After taking a break from home decor, brass is back, and better looking than in the 1970s and ’80s.

One US designer who has readily adopted brass is Kelly Wearstler, who has created entire rooms sheathed in the metal. “I have been using [brass] for the last seven years,” she says.

Brass can be a very royal and splendid piece of art used for interior decoration. Any brass item can become a decorative piece because of its rarity o ...

Brass, last in vogue in the '70s, has been moving in from the margins, showing up on a pendant light here, a table leg there—exuding a certain cocky, outsider glamour.