Everything Hinges upon

the correct color...
My wife painted the main bathroom's vanity.
Thus we must change the color of all the fixtures... We (she) chose a brushed nickle look for the new fixtures. So, after five trips to various hardware stores to fine an exact match for the old hinges, well we became a little "unhinged!"
We heard about painting the hinges, and that is exactly what we have done.As you can see, the hinges were a solid antique brass, and now... well they are a silver/gray!