METALS CAN EVOKE EMOTIONS OR FEELINGS IN A SPACE. SILVERY METALS FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE STAINLESS STEEL, CAN EVOKE A COOL AND STERILE FEELING IN A SPACE. THIS COULD BE THE RESULT OF A REFERENCE TO LABORATORIES AND DOCTORS OFFICES IN OUR MINDS. METALS CAN ALSO IMPLY A VERY COLD FEELING THAT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH A MENTAL CONNECTION WE HAVE, TO THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIAL. BECAUSE OF THE PHYSICAL MAKEUP OF THESE MATERIALS THEY CAN OMIT DIFFERENT ODORS. THIS MUST BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THINKING OF AREAS TO APPLY METALS, AS SOME MAY BE STRONGER THAN OTHERS. FOR EXAMPLE, COPPER IS NOT A GOOD SURFACE FOR EATING AREAS AS IT GIVES OFF AN ODOR THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH THE FOOD BEING SERVED. WHEN USED PROPERLY, METAL CAN BE A VERY POWERFUL MATERIAL, TO CONVEY ULTRA MODERN MOTIFS AND ALSO VERY RUSTIC, COZY SCHEMES.