Less showy and expensive than its more precious cousins,
copper is one of our favorite ways to add a little metallic to our décor. Copper brings with it a warm glow and subtle
shimmer, making it perfect for cozier spaces. Though it’s difficult to call copper accents
in home design a trend—it’s a pretty timeless metal that’s been used in
kitchens and around fireplaces for centuries—we’ve been seeing a lot of it in
the design media lately, and wanted to share a few our favorite, more
unexpected finds.
We’re used to seeing copper tools and containers around our fireplaces, but what about a
fireplace made out of copper.
Bathing Beauties
Typically, when it comes to bathrooms, we look for copper
hardware in the sinks and faucets. These days though, go big or go home. We are
loving this old school bathtub finished in a lovely copper patina.
Copper Pots
Copper pots and pans hanging above the stove, ready for the
next culinary adventure, are a pretty standard accessory to any well-appointed
kitchen. Get creative when you aren’t spending as much time around a hot oven,
and use interesting copper pots and containers as planters for herbs, flowers
and greenery.
Or use one to hold something a bit more precious and
important…
DIY Delight
Crafty? Like to work with your hands? Use old copper piping
(or whatever kind you have coated in a decent layer of copper spray paint) and
turn it in to something new, but just as practical. This reading lamp is a neat
way to breathe new life into old materials.
Looking to really roll up those sleeves? Give your kitchen
counters a copper top remodeling job, with this cool tutorial from Remodelaholic.
Do you use copper in your home? Which rooms?
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