Question of the Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2020

[Mamanyt1953]

Most of us prefer either gold or silver. I prefer silver. However, my very favorite metal is bronze. I can't get enough bronze. EVERY curtain rod in my apartment is bronze, my canisters in my kitchen are bronze, IF I were allowed to change my towel racks and potty paper holders, THEY would be bronze.

SO...what's your favorite metal? Not just for jewelry, but in your home, as well?

 

[Mia6]

Platinum for jewelry. I like bronze for towel racks, etc,

 

[jcat]

Rose gold is my favorite for jewelry, and copper, brass, or pewter for home accessories.

 

[catapault]

Copper for my cooking pots - I have Revere ware copper bottom for every day, a few tin lined "real" copper pots, one huge copper stock pot. A copper bowl and copper whisk for beating egg whites when I am in the mood.And yes, I keep them polished. In fact, copper polish is the one item I am having difficulty finding right now. Not out yet, but becoming concerned. I know Shoprite will have it but I don't want to go in there.

And I like silver for jewelry, candlesticks, and dinner party tableware.

For kitchen knives I like carbon steel - easy to give a quick touch-up sharpening.

 

[NY cat man]

I don't wear jewelry, aside from my white gold wedding ring, although I also have my namesake uncle's gold and sapphire ring, as well as my father's gold and pearl tie pin. My favorite metal would probably be stainless steel, however.

 

[maggiedemi]

Silver with a pretty colored stone. I love cubic zirconia because it looks fancy, but is affordable.

 

[Xraystyle]

Steel for jewelry. I like stuff that isn't too shiny. If I ever get married, I'd probably want one of those really slick titanium or cobalt rings. If my partner tried to propose with a gold ring or a ring with a diamond in it, I'd have to throw them out haha because clearly they didn't know me at all!

I feel a little bad about my distaste for jewelry. My mother dutifully has all of hers insured and gets them cleaned and appraised regularly and I feel guilty because I know she assumes they'll be passed down to me. Maybe my brother will marry someone who likes jewelry...lol The only piece of jewelry I've ever wanted to inherit was my grandpa's firefighter ring, but when I asked for it, we found that it had been lost. What a shame!

 

[MoonstoneWolf]

Copper

 

[sweet jane flash]

Gold.

 

[Willowy]

I don't wear much jewelry. . .but I can't wear yellow gold. Yellow looks terrible on my skin tone. So silver or white/rose gold only.

For fixtures I like pewter or brushed steel---something matte and silver-ish colored. Sometimes brushed bronze looks good, depends what it's on.

 

[Lari]

I wanted a white gold ring. I told my husband rose gold would be okay, please no yellow, and white was preferred.

He went with platinum, and it ended up being a good choice because it's hypoallergenic and won't have to be redipped in rhodium.

We have stainless steel and cast iron in the kitchen. Maybe copper? I've heard great things about copper pans.

I don't know if I have a favorite metal...

 

[neely]

Growing up I only wore gold pierced earrings because silver irritated them. Now it doesn't bother me so I wear silver more. However, in the house I like brushed nickel for faucets, holders and racks.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Copper probably. I love the warm glow it has. My curtain rods and ceiling fans are the oil rubbed bronze and I love that. But on the wall in the kitchen I hung some decorative copper placemats shaped like leaves. I got them at Kohls in the fall things one year.

Our house came with standard nickel faucets and we've stuck with that when we changed them. They feel more timeless and blend in. If I get to design my own house; I'm using something different. The light fixtures in the bathrooms are brushed nickel.

 

[Elphaba09]

I like silver jewelry. Copper would be my metal of choice for house stuff; however, I also like--and have--oil rubbed bronze. I also like titanium in general.

I'd probably want one of those really slick titanium or cobalt rings. If my partner tried to propose with a gold ring or a ring with a diamond in it, I'd have to throw them out haha because clearly they didn't know me at all!

Haha! I know what you mean! It should have been a warning with my ex-husband when he proposed with a diamond set in gold. He did propose six times before I said yes. Nearly 20 years together, and he never really put in the effort to know me well.

My husband had an acquaintance who is a jeweler make a silver engagement ring with color-shift green sapphire a white topaz halo for me because I am not a fan of diamonds and becaue green is my favorite color. My wedding band does have diamonds. Little green ones. Since they are green, I have no complaints! (He has a tungsten "The One Ring" as his engagement ring and a silver band with a crow on it for his wedding band. He wears them on opposite hands.)

 

[mightyboosh]

I love gold. I used to own a couple of 1oz 24kt coins plus a couple of sovereigns. I just loved the weight and colour. Sadly I had so sell them during a cash flow problem time.

 

[aliceneko]

I like silver jewellery the most.

 

[Joshi]

Copper cause it can kill viruses and bacteria

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I definitely hate yellow gold. A lot of the switch plates in my house are yellow gold and once I figure out what I'm painting the walls, the switch plates are going.

I don't wear jewelry. If I were to get married though, I'd want either white gold, platinum or silver for the ring. In my house, I like copper. The light fixture in my bedroom is copper-colored, so I'm painting the walls in there a turquoise to coordinate with it.

 

[Jemima Lucca]

White gold and rose gold for rings. Not picky about earring color and I really like brushed nickel...

 

[mani]

I don't wear gold, which is probably a good thing
Silver for jewellery, and I have a heap of old (as in, has a patina) brass statues, Kashmiri containers and singing bowls.