Every home decor has a metal.
Gold. Silver. Nickel. Brass. Antique brass.
Some decors have a combination of metals. I used to think you had to be either/or. That was, until I started designing Goldilocks.
Because John and I wanted yellow for the exterior color, we kept with the warm color palette and chose brown for the interior walls. This made it easy to go with the standard sable-colored cabinetry. And when I think of yellow and brown, I think of gold metals.
But I had a growing collection of silver and grey furniture at my condo that I wasn’t about to part with. Plus, the kitchen appliances and vent hood were going to be stainless steel and the chandelier over the dining table, silver.
What to do?
How was I going to mix the cool effects of grey and silver with the warmth that exudes from yellow and brown?
Enter the monochromatic artwork we found for the dining room walls. The art pieces include gold, silver, grey, cream and black and help transition the warm color scheme in the kitchen into the cool color scheme in the adjoining living room.
I realize now that it would have been okay to mix the metals without the monochromatic pieces. But the artwork gave me the permission I felt I needed at the time to cross the color palette lines.
What metal is your house? Have you ever thought of metals in this way?
Designing Goldilocks 