Which colours to combine with a brown interior?
Brown is often perceived as a rather dull colour, but it doesn't really have to be! When combined with the right colours, it can be an astonishing warm, cosy and inspiring colour. There are numerous colours that can be matched with brown. Not sure where to start looking? Well, here! We've gathered a couple of inspiring colour combinations for you.
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Brown + blue + grey
Combining warm colours with other vivid colours often leads to surprisingly magnificent results. To avoid that your interior becomes too much, however, it is best to make smart choices and work with colour accents. For example, you could paint two large areas in brown and incorporate lighter colours in accents. Also take a look at the second example below, where small bowls are used as colourful accents in blue, grey and pink.
Brown + terracotta + green
Using soft colours together creates a comfy and relaxing feeling for your interior. Think of a combination between colours like terracotta, dark pastel green and brown. Key to make this work is to use a fixed colour scheme. Only selected a handful of tones you wish to incorporate into your interior and use those in several places: the wall, but also pillows, rugs, posters,...
Brown, green and terracotta all are natural, earthly hues, which might explain why their combination is so successful.
Are you ready for an interior that will let you enter into zen mode? 🧘 You know what to do!
Brown + white
Would you love to have brown in your interior, yet prefer to keep it light? Then, combining white and brown might be your thing! You can either combine shades of brown with shades of white or mix the two all together and go with beige. You'll be able to add even more depth and character to this colour scheme using different materials like wood, metal,...
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