How to Style Brushed Bronze and Copper in Your Bathroom

How to Style Brushed Bronze and Copper in Your Bathroom

Rich, Sumptuous, Original... Brushed Bronze - the newest addition to our premium Individual finishes - as rich in colour, as it is in history; far from its more utilitarian roots, where it was used for its strength and versatility in crafting tools, Bronze has now taken an unexpected journey into the realm of contemporary art and design. 

Bronze has taken on many forms throughout history, and today we embrace Bronze and Copper accents into the interior design landscape. 2023 Interior design trends have seen Bronze evolve from the use of rose gold home accessories and exposed copper pipes, and instead focus on using this luxurious hue to add warmth, texture, and an authentic, earthy quality to your bathroom.

EMBRACING NEUTRAL COLOURS

Neutral interiors have captured the hearts and homes of interior design enthusiasts worldwide. The muted colours create a calming, serene space that creates an unequivocal allure, that appeals to so many.

To banish the fear of using colour, it’s important to find ways in which they elevate neutral interiors. Injecting subtle, understated coloured accents like Bronze is a great way enhance a neutral pallet. Metallic hues like Bronze or Gold are a friendly neighbour of neutral! Closely related in tone and characteristics, and an overall compelling gateway colour to live alongside your neutral home décor seamlessly.

Pairing Bronze with soft creams and warm beiges creates a calm backdrop that allows a bronze shower or copper taps to really shine. The texture and depth of bronze brassware elevates a beige interior, transforming a flat, lifeless backdrop, allowing your complementing furniture pieces and wall spaces to shine through. 

Brushed Bronze Elements Deck Mounted Basin MixerBrushed Bronze Elements Deck Mounted Basin Mixer
Brushed Bronze Elements Deck Mounted Basin Mixer

THE POWER OF COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS

Pairing Brushed Bronze with colours on the opposite side of the colour wheel creates contrast that adds dimension to your bathroom design – avoiding colours that clash and allowing them to each stand out individually.

Consider hues like teal, indigo, or deep greens for an eye-catching combination. Bronze is a sure way to elevate colours that are often difficult to style well - So if you’re ever wondering how to colour match with teal and achieve a sophisticated, timeless look? Bronze is your best friend! 

You can also look at incorporating accent colours around the bathroom that are adjacent to the bronze colorway, a simple yet effective way that ties your bathroom design together. Using colours like oranges, corals, and pinks complement your Bronze fixtures beautifully. 

For our launch, we chose to style our Brushed Bronze fixtures and accessories in a primarily teal bathroom colour pallet.  We then transitioned Bronze into the room by picking up Pink and Coral tones within the terrazzo tiles we used.

Brushed Bronze Floor Standing Bath Shower Mixer + Shower KitBrushed Bronze Floor Standing Bath Shower Mixer + Shower Kit
Brushed Bronze Floor Standing Bath Shower Mixer + Shower Kit

NATURAL ORGANIC TEXTURES AND CONTRASTING DECOR

Introduce natural textures like wood, stone, or woven elements, to balance the brilliance of Brushed Bronze. These contrasting textures add depth and character, infusing your bathroom with an inviting and earthy charm.

The refined look of modern bathroom taps and fixtures, combined with the inherent variance of natural artisan pieces, creates a contrast that allows you to maintain the luxury and modern feel in your space, whilst still incorporating traditional and sustainable elements too.

The charming inconsistencies of natural materials and the unique value of the Bronze finish adds a unmatched touch of individuality to a bathroom. This was our focus when styling our Japandi bathroom space for our launch. Becoming a sustainable brand is our priority, therefore using sustainable elements in our photography was important to us. The result: A beautiful interior that is in keeping with modern, neutral interior design trends, whilst maintaining a luxurious but calming and characterful feel.

Brushed Bronze Round Button Flush PlateBrushed Bronze Round Button Flush Plate
Brushed Bronze Round Button Flush Plate

ILLUMINATE WITH THOUGHTFUL LIGHTING

Highlight the elegance of Brushed Bronze with well-placed bathroom lighting fixtures. Warm, ambient lighting enhances its warm glow, creating an inviting and cosy atmosphere in your bathroom sanctuary. 

Aside from optimizing the flow of any natural lighting available in your room, utilizing a range of thoughtfully placed wall and ceiling lighting can help you balance and bounce the light around your room and fill your space with a warm golden hue. You could even opt for copper bathroom light fixtures to match your fixtures for synergy amongst all your metal elements in the space.

 

Brushed Bronze Elements 3 Hole Deck Mounted Basin Mixer with Pop-Up WasteBrushed Bronze Elements 3 Hole Deck Mounted Basin Mixer with Pop-Up Waste
Brushed Bronze Elements 3 Hole Deck Mounted Basin Mixer with Pop-Up Waste

COMPLEMENTING BRUSHED BRONZE ACCESSORIES

Enhance the elegance of Brushed Bronze fixtures with matching bathroom accessories. Another way to marry a copper finish into your space and create a cohesive colour story.

Brushed Bronze comes complete with a selection of complementing bathroom accessories to match the tone and texture across the full collection of bath, basin and coordinating showering options – As with all of our premium Individual finishes.

There is nothing quite like a perfect match when it comes to coloured brassware in the bathroom. Consistency in our finishes in what VADO does best – Our carefully considered manufacturing process ensures exceptional quality and consistency from concept to the finished product. 

 

Brushed Bronze Towel Shelf with RailBrushed Bronze Towel Shelf with Rail
Brushed Bronze Towel Shelf with Rail

ARTFUL BATHROOM TILE SELECTIONS

Experiment with textured tiles or striking patterns to create visual interest. Playing with shapes, textures and colours within tiles is a fun way to complement your colour story.

With Bronze and Copper taps and fixtures, tile choice can help you to achieve the feel or tone you’re looking to set in your space. Pairing our striking Bronze finish with minimalistic or neutral tiling - as we did with our Japandi Interior, or going bold with playful patterns, as with our Teal bathroom design, both work to create two truly individual looks.

The interplay between tiles and our brushed bronze finish enhances the bathroom allure. When paired with Notion, our teal bathroom tiles with a coral terrazzo design, complement the angular form of Notion. Softened by the warm tones of Brushed Bronze, the design works together in total harmony to create a bold and contemporary look with a chic, industrial edge. 

3 Outlet Thermostatic Shower Valve with All-Flow + Square Single Function Slide Shower Rail Kit with Square Wall Outlet3 Outlet Thermostatic Shower Valve with All-Flow + Square Single Function Slide Shower Rail Kit with Square Wall Outlet
3 Outlet Thermostatic Shower Valve with All-Flow + Square Single Function Slide Shower Rail Kit with Square Wall Outlet

With Brushed Bronze as your ally, you can explore the endless possibilities of bathroom styling. Whether you embrace neutral tones, complementing colours, or textures from nature, Brushed Bronze brassware will adorn your bathroom with timeless beauty, blending the heritage of a timeless finish with the appeal of contemporary bathroom design. 

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