7 Reasons to Love Metallics

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Mix Masters Is it gold, silver – or both? Designers often mix metallic hues together, calling the new amorphous colors “gliver” and “glint.” Moire from Arte plays it both ways: appearing all shimmery gold from some angles, and mysteriously moody silver from others.
Artistic License Inspired by the works of Klimt and Hundertwasser, Sandberg’s Claude is a surface print, a printing technique of painterly pigment layering. Matte colors and shimmering gold and silver blend into each other, softening the edges of the box-within-a box pattern.
Where Bronze Takes First Place Bronze earns its stripes in Piazza, a velvety floral stripe from a collection celebrating the metal – “Bronze Age” by Ronald Redding Designs. Redding calls it the “earthiest” of metals, but the patterns are nothing short of breathtakingly elegant.
Go for the Gold Think walls covered in gold are over-the-top? Handcrafted, artisanal wallpapers such as Montreal from Thibaut Designs will change your mind. Scrolls in high relief and layers of gold pigment lend a delicate luminosity and depth to a room, while bathing it in the most flattering glow.
The Softer Side Subtle shine catches your eye and beckons you to take a closer look at the exquisitely embroidered peacocks perched on meandering branches in this one-of-a-kind, cotton-silk fabric (5350), exclusive to Pearson and shown to dramatic effect on a classic Louis XVI chair (1446).
...And The Lighter Side Heavy metals they are not, when pressed into service for lighting and decorative accessories at Maitland-Smith. All whit and whimsy is this Eggshell Inlaid Lantern Chandelier with Hanging Monkeys in Verdigris Brass (1953-271).
A Neutral Position The virtue of today’s metallics is in their versatility. Complementary to primary colors and royal hues, metallics likewise allow neutral shades to shine in ways they otherwise would not. This Jacobean wallpaper in cream, gray and gold from Fairwinds lends a poetic glamour to the urbanity of the furnishings.
If you’d like to explore these and other metallic choices for the home, we’ll gladly tap into the broad offerings from the Wallcoverings Association, Maitland-Smith Furniture and Pearson Furniture. Contact: Anne Martin, anne@martinmarcom.com, 917-817-7557.