If your budget limits you to purchasing splendid bric-a-brac, don’t worry – well-chosen pieces can be more than enough to do the job. High street shops reflecting the trend are fit to bursting with interesting metallic homeware, so you’re bound to find something you fall in love with (or an affordable fling). In a living area, it might be as simple as fitting a dull copper light switch in place of a tired plastic one, or hanging a large copper framed mirror above the mantelpiece, flanked by flower vases, trinkets and photographs. Be careful not to overdo it – you don’t want your home to resemble a disjointed car boot sale.
Your choice of wall colour is crucial here, too – dark blues and greys look fantastic as a backdrop to statement metal furniture in dining rooms (picture a copper drum lamp shade set against royal blue, or a copper flower vase overflowing with tall green plant fronds). Then, there are brushed plaques and pressed tiles to consider. If your heart’s set on a copper themed bedroom, that’s even easier – white or cream bedsheets and painted white wooden floors let carefully-chosen accessories, such as a copper fabric cushion, dazzle.
Place two or three angular bronze terrariums on a white shelf next to a stack of books, or make a feature of a giant, brushed metal light fixture hanging above the bed.
