Accept you met the ideal gray colour-meets-material yet? It'due south non too cool nor too warm, and designers dear it. Enter: Pewter. The colour takes its name from the metal, which has been used in everything from hardware to light fixtures, tabletop items, and surface materials (it's a kitchen countertop favorite, in particular!). The dictionary defines pewter as "a grayness alloy of tin with copper and antimony," so, basically, information technology's a metal that looks a lot similar silver, though it has bluer undertones and isn't as shiny as other types of metal materials. All-time yet, information technology ages beautifully, and y'all may fifty-fifty realize that you already have some lovely antiquarian pewter pieces yourself.

In the design industry today, pewter tin can refer to certain shades of grayness fabric, paint, wallpaper, and more. For instance, if you've decided you lot want to paint a room a light and bright neutral color but would prefer to steer articulate of a plain white and don't love the expect of biscuit, then pewter is the lovely gray tone you need in your life. Ahead, run across some of our favorite means to decorate with the pewter, both the color and its namesake metallic (Psst: store pewter decor hither and hither one time you've seen all the designer inspo below).


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Dress information technology up with industrial pieces.

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"Reminiscent of a bar pinnacle in a brasserie, the poured-pewter isle will take on a patina over time equally the surface changes from pale silver to a dark gray," say Architect Don Ziebell and designer Inga El Rehmann of Oz Architects.

Lisa Romerein

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Along with the industrial zinc of the Urban Electric Co. pendants, pewter offers a counterpoint to the sleek stainless steel Wolf convection steam oven and Sub-Cypher refrigerator, marrying both streamlined modern elements and a rustic antique look.

Lisa Romerein

Accent with it for vintage character.

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Annie Schlechter

Jane Hawkins Hoke bundled fresh cut flowers in a pewter bullpen on the bedside table in this majestic nevertheless laidback mountain bedroom. Mixing antiques and patinated items affirm in a perfectly imperfect await, ideal for a polished nonetheless casual and relaxing country home. Tartan upholstery from Ralph Lauren Domicile, a ticking stripe fabric, and floral accents complement the pewter, too.

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Set the table with it.

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JOE SCHMELZER

"I went traditional, with a twist," says One Kings Lane cofounder Susan Feldman of this winter tablescape. A mix of many textures, quirky objects, and glistening metallics, like gilded votive lamps and pewter plates. Pro tip: Stack plates of different finishes, sizes, and shapes for rich layers and an eclectic table setting.

Let it inspire upholstery.

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Andrew Flesher makes the pewter fabric-effect panel pop even more with a brass lamp and floral wallpaper.

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Iridescent, silvery textile on the chair in the contrary corner nods back to the pewter tabular array.

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Put information technology on display.

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Meredith McBrearty used Hampshire Gray by Benjamin Moore on the ceiling moldings and contrasted with an orangish de Gournay wallpaper. The pewter pieces sit on display.

Emily Followill

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The ceilings are covered in Benjamin Moore'south Wintertime Lake, reflecting an antiqued pewter mirror higher up the mantel. In the mirror, you can see the next dining room.

Emily Followill

Match information technology with your view.

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"The bar counter is clad in pewter and finished with brass rivets in an echo of the cool-warm interplay used through the business firm" says Cathy Chapman.

Annie Schlechter

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This Vermont stone business firm is built with local rock and the interiors harmonize with the surrounding views of chalky blue-greyness skies and an icy lake.

Annie Schlechter

Warm it up with wood.

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Luca Trovato

Megan Rice Yager used pewter outdoor sconces indoors to accomplish a rustic look in the kitchen. Reclaimed wood plays into the woodsy motel experience while too warming upwardly the pewter elements, and, together, they experience thoughtful and elegant but also casual.

Paint the ceiling with it.

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Werner Straube

A statement ceiling is always welcome, particularly when a pewter paint color is involved. In this living room designed by Corey Damen Jenkins, two paint colors—PPG Garlic Clove on the walls and moldings, which has enough warmth to dissimilarity on the ofttimes snowy mural, and Benajmin Moore Revere Pewter on the ceiling—every bit well every bit curved moldings, go along the heart ming throughout the room.

Wallpaper with information technology.

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Jessie Preza

Kelly Cook of Orangerie Home swathed the walls in a pewter-toned grasscloth, and then extended it up to the ceiling for a complete cocoon result—merely information technology's applied in opposite directions for a subtle contrast. These rich shades make the room feel like a shadow box, and thus, describe the eye to the windows. This emphasizes the oceanfront locale. What could be a better view while cooking?

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