Style Statements with Stainless Steel

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Stainless steel is one versatile material that offers timeless design. Let us take a peek into how technology has changed the look of steel...

It has always been a preferred and proven constructional material over decades and this all-time favourite material – steel, has time and again explored the flexibility of functional design. It was at a high in the early eighties with steel being an integral part of almost every interior – furniture, cabinetry, staircase, accessories and of course appliances; since the beginning of the 21^st century, it has been revived in the cotemporaneous fabric of minimal lines and sleek looks gracing many an interior with simplicity and aplomb.

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Style Statements: Stainless steel’ is perhaps one such colour that can control the sleekness of any décor. Reflecting new-age lifestyle preferences, stainless steel is being applied to whole house treatments.  

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Coupled with technological trimmings, steel can be applied to depict varying surface finishes – bright or polished, emery or brushed and flamed or oxidised. Its added advantage is that it can be successfully combined with wood, glass, and polyurethane to effectively contribute to the décor as a whole.

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Visual Impact: Beginning at its most taken-for granted application in the kitchen, till date, kitchen appliances finished with steel are a premium. We also see stainless steel being a preferred material as backsplashes, as interiors of cabinets, and even as new style statements in the form of a complete range of restyled kitchen accessories.

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The sophistication of combining the material in its myriad forms is another factor that contributes to its success in interior application. Black and steel combine to spell finesse and style.

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Today the markets are also flooded with easily applied and maintained decorative laminates in stainless steel that come in a wide range of colours and can be used for a wide variety of surface finishes, relief as well as distinct and unique effects in décor.  

However, the buck certainly does not stop here.