Introducing Outdoor Corbels!

Looking for a decorative corbel for your outdoor living area’s bar or kitchen area that is eye appealing and durable? Our new line of outdoor corbels forged from non-corrosive aluminum to withstand even the harshest weather conditions will add style to outdoor living areas. The new line of corbels is drawn from our current line […]

Asian Greek Address Plaque Appeals to Cultural Ties

  The Asian Greek Address Plaque from Metropolis Iron allows homeowners to appeal to their cultural ties while giving their home a unique identity. The Asian Greek Address Plaque appeals to those with a flair for European or Asian style. The Greek Frieze easily portrays your Greek heritage yet can also take on the Oriental […]

Moving? Think Drapery Medallions for your New Home!

Buying a new house or even moving into a new rental unit can be an exciting and stressful time for anyone!  There are a lot of unforeseen additions to the move that aren’t even realized; window treatments are one of them.  What do you do when you move into a house and your windows are […]

Support your Favorite Countertop Materials with Corbels

Kitchen design trends have changed and grown over the years and countertop materials have been changing right along with them. The latest rages in kitchen countertop materials include heavy materials such as granite, wood, recycled materials, soapstone and many more. With the added weight of a heavy countertop material is you have an overhanging edge, […]

Traditional Vs. Contemporary Drapery Medallions

  When looking for that perfect drapery medallion for a design solution many designers can become frustrated attempting to locate a medallion in a specific style. Metropolis Iron offers the largest selection of custom designed, hand forged drapery medallions including traditional and contemporary medallions. Our line of contemporary drapery medallions are an ideal solution when […]

Banana Tree Boulevard Address Plaque= Paradise!

Address plaques are used for a variety of reasons; giving your home an identity, jazzing up your home or landscaping, identifying your home to visitors, delivery drivers, emergency services and more. Metropolis Iron’s line of address plaques was designed with looks in mind and you’ll find that all our address plaques are very different than […]

Traditional Drapery Medallions from Metropolis Iron Give Elegance to Window Treatments

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  Designers are you looking for a classic drapery medallion that brings a traditional feel to any window treatment design? Metropolis Iron’s large line of drapery medallions includes many traditional drapery medallions to add elegance and class to any room design. All of our traditional drapery medallions range in size from extra-small to extra-large to […]

The Warm Look of Butcher Block Countertops

Are you thinking about renovating your kitchen?  Doing research on countertop materials?  If so, then The Metropolis Iron Countertop Spotlight series will help you.  Today we look at the beautiful warmth of butcher block countertops. Material: Wood or Butcher Block Styles: Edge grain butcher block tops have parallel wood rails that run the length of the piece.  […]

Add Depth to Any Window Treatment with Protruding Drapery Medallions

If you are a regular reader of our blog you already know that we LOVE drapery medallions! We love everything that they bring to a window treatment design, how they tie a look together and add a unique décor piece to a room. Many of our medallion faces are flat, but we recognized a need […]

Corbels are Functional, but Also Add Flair to a Kitchen Remodel

Corbels have long been an integral part of architecture. Throughout the centuries, these subtle and yet very strong architectural components lend their support to extruding surfaces, giving these surfaces the much needed ability to bear weight. Corbels get their name from the Old French word based on the Latin “corvellus.” Corvellus is Latin for “raven,” […]