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Mixing Metals and Wood Finishes

July 31, 2012 by Amber Filed Under: design, e-decorating, e-design, personal design style, style Leave a Comment

I am putting a living room design together for a client and we’re going for a modern, mid century look. I love the idea of mixing metals and wood finishes in a space and plan on doing that here! I think sometimes, people may be afraid to mix metals in a room, thinking they all have to match. If you have a chrome lamp, that doesn’t necessarily mean every metal has to also be in chrome. Why not mix it up with a little gold for an eclectic look?? The same goes for your wood finishes. I love seeing light and dark woods in the same room, just like when mixing design styles. You can really take an everything goes approach, within reason. Here are some great examples of mixing things up…

Light woods with Dark…

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Source: houseofturquoise.com via Amber on Pinterest

Mixing Metals…

Source: apartment34.blogspot.com via Amber on Pinterest

Source: lampsplus.com via http://pinterest.com/jamiejojoyal/ on Pinterest

 
 
Try it out! You’ll be surpised that it actually goes together!
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  1. Tiffany Leigh Interior Design says

    July 31, 2012 at 1:04 am

    I love that design has moved away from the matchy-matchy into a more pieced together over time, eclectic look! Mixing adds so much character and interest to a space. Great post!

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  2. Kim@Chattafabulous says

    July 31, 2012 at 2:51 am

    This is a tough sell with clients, but you're right – it does work beautifully!

    http://www.chattafabulous.blogspot.com

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  3. Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says

    July 31, 2012 at 5:29 am

    Totally agree. I love the freedom of not having to make sure everything 'matches'.

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  4. pam {simple details} says

    July 31, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    I agree, it creates a much more intersting look by mixing it up a little!

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  5. amber wallace says

    July 31, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    I just had to fight for this in a client's house! It looks so much better. Great post!

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  6. Whitney @ drab to fab design says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    Great post!! It love the non-matchy look!

    Reply

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