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brass is the new silver

By 3/10/2009


there, i said it.

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25 comments

  1. UnknownMarch 10, 2009 at 12:05 PM

    I agree, and I think it's easy to mix brass with silver and still look chic.

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  2. BeckyMarch 10, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    Yay! Does this mean I don't have to redo the 90's bathroom fixtures in our house?

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  3. everytimeyoucloseyoureyesMarch 10, 2009 at 12:17 PM

    oh I've been on the brass train, absolutely!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 10, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    where's the photo from? Beautiful. I'd love to track down the sconce, the fish photo AND the tables!

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  5. Diva StyleMarch 10, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    I've been on to this little tidbit for a while now, lol. Love the faux golds!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 10, 2009 at 1:29 PM

    My townhome has all brass fixtures and I still think it's ugly!

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  7. UnknownMarch 10, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    I definitely think antique or hand rubbed brass is definitely in right now. It is quite beautiful. However, the shiny 1988 brass is still gross.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    I agree but I still won't go there -- didn't like it my folks house growing up, don't like it now! In fact, everything from my parents house that I considered tacky mom and dad stuff is now called "hollywood regency."

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  9. AnonymousMarch 10, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    Maybe I am just that far behind the times, but I still hate it.

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  10. MegMarch 10, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    so glad, just inherited an little brass lamp circa 1982...thinking with a cute modern shade it could look alright!

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  11. lillieMarch 10, 2009 at 3:34 PM

    wow, i've never seen a wall-mounted brass bedside lamp look so good!

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  12. JJMarch 10, 2009 at 4:19 PM

    The tables looks like they're sponge-painted with gold paint! (Not in a bad way necessarily.) I wonder if they could be DIYed with mirror tops on them...

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  13. AnonymousMarch 10, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    I've been thinking the EXACT same thing. But not necessarily the super shiny brass. I like the rubbed look.

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  14. JenniferMarch 10, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    I'm with Paloma, shiny brass is still terrible! But LOVE these. Erika at Urban Grace says it should be "unlacquered."

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  15. AnonymousMarch 10, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    I believe the the tables are the Jonathan nesting tables by Oly Studio

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  16. Maison LuxeMarch 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM

    mmm....love me some brass. i love it! good call.

    the tables are from oly studio, the jonathan nesting tables. they're gold leaf over dark iron, with antiqued mirror. a.ma.zing.

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  17. Two Tall GirlsMarch 10, 2009 at 10:33 PM

    Oh, how can I make my bathroom mirror surround look like that table and not the ugly shininess it is right now?

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  18. Elena Olson March 10, 2009 at 10:36 PM

    my living room has been all brass for a while now...I love it. it's so warm! plus if you like brass, you get to buy all those groovy 70's pieces, from candle sticks to funky animals! love brass!!!!

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  19. ZDubMarch 10, 2009 at 10:57 PM

    I saw once on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy that if you wanted your gold "less shiny" to sponge it down with bleach.

    I've never tried it, I'm just saying.

    I heart brass too, silver is tired.

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  20. THE BRICK HOUSEMarch 11, 2009 at 1:31 AM

    i've been riding the vintage brass wave (not shiny 80's - but you never know) and can't get enough.

    i used to hate the stuff but have been swooning over it as of late.

    my new favorite marble table has the cutest brass base - and it looks AMAZING with my shiny silver Bertoia chair.

    yum.

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  21. LeeMarch 11, 2009 at 6:53 AM

    Pretty damn gorgeous!

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  22. *moggit girlsMarch 11, 2009 at 8:51 AM

    My mother-in-law will be so happy!

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  23. modernemamaMarch 11, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    Oh good, because I'm mixing it with chrome.

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  24. home before darkMarch 11, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    I love unlacquered brass too. You can strip the lacquer off! There is a lovely patina that brass gets, unlike silver that just looks like you are lazy. I, too,like the mix of metals. If you gold leaf something and want it to look old, try using amber shellac on it. It looks great with a black under primer peaking through. Maybe the brass my ass movement will remind us, it's what we love, not what others tell us we should love that makes our homes ours.

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  25. my little apartmentMarch 11, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    oh, totally-- I've been using brass in all the interiors I've done in the last year...love it.

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