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| Jonathan Berger room via Decor Pad- Those sunburst mirrors that are so popular - many of them are brass. |
When I was doing the
Christmas Showhouse, I really wanted to use brass fittings in the Master Bathroom, the
cabinet guy thought I was crazy. Brass has lost popularity since builders in the 1980s & 1990s used that horrific lacquered yellow brass all over perfectly nice homes. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc - meaning that it comes in a range of colors depending on the mix.
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| Scary yellow brass |
There are many options on colors and patinas when choosing brass. So while I wasn't able to use brass plumbing in the Master (too hard to a pretty brass toilet valve) - I am sure that in the future I will get my chance because brass is back. So start buying those solid brass candlesticks and accessories that you see at flea markets and thrift stores because the demand is rising.
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$4 each at a thrift shop
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| Kelly Wearstler |
That awesome brass bed I posted last week on my
Best of Atlanta - still available. And check out how these bloggers feel about brass:
Definitely a big fan of unlacquered brass. Welcome back brass.
ReplyDeleteI've always had a special place in my heart for the Jonathan Berger room. The brass accessories rock.
ReplyDeleteFound you at the HGTV blog today. Glad I did. I'm trying to furnish a vacation rental cottage on a budget and I needed to see this!! Thanks for what you do.
ReplyDeleteI love brass! Not the scary yellow kind, but the unlacquered pretty kind. That table lamp in the KW image is to die for!
ReplyDeleteRight now there are two fabulous brass lamps within feet of me, along with a nice piece of Krosno glass. I am loving it.
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