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Designs for Living: Heavy Metal in Home Decor

Explore the Edgy Beauty of Metal Cabinets, Walls, Ceilings and More

Erika Ward January 12, 2011

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This ideabook's discussion of heavy metal will not require you to listen to amplified guitar or wear a ripped tank top. It simply exposes the beauty of metal in interior design, outside of hardware and stainless steel appliances.

This modern aesthetic may appear extreme to some but refreshing to others. Depending on the context, metal can make a space feel industrial, commercialized, cutting edge, or just simply add interest to a room. When paired with natural wood, metal takes on warmer qualities and becomes more livable. What's even more convincing is that using metal in your interior finishes can even prove to be a cost saver. I challenge you to uncover your inner rock star and take a look at how this raw material is changing the face of design.

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Upgrade your bar area with restaurant-standard materials. Heat resistant and easy to clean, the metal cabinets and sheet metal backsplash gives this space a reflective quality. Frosted sliding glass doors soften the look for residential use.

Fougeron Architecture FAIA

This master bath offers an interesting contrast of natural elements with its heavy mirrored dividers, twin metal basins and marble countertops.

Danenberg Design

Interior designer Dan Danenberg gained inspiration from bamboo Asian shade shelters and created this remarkable stainless steel ceiling canopy. Other displays of metal craftsmanship can be found in the stainless-steel Japanese Furo soaking tub, metal framed mirrors, and hammered nickel sinks.

Frederick + Frederick Architects

Want to achieve an industrial look in your kitchen? Try refacing your cabinet doors with economical and hardworking corrugated steel. Combine this look with shiny black countertops for a style that teeters on the border of rugged and refined.

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DIY: For around $30 you can craft a nifty headboard out of corrugated tin metal roofing. Your creative headboard problem is solved!

Glenn Robert Lym Architect

Break out of the drywall box by repurposing your building materials. Exterior roofing meets interior walls to create a unique spin on a powder room.

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For those afraid to fully commit to the heavy metal look, start small with accessories. The steel Gothic carver chair and metallic wall panel makes a cultural statement in this simple vignette.

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If the metal look is too unfinished for your taste, it can be painted with a little preparation. Here the focus is more on the color and wavy pattern of the door, versus its sheen.

To clean, start with a solution of chlorinated bleach, warm water and T.S.P followed by a galvanized metal primer. Allow metal to completely dry after each step. Last, apply paint according to manufacturers instructions.

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Erika Ward - Erika Ward Interiors

Linbar I love your creativity and reuse of a piece of history. Isn't it great to have a piece with an interesting story behind it?

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Cascade Coil Drapery

Great article on heavy metals in the home. Check out how our wire mesh shower curtains can provide a little bit of low-maintenance drama and heavy metal to the bathroom.