MIXING METALS
The metal finishes you choose for your home will impact its overall look and style.
The metals and finishes you choose for your home will impact its overall look and style.
Some of the small but important details of your home design are the metal and finish options you choose. Here’s how to choose the finishes that will best suit farmhouse style.
WHERE TO FIND METAL
Take a look around your house for the metal elements that contribute to your farmhouse style. These may include hardware, lighting, fixtures and fittings. But what do we mean when we talk about hardware, fixtures and fittings? “Hardware includes anything that attaches to a door,” says Kathryn Towns, Vice President of Marketing at Delaney Hardware. “Hinges, door stops, the opening and closing of the door (including barn doors), and door knobs and pulls for drawers and cabinets.” Fixtures are items that are physically attached to the house, such as faucets, shower heads, towel racks and sink drains. Fittings aren’t attached to the house except by a nail or screws, such as art frames and furniture.
MIX OR MATCH?
Should all the metals in your home have the same finish or different ones? Ultimately, that’s a design decision to make to best fit your own farmhouse style. You could have all the metals in your home match for a cohesive feel, or add depth with multiple metals. For example, match all the fixtures in your bathrooms but have a different finish for your kitchen, or even mix finishes within the same room. “I’ve worked with a lot of different interior designers,” Kathryn says. “There’s a great trend right now of mixing metals, like mixing brass with black.”