A hint of luxury: gold adds gleaming highlights

A
hint of luxury: gold is becoming an absolute highlight in bathroom design.
Illustration: Blörn Steinmetzler, Vereinigung Deutsche Sanitärwirtschaft e.V. (VDS)
Photo: Geberit
Gold
is one of the most precious metals of all – and, as a finish and colour, it’s
currently a firm favourite for creating an interior design with a lavish,
sumptuous touch. Then there’s brass – a related colour that’s
also very much on trend right now, and a commonly used material in traditional
bathrooms.
There’s
great demand for metal surfaces in general, of course, and in the bathroom it’s
mainly met by fittings and accessories, which are now available with all sorts
of metal finishes thanks to the new processes manufacturers are using. But while platinum and copper are also popular, gold
is in a different league: where bathroom design is concerned, it’s becoming an
absolute highlight. Besides washbowl basins that are occasionally
even coated with real gold leaf, wall coverings are also a good way of bringing
the precious metal into play in the form of special
wallpapers or paints that create the velvety shimmer and subtly textured look
of pure gold.
However, just like the real precious metal, gold
surfaces make the greatest impact when they’re not overused. Gold
is never the sole colour in the interior design concept; instead, it’s often
used in conjunction with black or dark shades of green and blue. But
combinations with light, natural colours, grey and – surprise: delicate pink! –
also make for a successful bathroom design.