Copper's warmth can lend it a vintage, lived-in feel that makes it a good fit for rustic or cozy spaces. Often used in kitchens, around fireplaces and in bathrooms, copper is an intimate metal, less bombastic and showy than its more precious counterparts.
Here is some copper inspiration, as well as various pieces on the market now.
1 Copper fireplace by Del Weale Interior Design and Samantha Farjo Design, photo by Sarah Hartill in Canadian House and Home;
2 Penelope Bianchi's bath, photo by Victoria Pearson for House Beautiful;
3 Anatolia Copper Collection from Pottery Barn ($49-$99);
4 Redsmith copper chairs from Anthropologie ($198);
5 Cirque 2-Door Sideboard from Crate & Barrel ($999);
6 Bronze Tea Light from Sur La Table, on sale ($2.76);
7 Vintage Copper Spice Rack from Davey's Vintage on Etsy ($40);
8 Oval Copper Bucket from Grandin Road ($129-$199);
9 Vintage Mexican Sugar and Creamer Set from Mecox Gardens Chicago ($375);
10 Hammered Copper-Finish Cookie Jar from Target ($38.99).
Images: as linked above
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I like copper, and brass, too.
This post makes me giggle because a lot of the new copper stuff is just a bad knock off of vintage copper stuff. Vintage that you can still find in thrift stores for super cheap.
That target cookie jar? Vintage one was $2 at my local Salvation Army. Copper covered teapots? $5 each. I just find it amusing that people are willing to shell out big bucks for new items made to look like old items instead of just buying the old items...
I've been slightly obsessed with copper for quite a few years now. Like Amanda, I'm definitely drawn more towards vintage. (Apparently we're not alone, when I clicked on the link for the spice rack, sold today.) But if someone wanted to buy me those chairs from Anthropologie, I wouldn't say no!
Since solid copper brings decent returns when recycled at metal places, thrift store copper is often copper plate -- which is fine, too, just compare apples with apples.
I covet that sideboard!
If you like this you should also check out Aldo Bakkers 'Copper collection'
I just love copper. Since I was a child. I love it when is new and shiny. I love it when is old and brownish. I love it when it gets green with all that different shades.
Copper and brass adds so much warmth...