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

The metal or color you choose will add or take away from the overall look and feel of your scheme. And while brass, nickel, and chrome have for so long reigned supreme, there's a new finish making ...

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.