Decorating
Is Rose Gold the Metallic Tone of the Year?
This blush-coloured metallic is a warming and delicate way to create highlights in a room scheme
Interiors addicts are no strangers to the benefits of introducing metallics into our rooms. But what about bypassing classic copper, the glitz of gold and the tradition of brass? And how about thinking beyond sparkling chrome for kitchen and bathroom?
With its soft, pinkish tinge, rose gold – a mix of gold and copper – is the candidate you might want to vote for in place of other metallics when your goal is sparkle and warmth. Due to its make-up, the shade can range from rich, reddish and warm (with higher copper content in the mix) or very cool and pale (with just a dash). Be inspired by these ideas for weaving a little rose gold into your home.
With its soft, pinkish tinge, rose gold – a mix of gold and copper – is the candidate you might want to vote for in place of other metallics when your goal is sparkle and warmth. Due to its make-up, the shade can range from rich, reddish and warm (with higher copper content in the mix) or very cool and pale (with just a dash). Be inspired by these ideas for weaving a little rose gold into your home.
Play with blush shades
The rose gold hue of the pendant light in this bedroom tones with the delicate pink in the bed linen as well as the flowers for an ambience that’s welcoming.
If you’re inspired by this room’s scheme, make sure you go for a grey with a warm like the colour on the walls here, rather than blue-based undertone; the warmer shade will best complement the neighbouring rosy tones.
Bear in mind that low-hung pendants are great space-savers next to beds, but ensure the height is just right to give you the best level of brightness for reading.
The rose gold hue of the pendant light in this bedroom tones with the delicate pink in the bed linen as well as the flowers for an ambience that’s welcoming.
If you’re inspired by this room’s scheme, make sure you go for a grey with a warm like the colour on the walls here, rather than blue-based undertone; the warmer shade will best complement the neighbouring rosy tones.
Bear in mind that low-hung pendants are great space-savers next to beds, but ensure the height is just right to give you the best level of brightness for reading.
Highlight seating
In this kitchen, bar stools in a rose gold finish add a decorative punch. Set against cool, clean white and grey units, they’re a touch of glitz that doesn’t dilute the contemporary effect.
A word of warning: young families might like to steer clear of seating with a metallic finish so wiping off fingerprints doesn’t become a chore.
In this kitchen, bar stools in a rose gold finish add a decorative punch. Set against cool, clean white and grey units, they’re a touch of glitz that doesn’t dilute the contemporary effect.
A word of warning: young families might like to steer clear of seating with a metallic finish so wiping off fingerprints doesn’t become a chore.
Show off a spectrum
Rose gold doesn’t need to sit alone. Mix it with other metallics, as in this group of pendant lights, and you can appreciate the qualities of each of the metals against the others.
Changing only the finish on the same style of shade will make the grouping cohesive, while an odd-numbered set (here three, but it could be five if the shades were smaller) is an interior designer’s trusted strategy.
Check out pendant lighting in the Houzz Shop
Rose gold doesn’t need to sit alone. Mix it with other metallics, as in this group of pendant lights, and you can appreciate the qualities of each of the metals against the others.
Changing only the finish on the same style of shade will make the grouping cohesive, while an odd-numbered set (here three, but it could be five if the shades were smaller) is an interior designer’s trusted strategy.
Check out pendant lighting in the Houzz Shop
Sculpt out shapes
Curved pendants aren’t the only option when it comes to lighting in rose gold. Here, a contemporary take on a chandelier features the warm metal. The sunrise tint ensures a scheme that majors in white avoids a clinical atmosphere.
As well as the rose gold details, the intricate shape of the light helps to prevent it disappearing into the white ceiling and wall behind. It’s a tactic that’s also used for the furniture, with the sculpted form of the sideboard setting it apart from the backdrop.
Curved pendants aren’t the only option when it comes to lighting in rose gold. Here, a contemporary take on a chandelier features the warm metal. The sunrise tint ensures a scheme that majors in white avoids a clinical atmosphere.
As well as the rose gold details, the intricate shape of the light helps to prevent it disappearing into the white ceiling and wall behind. It’s a tactic that’s also used for the furniture, with the sculpted form of the sideboard setting it apart from the backdrop.
Scale down
Rose gold isn’t just an option for fittings such as lighting and brassware. This living space features accessories in the finish that subtly brighten the white-walled, Scandi-style scheme.
Rose gold isn’t just an option for fittings such as lighting and brassware. This living space features accessories in the finish that subtly brighten the white-walled, Scandi-style scheme.
Meanwhile, this bedroom introduces rose gold in wall sculptures. Both rooms echo the metallic shade with cushions in shell pink, too, as well as both featuring grey, a combination that creates a scheme that’s pretty without straying anywhere near sugary territory.
Mix it up
This bathroom is proof that rose gold doesn’t have to be the only metallic in the room. The taps here are in a cool chrome with pink-toned metal limited to wall lighting.
The result is to make the lights prominent – an effect enhanced by the white wall they’re hung on – while the basin taps are a barely there presence beneath the mirror; their minimal design adds to the recessive effect. Both chrome and nickel finishes make easy companions to rose gold if you’re aiming for this look.
This bathroom is proof that rose gold doesn’t have to be the only metallic in the room. The taps here are in a cool chrome with pink-toned metal limited to wall lighting.
The result is to make the lights prominent – an effect enhanced by the white wall they’re hung on – while the basin taps are a barely there presence beneath the mirror; their minimal design adds to the recessive effect. Both chrome and nickel finishes make easy companions to rose gold if you’re aiming for this look.
Here, rose gold and its close relative, copper, show just how well they can rub along together, too. It’s not just in the tabletop display – look at the painting as well. This picks up both versions of the shade, anchoring them into the scheme.
Looking for sizeable wall hangings in particular shades? Search online for murals, then narrow by colour to complement the rest of your room.
Looking for sizeable wall hangings in particular shades? Search online for murals, then narrow by colour to complement the rest of your room.
Highlight your best features
Rose gold isn’t just a good option for contemporary bathroom schemes. Here, it complements a traditional-style room with panelled walls, a classic freestanding bath and elegantly detailed basins, and is used for the washstands and taps. The benefit? It gives the room a modern edge (picture the room with gold fittings instead), and highlights that are understated.
For a bathroom that’s as decorative as this one, follow its example with an ornately framed mirror rather than a plain version, and hang wall lights (check with your supplier that they’re suitable for the bathroom zone in which you’re hanging them).
Is a freestanding or fitted bath right for your scheme?
Have you chosen rose gold, or do you have another favourite metallic? Share your ideas and photos in the Comments section.
Rose gold isn’t just a good option for contemporary bathroom schemes. Here, it complements a traditional-style room with panelled walls, a classic freestanding bath and elegantly detailed basins, and is used for the washstands and taps. The benefit? It gives the room a modern edge (picture the room with gold fittings instead), and highlights that are understated.
For a bathroom that’s as decorative as this one, follow its example with an ornately framed mirror rather than a plain version, and hang wall lights (check with your supplier that they’re suitable for the bathroom zone in which you’re hanging them).
Is a freestanding or fitted bath right for your scheme?
Have you chosen rose gold, or do you have another favourite metallic? Share your ideas and photos in the Comments section.
Rose gold is a great accent colour for monochrome schemes. The black and white backdrop here lets the rose gold chair and lamp stand out, and the metal adds a vital injection of warmth to a room that could feel stark without it.
The effect is enhanced here by pinky tones in the other lamp, the bedding, and the carpet – as well as a shot of charcoal in the cushion to tie in with the wallpaper.
Greenery goes with everything and it’s a great thing to add into a coordinated room to break up the matching elements without ruining the tightness of a well-put-together palette.