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Cue the theme to Goldfinger! When we were very young, we thought that any sort of gold accent in a room was the ultimate in sophistication and class. We blame all those episodes of Dynasty. As we got older, we became less of a fan -- but now, we may have cause to reconsider. We've rounded up a few gold items that are definitely growing on us. They have all the boldness of gold, without the "lamé" effect.