Having matchy-matchy everything isn’t on trend! Forget this old decor idea and stick to mixing and matching tiles, wallpaper, shades and of course metals. Such an approach allows making renovations more often and without much pain and to easily integrate new pieces that you like into an existing interior. Let’s find out how to mix and match various metals with style and get an edgy interior.
Choose A Dominant Metal
While planning your decor, choose the metal you want to dominate here, it can be copper for a soft touch, or brass for a classic look, maybe chrome for a clean modern look. This metal will be the main one in the space, and you should rock most of metallic details with this finish, they will create the base. Other touches may include other finishes and shades of metal but keep most of them in the dominating metal still, and try not to mix lots of them – 2 or 3 are enough for an elegant look.
A beautiful white farmhouse kitchen with exposed brick walls, brass pendant lamps, chrome appliances and fixtures is cool.
A black kitchen with gold knobs and a chromatic faucet, gold knobs on the door make the space look very stylish and very chic.
A bold and very statement space with printed wallpaper, a graphite grey sofa, black side tables, faceted gold coffee tables, chairs with gold legs and brass touches.
A bold contemporary kitchen with grey cabinets, a yellow hood, a grey ktichen island, chromatic fixtures, black stools with brass legs and pendant lamps with a silver finish.
A chic bathroom with a black wallpaper wlal, brass, silver and black metals that look elegant and cohesive in the space.
A chic farmhouse kitchen in white, with shaker cabinets, open shelves, brown stools with gold legs, gold pendant lamps and chromatic appliances.
A chic modern kitchen with white shaker style cabinets, white stone countertops, a black hex tile backsplash, gold pendant lamps and chrome finish appliances.
A cool bathroom with a gold sink stand, gold fixtures and sconces and mirrors in silver frames, a dark stained chair and basket boxes.
Match The Finishes
To make different metals look fine together, you need the same finish to unify the look. You can go for a polished finish for a shiny touch, or just satin finish that will make the fixture blend with the rest of decor rather than stand out. The type of finish you choose should fit the style you’ve chosen and the effect you want to achieve: for a trendy and bold look polished finishes work well, and for a mid-century modern and contemporary feel satin finishes work best. There’s also oil finish, which brings a touch of antique to the space, and it’s great for vintage and refined interiors.
A cozy farmhouse kitchen with dove grey cabinets, brass handles and knobs and a pendant gold and white lamp - pairing gold and brass is always a good idea.
A farmhouse bathroom with a stained wooden vanity, mirrors in brass frames, a gold pendant lamp and delicate silver finish fixtures.
A glam white kitchen with shaker cabinets, gold handles, a gold pendant lamp and fixutres paired up with a chromatic sink.
A gold side table and a brass floor lamp paired up look very nice as they feature the same finish and that brings harmony.
A large modern industrial home office that features exposed copper pipes, a large desk with chrome legs and a copper table lamp and they all look nice together.
A lovely farmhouse kitchen with light blue cabinets, gold handles and gold sconces, chromatic fixtures looks very harmonious and serene.
A modern farmhouse kitchen with two tone cabinets and with gold handles plus chromatic faucets and applainces looks great and chic.
A neutral modern kitchen with gold handles and a chromatic faucet is a very chic idea and the kitchen looks statement and chic.
A polished copper bathtub with a chromatic faucet is a stylish and bright and shiny glam idea to rock.
Highlight The Statement Piece
You may choose one focal point in the room that features the dominating metal and make it stand out somehow. It can be just a large piece, for example, a big appliance or a large mirror in a metal frame, or you can highlight this piece with the use of various decorative elements and other metals.
A refined kitchen with dark grey cabinets, a white stone backsplash and countertops, pendan lamps with gold parts and chromatic appliances and fixtures.
A refined living room with a neutral sofa, a dark green chair, a glass table, an oversized mirror in a gold ornated frame, chairs with chrome legs and armrests.
A refined white bathroom with chic cabinets and a vanity, a vintage chromatic faucet, a mirror in a beautiful brass ornated frame, sconces with chromatic legs.
A refined white kitchen with chrome appliances and fixtures and beautiful gold pendant lamps and gold and white stools.
A stylish dining zone with a pretty gallery wall with hats, a marble dining table, leather chairs with chrome legs and pendant gold and white lamps.
A stylish farmhouse bathroom in white, with a large vanity, mirrors in gold frames, gold sconces, chromatic faucets is a cool idea.
A stylish modern farmhouse kitchen with stained and white cabinets, a bubble lamp on a gold chain, chromatic applainces and handles on the cabients.
A super glam nook with mixed metals - a silver Moroccan pouf, a gold side table, a gold pillow, a floor lamp on a chromatic leg.
Don’t Stick To The Same Color Family
Just because you’re mixing metals, that doesn’t mean they have to be entirely different from each other: there’s beauty in cohesion, too, so you can absolutely mix a combination of either cool tones or warm, still you don’t have to if you don’t want it. But watch out for having them all the same exact color, with only the finishes being different.
A stylish farmhouse two tone kitchen design.
A white farmhouse kitchen with shaker style cabinets, black handles, silver hood with gold touches, white and gold lamps and chromatic appliances.
An elegant bathroom with a navy vanity, gold handles, gold sconces, chromatic faucets looks very chic and very bold and eye-catchy.
An elegant farmhouse kitchen with gold knobs, chromatic fixtures and appliances is a very elegant idea and the kitchen looks veyr cohesive.
An elegant kitchen with dark green cabinets, chrome appliances, a gold faucet, gold fixtures and open thick shelves and white tiles.
An elegant kitchen with white shaker cabinets, a navy kitchen island with a dining space, chrome fixtures and appliances and gold and glass pendant lamps.
Brass handles, gold pendant lamps, chromatic appliances paired up look good as brass takes the main part in the space.
Brass paired up with gold are a great match, they look seamless and elegant together and not everyone will see the difference even.
pretty living room decor done with metals and sparkles for a glam feel - a coffee table with gold legs, a gold tray, a copper and gold decoration and some sparkling pillows.