Brass, gold, and copper have long reigned as the go-to, on-trend metallic finishes. But throughout 2025, as homes became more layered, more colorful, and more inviting, we saw an unexpected shift away from these super-popular warm metals toward cool metals like chrome and silver.
Even the queen of soft, rustic interiors, Shea McGee, has gone to the cool side with both her new McGee & Co. Spring Collection and her Threshold designed w/ Studio McGee line at Target, heavily featuring silver. It’s a design trend that made her top design predictions for 2026. But Shea is very specific that, for her, it’s all about silver – not chrome.
