“Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass. - Ralph Waldo Emerson”

A mini-post today as I rush through my short week in town, looking forward to some down time - being cozy with my family, being thankful, cooking good food, and enjoying a few hikes and/or runs in hopefully above-freezing weather.

It’s no news that brass is a hot material and finish in residential interior design, and has been trending for the past year or so. Last week I sourced some accessories and decorative objects for a client’s Master Suite and stumbled on a few very swoon worthy items.

While there is a plethora of beautiful elements available, those that consistently catch my eye and steal my heart are those that present the softer side of the metal alloy: Using brass as a contrast to even more organic materials such as wood and stone; Using brass as an accent to soft colors, as clients of mine did with their delicately neutral kitchen cabinets with brass hardware; Using brass as a mimic for other textures such as pottery or sand. This ain’t the brass table lamp from my grandparent’s living room!

Here are just a few of my most recent favorites that reveal the soft side and warmth of brass…

Streamlined Handle/Cabinet Pull, Anthropologie

Brass or textural ceramic? Bookends available at The Future Perfect

Glass and aged brass shelving, representing sand dune crystallization from Made Goods

Stone and brass, mortar and pestle - symbiosis. Tom Dixon