Mixing Metals with Intention: Layering Hardware Throughout the Home

Mixed Metals in a Balanced Bathroom

A thoughtful example of mixing metals in bathroom hardware can be seen in the Timeless St. Paul Addition. This refined remodel blends gold and silver in intentionally designed spaces, creating a seamless transition from room to room. The elegant bathroom incorporates both gold and silver accents, arranged in three distinct layers. Beginning at the bottom, simple gold knobs adorn the rich brown wooden cabinetry of the bathroom vanity. Two beautiful vintage-style silver faucets and a simple silver towel ring create the first metal switch in the middle layer of this space, shifting the palette from warm to cool as the eye moves upward. Finally, gold returns in the top layer with cottage-style woven fiber and metal sconces hanging between double vanity mirrors.

A Cohesive Home

The key to designing a cohesive home while layering differing colors and textures– whether through mixing metals, stone features, or wooden cabinetry– is creating opportunities for the design to flow throughout several areas of the home. In the Timeless St. Paul Addition, intentional design creates a seamless transition from the bathroom to the bedroom, weaving the same gold accents into the chandelier and the flush pulls on the pocket door. Rather than hiding the functional hardware of these spaces, highlighting these materials and weaving threads of silver and gold throughout the home creates a polished, sophisticated feel from floor to ceiling.