A recent study on Pinterest reveals an uptick in searches for this material among men when it comes to decorating their homes. The absence of decoration competed with the ubiquity of steel in the kitchen, the living room furniture, and the bedside tables. In some ways, we could consider it a ‘masculine’ material; I suppose that’s why many men feel comfortable using it to decorate their homes,” he reflects. In interior design, chrome-plated metal is a trendy material at industry events such as the CasaDecor trade fair in Madrid. Steel, more than a masculine material, is a trendy one.