06/13/2026
unlacquered brass is one of those finishes people either love or get nervous about. and i get it. it’s not going to stay shiny and perfect.
that’s the whole point.
it lives. it darkens, it warms up, it picks up the marks of being touched every single day. in a year it looks nothing like the day we installed it, and that’s exactly why we keep specifying it.
if you want it to stay bright you can polish it back. if you want the patina, you just let it happen. there’s no wrong answer.
would you let yours age or keep it polished?