Photography by Donovan Roberts Witmer
Throughout the design world, metallic tones are “in” in a big way this year.
Internationally associated with wealth and luxury, rare metals like gold and silver have had a place in décor for centuries. Though previously used in only opulent structures (think royal palaces, like Versailles), they are now appropriate for grand and modest homes alike.
“Bronze, gold and silver are everywhere, and I, for one, love it,” says designer David Lyall of Buck Home in Quarryville. “Even fabrics and leathers with metallic finishes are showing up everywhere.”
For those wanting to mix popular warm metal tones (gold, bronze) with their cool tones of the earlier 2000s (silver, nickel, platinum), designer Megan Smoker from Buck Home says go for it. “The sky is the limit when it comes to mixing different metallic shades,” she says. “Introducing bronze, gold and silver metallic shades into one space makes for an eye-catching, layered look.”
According to Lyall and Smoker, both light and dark colors work well with metallic accents, which can be seen in the pictured décor. “My favorite way to pair a metallic is with neutrals: Think grays, soft whites and stone tints with metallic elements thrown in for drama,” Lyall says. Smoker notes that saturated colors add visual interest. “Pair metallics with a dark color like black, midnight blue or brown to give a glamorous look,“ she says.
The bottom line from the experts at Buck? “Be bold, and treat metallics as contemporary neutrals,” says Lyall. “There are no rules.”
Prices for items pictured: Tufted linen chair, $848.98; 5-by-8-foot 100 percent wool flat weave rug, $448.98; arrow accent table, $358.98; gold lamp, $238.98; blue glass orb, $21.98; large metallic accent pillow, $138.98; square gold accent pillow, $68.98; glass urn $108.98.
Buck Home | 793 Lancaster Pike, Quarryville | 717-284-3492 | www.buckhomefurnishings.com
Text and styling by Hannah Wigton
