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Adding a touch of metallic details to a home can work wonders in elevating the style with a clean and elegant look, and here are a few ideas on how to add them to your own home
Adding a touch of neutral, metallic details to your home can work wonders in elevating the style with a clean and elegant look. These accents serve to make your home decor really pop, and can elevate any living room, kitchen, bedroom, and more. There are many metals to choose from, and you can never run out of possibilities with gold and copper, brushed stainless steel and chrome, or a mix and match of more than just one.
Here are just a few ways you can make the most out of metal accents to make your home stand out:
1. Brass fixtures
Above (Photo: Jane Palash/Unsplash)
(Photo: Jane Palash/Unsplash)
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Brushed brass, with a muted, matte finish, tends to be a warm tone and a good compliment to white cabinetry. It makes a bold statement when used against white painted wood and lighter colours and adds a traditional feel to a room. When left unsealed, brass will naturally patina over time and dull into a blue-green colour that can bring a more rustic, truly lived-in vibe to your home.
2. Copper
Above Country house in the Cotswolds with antique and comissioned furniture and a strong Asian theme (Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel/GettyImages)
Country house in the Cotswolds with antique and comissioned furniture and a strong Asian theme (Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel/GettyImages)
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Copper is one of the most popular metals for adding a touch of luxury and elegance to your space. The soft, warm tones of copper accent pieces provide a luxurious feel to them, along with a sense of cosiness. It is also an environmentally-friendly metal that does not tarnish as easily as other metals and is resistant to corrosion. Copper fixtures such as cabinet handles and doorknobs tend to blend well with interiors designed with wood or stone.
3. Polished Nickel
Above (Photo: Andrea Rugg/GettyImages)
(Photo: Andrea Rugg/GettyImages)
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While polished nickel looks much like silver, it is actually warmer in tone and much less startling than chrome. With its deep finish, polished nickel surfaces in the home work wonderfully to add a dash of retro vibes or spice up a modern space with some industrial flair.
4. Rose Gold
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(Photo: Kara Eads/Unsplash)
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Blending gold and pink, rose gold is a warm, feminine metal that blends well with lighter colours such as white, grey, and a myriad of other soft colour palettes. Pair rose gold accent pieces, and furniture such as lamps with white or off-white walls and beddings to create a soft, comforting, and light space within the home.
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5. Cast Iron
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(Photo: Annie Spratt/Unsplash)
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Cast iron isn't only used in cookware. Typically used in construction, cast iron has been used for bridges, street lamps, tables, and more. Around the home, cast iron fixtures are usually used as outdoor furniture, baths, table legs, and other accents and ornate metal cast decor. Adding a touch of cast iron or other dark metals around the home brings about a classic aesthetic. This particular metal and most fixtures made from it are quite heavy, but they are durable and weather-resistant in return.
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