Slate and Matte Black Cabinet Hardware

Slate and matte black hardware from Berenson's Rivet Rebel line

Berenson casts its Rivet Rebel collection in aluminum instead of the zinc or steel most cabinet hardware relies on, so a full-size bar pull carries noticeably less heft than most people would expect the very first time they pick one up. The bar itself takes a slate finish, a cooler, more gray cousin of black, while the mounting posts stay true matte black throughout the whole collection without variation. Slate and black sit close enough in tone that the two blend together from a normal viewing distance instead of announcing themselves as separate colors competing for attention on the same handle.

Sizing the Rivet Rebel range

Pulls come in four lengths, 96, 128, 160, and 224 millimeters, joined by a matching 12-inch appliance pull meant for wide refrigerator and freezer panel fronts, plus a knob sharing the same slate-and-black split at a much smaller scale. One collection now covers cabinet doors, standard drawers, and oversized panels, sparing anyone the trouble of switching finish lines halfway through a kitchen renovation just to fit one odd-sized opening on a single wide cabinet.

What aluminum brings to the piece

A lighter metal shows its real value most on the longest bar pulls and the biggest appliance sizes, where heavier alloys eventually start sagging against their mounting screws after enough years of getting yanked open several times a day. Aluminum also resists corrosion in ways plain steel doesn't, useful on pulls installed close to running water or steam, like a bar pull mounted right beside the kitchen sink or a steamy bathroom vanity.

Nearby finishes to consider

Warm the palette up with bronze instead of slate's cool gray tone, or drop the two-tone pairing entirely and go straight black for a single, unbroken color.