Mixing metals in accessories, furniture, lighting, and even fabrics! Silver, gold, pewter, antiqued, cooper, the more the merrier!
Furniture finishes are wonderful to mix-match with other metals. Have a chrome based coffee table? Put a soft or antique gold accessory on top of it, add an iron lamp base and a zinc topped table in the adjacent space. Also, nailhead accents are a great addition to just about any piece of furniture. Just remember, shinny metals show smudgy fingerprints!
Lighting, mix finishes, they are in different rooms! Tip: at Design Studio 2010 love pulling in two tone pieces in secondary spaces, like hallways to tie everything together. Like these examples below.
Clockwise starting with far left: 1) Mason Wide Hammered Iron Pendant 2) Mason Small Hammered Iron Pendant 3) Nurnberg Chandelier 4) Jarrod Carved Wood/Mirror Pendant 5) Belmont Bronze Verdi Iron Floor Lamp 6) Garrison Vintage Brass/Glass Lamp 7) Ennis Antique Brass Web Sphere Lamp
We LOVE metallic fabrics, and we especially love ones that don't break the bank. Linens are great for this purpose. Solids, patterns (woven or printed) don't be afraid to mix them together.
The exception (in our book): in bathrooms and kitchens. Because these spaces often have a LOT going on, we like to match the finish of all of the hardware to keep a consistent look throughout the space. Where often times lighting may have a different finish that picks of a gold speck in the countertop or a silver streak in a tile.
Most importantly, have fun!
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