Metallics are forever trending in interiors. Metal furnishings and fixtures offer physical and visual properties unlike any other material. They can be hard and soft, cold or warm. Metallics always have a place in the home. Trends may suggest a new hue or finish, either way metal is consistently in style, as a matter of fact, check out this prefabricated 50×60 Metal Building. Here are our top 10 metallics for 2016.
Add a midas touch with all hues of gold in shiny, leaf or matte finishes. This warm finish looks really hot when paired with equally warm colors or rich jewel tones.
Gold: 1. Cube Chandelier – Chelsea House; 2. Parrish Console – Kate Spade; 3. Anton Side Table – Bungalow 5; 4. Kaleidoscope Mirror – OLY Studio.
Icy silver and mirror finishes give a home the sense of cool. The beauty of silver, aluminum or chrome is they appear in every iteration of modern design, today’s modern or midcentury modern because they work. This is why we love the Platner side table, while conceived in 1966, it is both contemporary and timeless.
Silver: 5. Frizzante Table Lamp – Phillips Collection; 6. Hazel Counter Stool – Worlds Away; 7. A la Francaise Dining Table – Caracole; 8. Platner Side Table – Knoll
True bronze is a deep golden brown, while oil rubbed bronze appears a warmer shade of black. Pair with sumptuous neutrals and lots of touchable textures. Bronze adds an unusual layer of warmth to a room.
Bronze: 9. Forma Floor Lamp – Kelly Wearstler; 10. Joint Effort Coffee Table – Caracole
Use metals to ground your interior and when you want to add a dose of fabulous.
