How Iron Can Be Feminine in Your Home
Iron is a metal that is typically considered somewhat harsh. It's a tough metal that people use to protect themselves from intruders who might want to break into their homes. It's placed on doors and windows to deter people from getting too close.
However, there is more to this metal than meets the eye. Wrought iron doors can be designed in a way that emanates a more feminine style for the home. And iron can also be used throughout the home to create a unique feminine touch.
Iron is frequently used to make bannisters for staircases. However, you can also find it throughout the home in furniture, entryways and even as art. Selecting the right style of iron for these things can give the room a feminine appeal while still sending the message that this home is sturdy and strong.
However, there is more to this metal than meets the eye. Wrought iron doors can be designed in a way that emanates a more feminine style for the home. And iron can also be used throughout the home to create a unique feminine touch.
Iron is frequently used to make bannisters for staircases. However, you can also find it throughout the home in furniture, entryways and even as art. Selecting the right style of iron for these things can give the room a feminine appeal while still sending the message that this home is sturdy and strong.
My favorite place to see iron inside the home is around the staircase. And isn't this staircase a magnificent one? The grand design of this staircase is enhanced by the intricate feminine pattern of the bannisters. Gorgeous!
This is another example of an iron staircase bannister that has a design which is clearly feminine. The curlicues in the iron's pattern give it curves that say a woman lives here. This pattern is repeated in the beautiful iron door.
You don't have to have an elaborate staircase to have a great iron design around it. Even a simple modern staircase can make use of this metal in its design. This dragonfly design seems to say, "I'm strong enough to keep you from falling but still pretty enough to capture your eye."
An important thing to notice with iron is that you can do a lot of different designs with the metal. Here we see a flowing design that hints of tree branches and other influences from nature.
The bannister isn't the only place that you can use metal near your stairs. If you have a window, entry way or room divider then you can fill it with a looping iron design to create a unique piece of structural art for the home.
Doorways are another place that we commonly see metal used. This is for protection from intruders but it can still be pretty. The elaborate design on these doors makes me forget that there are bars on the entrance!
Iron doesn't always have to be a big and bold feature of your home. It can also be used simply in the decor. Here it's used in the furniture, the chandelier and on the decorative mantelpiece sculptures. It adds a sort of feminine strength to the rich design of this space.
The bed frame is one of the most popular pieces of furniture for people who want to design with iron. This room is totally feminine even though the frame is made from this metal. The colors of the room are what make that happen. Choosing a more flowery iron design for the frame would be another way to achieve this.
We shouldn't forget that iron is also often used outside of the home. Here we see it on a balcony. However it can be used around property perimeters and gardens as well. A curlicue design here makes the landscape prettier.
If you get really creative, you can even use decorative iron where you would normally use something plain and boring. Here we see an iron fish that is used as a gutter spout outside of a home. How unusual!