Home is supposed to be a place of rest and comfort. Creating a beautiful environment that reflects your personal taste can make it more calm and comforting. Styling through wrought iron can give great results. It’s easy to find, can be plain, painted, or faux finished, and can last for years, changing with styles.
Where can I use wrought iron in my home?
Wrought iron furniture is very popular. You can use it indoors and outdoors and in virtually every room in your house. Just a few of the many examples include: wrought iron switch plates around your lights and sockets, wrought iron lighting fixtures, wrought iron tabletops, chandeliers, racks to hold magazines, wine bottles, plants and pot racks. Shelves for the home including towel racks, wall shelves, centerpieces for your table and more. You can use it in virtually any room in your house and it looks beautiful. It is ideal for accessories such as picture frames, candle holders, plant stands and sculptures. A wrought iron canopy bed looks great, as does an iron coat rack in the hall. You can have a wrought iron bakery rack in your kitchen and a wrought iron frame around your mirrors. Using an iron poker in your fireplace, using an iron pot rack above your kitchen island, and using an iron towel rack in your bathroom can all add functionality as well as great decor.
What about using wrought iron outside?
Outdoors, you can use wrought iron for fences, gates, tables, awnings, gazebos, benches, lamps, and more. Fire pits, pergolas, and lamp posts made from this material also look fantastic. Using rust preventives or special paints can help it last longer without rusting or corroding, as well as change the look if you get tired of a specific color.
Wrought iron home decoration is very popular in Europe and other areas. It is so versatile and durable as well as looking wonderful. Iron can be considered both modern and ancient. It is as artistic as it is functional. Wrought iron can be twisted, made into ivy designs and many more shapes. Wrought iron is very popular for Christmas decorations as well as decorative railings in twists or straight, with spirals and can be finished with spirals or pointed angles.
Wrought iron looks great, is easy to maintain, and is very affordable. They can also become family heirlooms that are passed down from generation to generation.
