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Holiday Party Ideas 2017: 12 Ideas for a Metallic Theme

Golds, silvers, bronzes, and pewters combine to create a subtle, yet striking, color scheme.

Michele Laufik
November 6, 2017

Much like a glass of sparkling champagne, luxe metallic details and gleaming decor prove to be a timeless holiday party trope that never fails to impress guests.

This sparkly dining table setup features the Black and Gold Koi linen, from $15 to $95; the Rose Gold Phoenix Chair, $12.95; and the Gold High Back Wing Chair, $150, from Nuage Designs.
This sparkly dining table setup features the Black and Gold Koi linen, from $15 to $95; the Rose Gold Phoenix Chair, $12.95; and the Gold High Back Wing Chair, $150, from Nuage Designs.
Photo: Courtesy of Nuage Designs
Gold Moroccan poufs are available in Los Angeles and San Francisco from Yeah Rentals. Pricing is available upon request.
Gold Moroccan poufs are available in Los Angeles and San Francisco from Yeah Rentals. Pricing is available upon request.
Photo: Courtesy of Yeah Rentals
At his restaurant Tavern62 on New York’s Upper East Side, chef David Burke’s Apple Cider Doughnut “Tower” with Apple Cappuccino looks like a stack of edible gifts.
At his restaurant Tavern62 on New York’s Upper East Side, chef David Burke’s Apple Cider Doughnut “Tower” with Apple Cappuccino looks like a stack of edible gifts.
Photo: Silvia Krawczyk
Burke also serves up a Pecan Tart with Moonshine Caramel for the holidays.
Burke also serves up a Pecan Tart with Moonshine Caramel for the holidays.
Photo: Courtesy of Tavern62
The Sugarplums, a trio of women who sing holiday music with a ’50s flair, perform at public, private, and corporate events, including holiday festivals, sing-alongs, tree lightings, and more. Pricing is available upon request. The group can be booked through Sunset Singers in West Hollywood.
The Sugarplums, a trio of women who sing holiday music with a ’50s flair, perform at public, private, and corporate events, including holiday festivals, sing-alongs, tree lightings, and more. Pricing is available upon request. The group can be booked through Sunset Singers in West Hollywood.
Photo: Courtesy of the Sugarplums
A Silver Topiary living character from Smash Party Entertainment brings the metallic look to life.
A Silver Topiary living character from Smash Party Entertainment brings the metallic look to life.
Photo: Courtesy of Smash Entertainment
Just Bars’ Gatsby Gold Collection includes matching bars, high-top tables, and communal high-top tables, with either black or white glossy tops. Available in South Florida, Orlando, Tampa, Naples, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Diego, the bars cost $600 each.
Just Bars’ Gatsby Gold Collection includes matching bars, high-top tables, and communal high-top tables, with either black or white glossy tops. Available in South Florida, Orlando, Tampa, Naples, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Diego, the bars cost $600 each.
Photo: Courtesy of Just Bars
Tinsel Experiential Design created a moody, gothic masquerade-ball setting with dark pewter seating arrangements for IP Soft’s 2016 holiday party. The event took place at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York in December.
Tinsel Experiential Design created a moody, gothic masquerade-ball setting with dark pewter seating arrangements for IP Soft’s 2016 holiday party. The event took place at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York in December.
Photo: Courtesy of Tinsel Experiential Design
“Rosemary is the ultimate luxury. It smells amazing and is extremely comforting and relaxing,” says Interior Foliage Design’s Matthew Schechter.
“Rosemary is the ultimate luxury. It smells amazing and is extremely comforting and relaxing,” says Interior Foliage Design’s Matthew Schechter.
Photo: Courtesy of Interior Foliage Design
Schechter says silver and rose gold planters will be mainstays this year, and will remain strong into early 2018.
Schechter says silver and rose gold planters will be mainstays this year, and will remain strong into early 2018.
Photo: Courtesy of Interior Foliage Design
Help out guests who may have had too much bubbly by including ClearVia. The probiotic blend, $14.99 for a pack of five, purportedly helps the body break down alcohol and alleviates the groggy effects of a hangover the next morning.
Help out guests who may have had too much bubbly by including ClearVia. The probiotic blend, $14.99 for a pack of five, purportedly helps the body break down alcohol and alleviates the groggy effects of a hangover the next morning.
Photo: Courtesy of ClearVia
Bedazzle My Bonbons recently introduced Dazzle Your Drinks, colorful, sparkling sugar for decorating the rims of cocktail glasses. The sugar, which is available in 24 colors, costs $18 per one-pound bag with a three-bag minimum purchase; one bag can rim as many as 200 glasses and will store for two years.
Bedazzle My Bonbons recently introduced Dazzle Your Drinks, colorful, sparkling sugar for decorating the rims of cocktail glasses. The sugar, which is available in 24 colors, costs $18 per one-pound bag with a three-bag minimum purchase; one bag can rim as many as 200 glasses and will store for two years.
Photo: Courtesy of Bedazzle My Bonbons
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