Smedbo House Collection

Smedbo House: a brass cabinet hardware collection built for a full bathroom

House is one of Smedbo's larger lines, running the full standard lineup, hooks, rails, rings, and holders, in polished brass with porcelain accents on select pieces like the tumbler and soap dish holders. It's the brass counterpart to lines like Ice, which pairs the same porcelain inserts with chrome instead. House also covers a double towel hook alongside the single version, and a single towel rail sized for a standard bathroom wall.

What's included beyond the basics

Past the expected hooks and rails, House includes a toilet brush with a frosted glass container mounted to the wall and a spare toilet roll holder for a second roll, details that separate a fully outfitted bathroom from one with just the essentials. The porcelain-and-brass holders, tumbler and soap dish, bring in a second material without breaking from the brass finish.

Brass and porcelain together

Polished brass warms up a bathroom more than chrome does, and pairing it with white porcelain keeps the look from leaning too dark or too metallic in a small room. Brass shows fingerprints and water spots readily, so pieces that get handled often, the toilet roll holder and the towel ring, need more frequent wiping than a matte or brushed finish would.

Outfitting a full bathroom from one line

Because House covers most standard fixture types in one finish, it's a reasonable starting point for outfitting an entire bathroom rather than mixing brands piece by piece. Confirm towel rail length against your wall space first, since House offers more than one length, and decide whether the toilet brush's frosted glass container matches the room's other glass or porcelain elements before ordering. Because the collection spans so many fixture types, it's worth listing out what the bathroom actually needs before ordering rather than buying the full lineup by default.