Ever since I saw this cover of House & Garden UK in 2017 I’ve been crazy about the color brown. Hazelnut, chocolate, cognac—-there’s just something so understatedly chic about it in every shade. Painted on walls in a lacquer or gloss finish, brown looks as smart as you can get. From my wardrobe to my home, lately I’ve been embracing all the warmth brown has to offer. Below, explore some of my favorite brown interiors and products.
Lacquered brown walls in a Nashville home decorated by David Netto. (Source: Veranda)
A second view of the lacquered dark brown Nashville room. The home was built by architect Gil Schafer.
Lacquered brown walls in a library designed by Ashley Whittaker.
Ashley Whittaker builds the case for a brown velvet sofa in this chic room.
A handsome wood paneled room by Meg Braff.
Tobacco walls in the dining room in the home of architectural designer Charles Rutherfoord. (Source: House & Garden UK)
A timeless brown room by the legendary Billy Baldwin.
Bunny Williams Chicken Feather Table Lamp (we have this in our home and it’s so chic!)
Chocolate brown living room walls by Libby Cameron.
David Netto had the walls of the dining room above painted in Farrow & Ball’s Tanner’s Brown in full gloss. (Source: Veranda)
Dark brown walls in a home decorated by Mark D. Sikes.
Mahogany Asta Side Table (on my personal wish list)
Alexa Hampton‘s bedroom for the 2012 Kips Bay Decorator Show House had brown lacquered walls. The exact hue is Benjamin Moore’s Dragon’s Breath.
Aerin Lauder’s East Hampton living room. (Get my tips on how to decorate like Aerin here!)
Brown Les Touches Pillow Cover
A dining room by Markham Roberts. (Source: Veranda)
Another view of Aerin’s East Hampton living room.
Tilton Fenwick used Oscar de la Renta’s gorgeous Jessup wallpaper in the home above.
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Great piece on Brown! A perennial favorite
Margaret – So glad you enjoyed this post! xx Katie
Love! Have you seen Shelley Johnstone Paschke’s latest project? She uses copious amounts of brown and often couples it with pink. I also love it with blue.
Natasha – I don’t know that I’ve seen her latest, but I love her work in general! Agree that brown is great with a pale pink!