Metallic Colors: Choose Bronze Over Bright Gold

Choose antique bronze, not bright gold, for metal colors. A space where all metal components are in dark tones. Handles, lamp frames, and shelf edges are made of antique bronze or aged brass, with a matte surface and a hint of dark oxidation, not competing with the saturated color walls. Metal appears only in lines and edges, without large areas of metal panels. Avoid: using mirror-polished bright gold, making metal into large decorative surfaces, adding gold carvings and trim, or allowing the brightness of the metal to exceed the main color of the walls.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個金屬件都收在暗階的空間。把手、燈具骨架、層架邊框用的是古銅或做舊黃銅,表面霧面帶一點深色的氧化,在飽和色牆前不搶戲。金屬只出現在線條與邊緣,沒有大面積的金屬板。避免:使用鏡面拋光的亮金色、把金屬做成大片飾面、加上金色雕花與滾邊、讓金屬的亮度超過牆面的主色。