wondering what the difference is, this guide is for you. At OKUN, home has always...

Home  /  Journal  /  Matte Black Door Handles Design & Trends · 2026 The finish that won't quit. Brass gleamed for centuries. Chrome ruled the 1900s. Yet through every cycle, matte black kept coming back — and in 2026 it's the most-requested door hardware finish there is. OKUN Editorial·8 min read #1 Finish of 2026 9H PVD hardness 5.0★ OKUN matte black A door handle is one of the few objects in a home you touch dozens of times a day, yet rarely stop to look at — until it's wrong. Get the finish right and a room feels intentional....