finishes

You finally selected your hardware design, now which finish should you choose?  Finishes should be as individual as you are and that is why Merit offers you 73 beautifully hand-applied finish selections to choose from.  Our finishers take exceptional care whether creating the sparkle of a fine polished brass or the subtle hues of a burnished or antiqued finish.

Brass Finishes

  • Polished Brass (PB)
  • Polished Brass, No Lacquer (PBA)
  • Polished Bronze, Tinted Lacquer (PBZ)
  • Satin Brass (SB)
  • Satin Brass, No Lacquer (SBA)
  • Satin Bronze, Tinted Lacquer (SBZ)

Chrome and Nickel Finishes

  • Polished Chrome (PC)
  • Satin Chrome (SC)
  • Polished Nickel (PN)
  • Polished Nickel, Clear Lacquer (PNCL)
  • Polished Nickel, Matte Lacquer (PNML)
  • Satin Nickel (SN)
  • Satin Nickel, No Lacquer (SNA)

Patinated and Burnished Brass Finishes

  • Aged Brass-wax (AGB)
  • Polished Aged Brass-wax (PAB)
  • Satin Aged Brass-wax (SAB)
  • Butler’s Brass-wax (BUTB)
  • Antique Brass (AB)
  • Light Antique Brass-wax (LAB)
  • Medium Antique Brass-wax (MAB)
  • Polished Light Antique Brass-wax (PLAB)
  • Polished Medium Antique Brass-wax (PMAB)
  • Polished Dark Antique Brass-wax (PDAB)
  • Burnished Brass-wax (BURB)
  • Aged Burnished Brass-wax (ABURB)
  • Light Stat Bronze (L10B)
  • Light Stat Bronze, Matte Lacquer (L10BML)
  • Light Stat Bronze-wax (L10BW)
  • Special Lite L10B Distressed (L10BDIS)
  • Medium Stat Bronze (10B)
  • Medium Stat Bronze, Matte Lacquer (10BML)
  • Medium Stat Bronze Distressed (10BDIS)
  • Medium Stat Bronze-wax (10BW)
  • Medium Stat Bronze, Polished (10BPOL)
  • Satin Black Oxidized (SBLK)
  • English Bronze (EB)
  • Faux Bronze-wax (FBW)
  • Old English (OLE)
  • Old English, Matte Lacquer (OLEML)
  • Old English Dark (OLED)
  • Old World Brass-wax (OWBW)
  • Patina (PAT)

Patinated and Burnished Nickel Finishes


  • Butlers Nickel-wax (BUTN)
  • Burnished Nickel Light-wax (BURNL)
  • Burnished Nickel Medium -wax (BURNM)
  • Burnished Nickel Heavy-wax (BURNH)
  • Blackened Nickel (BLKN)
  • Antique Polished Nickel (APN)
  • Antique Satin Nickel (ASN)
  • Light Pewter-wax (LPEWT)
  • Medium Pewter-wax (MPEWT)
  • Dark Pewter-wax (DPEWT)

Tumbled Finishes

  • Tumbled Light-wax (TUMBBL)
  • Tumbled Medium-wax (TUMBBM)
  • Tumbled Dark-wax (TUMBBD)
  • Tumbled Nickel Light-wax (TUMBWL)
  • Tumbled Nickel Medium-wax (TUMBWM)
  • Tumbled Nickel Dark-wax (TUMBWD)

Gold Plated Finishes

  • Antique Gold (ANTGOLD)
  • Burnished Gold (BURGOLD)
  • Polished Gold (POLGOLD)
  • Satin Gold (SATGOLD)

Silver Plated Finishes

  • Antique Silver (ANTSILV)
  • Butlers Silver (BUTSILV)
  • Polished Silver (POLSILV)
  • Satin Silver (SATSILV)

Bronze Plated Finishes

  • Antique Polished Bronze Plated (APOLBRZ)
  • Antique Satin Bronze Plated (ASBRZ)
  • Polished Bronze Plated (POLBRZ)
  • Satin Bronze Plated (SATBRZ)

Copper Plated Finishes

  • Antique Copper (ANTC)
  • Polished Copper (POLC)
  • Satin Copper (SATC)