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Don't say gold and silver can't be friends.
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Mix Up Your Gallery Wall
Want to dip a toe into mixing metals but aren't ready to invest in big items? Combine a silver and a bronze frame on a big gallery wall to get the effect without the risk, like in this colorful Miami home.
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Separate Through Height
Even though this living room is interspersed with bits of gold and silver, they never compete: Silver elements are clustered above the fireplace, and the table's gold legs perfectly match the geometric carpet.
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Go Bold
Color rules in this Miles Redd-designed Manhattan home — and because the rest of the room is so brave, there's no need to worry about mixing the silver chandelier and gilded console. They just add more to the mix.
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Spread Them Across a Large Room
Even though this kitchen uses several metals — silver on the faucet and stove hood, copper pots and lights, and bronze hardware — the room still feels cohesive because they're not clustered tightly together.
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Separate the Elements
Celerie Kemble and Caroline Irvin of Kemble Interiors ensured this gold serving cart and silver sconce peacefully coexist by using the negative space of this rich, blue-black wallpaper to separate them visually.
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Let Your Hardware Blend In
In this bathroom, designed by Mary McGee, the silver faucet doesn't compete with the gilded wallpaper and gold soap dish, instead making itself quiet by vanishing into the mirror.
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Think Exotic
In this 1920s Spanish Colonial, the brass lantern and silver stool don't clash. Instead, they contribute to the bedroom's exotic, faraway vibe.
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Use Similar Design Themes
Even though the vintage bronze lantern and gilded mirror in this Palm Beach apartment are different metals, they're both ornately designed and echo each other in shape.
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Mix Throughout the Room
In stylist Merritt Elliott's West Hollywood home, gold and silver are both casually interwoven throughout the room — meaning neither of them feel like a stranger.
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Use Iron as a Neutral
Iron works well as a base metal that won't clash with gold or silver. In this Atlanta stairwell, the dark railing adds to the entryway's neutral decor — helping the gold side table pop.
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