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| Family | Patinated | Patinated | Polished | Textured |
| How it looks | Green, deep blue, algae, deep red, burnished, rustic, deep white and a range of blacks — colour grown in the metal, not painted on. | Soft clouds of dark tone drifting across a warm ground. | A fine unidirectional grain. | Surfaces worked or grown to a tactile grain — crystalline, mottled, stony, or crazed like old glaze — that catches side light and changes as the light moves. |
| Metals | Copper, brass, bronze, zinc | Brass, copper, bronze | Stainless steel, brass, aluminium | Brass, copper, stainless steel, mild steel |
| Where it suits | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors |
| Worth knowing | A living finish. | Suits panels, cladding and furniture seen as a whole. | A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance. | Deep textures collect dirt and grease, so they belong away from kitchens, counters and the outdoors. |
| Looking after it | Nothing abrasive, ever. | Lacquered, it is simply wiped. | Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth. | Dust with a soft brush and wipe; a deep grain holds what a flat surface would shed. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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