Bedroom designs with brown furniture
16 Ways to Decorate With Brown in the Bedroom
If you are hunting for a neutral color that exudes calm and tranquility, consider brown. While brown may not be a color you're used to decorating with, it's definitely a hue you shouldn't sleep on, especially in the bedroom. There are endless shades and depths of brown, so you can easily find a way to bring this unexpected color into your room.
From a statement wall to rich brown furniture, there are many ways to pull in brown throughout your bedroom. Darken up those white walls with a coat or two of paint, or hunt for a few statement art pieces to add instant warmth.
Read on for more ideas and inspiration for decorating with brown in the bedroom.
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Kylie M Interiors
A rich brown coat of paint such as Tanner's Brown from Farrow & Ball can create a cozy, warm escape in the bedroom. This color is great for rooms with a lot of natural light that won't feel overly dark and dim. Pair with bold colors such as orange or green for a pop of color, or keep it neutral with light beige or off-white to let brown really take centerstage.
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Hemma hos Marie
Brown can feel rich and dense, but it can also feel super earthy and grounded. We love this cool brown tone, especially when it's paired with a chalky clay color.
This room gets bonus points for picking wall prints that draw on both shades to really pull the entire space together.
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Whittney Parkinson Design
If you're considering adding wallpaper to your bedroom, this ombre brown option is a great way to pull in some color without giving up that neutral feel. Pair with stark whites for a lovely contrast, or keep it in the brown family with beige or tan bedding.
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Renovating Our Victorian Home
Decorating a bedroom in a monochromatic theme is a nice way to keep the space calm and simple. You can pull in various shades of brown to give your room dimension and depth, but try to find shades with equally warm undertones.
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Cathie Hong
If brown paint is too much of a commitment for you, you can still pull in the warmth of brown. Pick furniture pieces with rich brown materials that feel grounded and heavy, but keep the rest of the room light and airy with neutrals and cool undertones.
For the wall paint, opt for an off-white or light beige that gives the room depth but won't feel dark when paired with the brown bed and nightstands.
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Bad Scandi
Even a pop of brown is enough to add depth to your bedroom. This hanging wall tapestry has just enough brown to give the bedroom a rich, dramatic feel without a lot of work.
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Twin Oaks Grasmere
One place you always find different shades of brown? In nature. We can't get enough of this tropical-inspired wallpaper that features muted gold, green, and brown hues. It's a lovely way to add color to a bedroom but still feels incredibly grounded and peaceful.
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Juudith Home
If you're considering a gender-neutral nursery, brown is a perfect and unexpected color to try. It works well with animal-themed nurseries, and adds just enough of color that it feels like a rich, warm hug.
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Suchorita Decor
Brown comes in so many shades, and tan is probably one of the most commonly used shades. This pale brown color is a great alternative to beige when you want to add a little richness to your space. It also pairs wonderfully with rattan and cane-style furniture.
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Becca Interiors
Brown works very well in natural textiles such as linen or bamboo. Layer your bedding to add a lot of texture and alternate the shades of brown to give your bedroom depth.
You can keep the entire bedroom soft and neutral, or you can pull in muted green or oranges throughout wall art or throw pillows in for a touch of color.
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Becca Interiors
From sisal to jute to linen, natural materials are often found in their original color. You can play with various shades of brown and tan by focusing on handmade, natural furniture or accessories that are free of dye. Embracing nature in your bedroom creates a soothing space you'll never want to leave.
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Christina Kim Interior Design
If you haven't considered wood paneling as a way to play with brown in your bedroom, this bedroom will make you think again. Consider transforming your ceiling with a layer of wood paneling to transform your space and create an instant statement.
Pull in wooden furniture and accessories to stick with the neutral vibe.
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Dolly Sheep Home
A rich, dark chocolate works well in light-filled spaces, but a room without as much sun should be a little lighter. Consider a toffee shade of paint that is just warm enough, but still airy and neutral. This is a great alternative to the beige or grays that you may be used to decorating with.
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House of Chais
Rattan and cane furniture is incredibly popular right now and it's a great way to decorate with brown in the bedroom. The light tan pieces don't weigh the space down like rich brown furniture can, and the soft light brown walls pull the whole look together.
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House of Harvee
Another way we love decorating with brown in the bedroom is by focusing on those pale brown shades and pairing them with peachy, orange tones. Because tan and peach share similar undertones, they pair wonderfully together and can be a great way to give your bedroom color without overpowering.
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Kirsten Diane
Wallpaper not only adds texture to your space but can also add a lot of visual interest without hanging any art at all. This neutral, cozy space features polka dot wallpaper with specks of brown and tan that feel earthy and welcoming.
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Brown is an excellent color for bedrooms—especially since it is one of the most popular neutral options. It comes in a wide range of tones that work well with cool colors like baby blues, violet, and green, as well as warmer hues such as yellow, orange, and red. Regardless of the style or decor preference, you can find a shade of brown that won't disappoint you. Here are some fantastic photos, ideas, and brown color combinations to help you create the bedroom of your dreams.
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Brown and Gray
Charlie Interior Design
Brown and gray form one of the most common foundations of minimalist palettes–especially the lighter shades. Incorporating muted grays and sandy browns, like in this room here from Charlie Interior Design, forms a calm, cohesive, and neutral paradise. Typically, using tones like this exclusively can run the risk of appearing dull, but by using a patterned wallpaper as an accent wall, the space doesn't feel washed out.
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Brown and Blue
Anne Rue Interiors
Brown and blue is an excellent color combination to use in a bedroom, such as this one designed by Anne Rue Interiors. There are many different options for incorporating blue and brown together. Pastel blues with dark and soft brown hues create a subtle and popular color combination, while dark blues with brown tend to be more bold and lively, as seen in bedrooms for children and teens.
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Brown and Purple
Mary Patton Design
Purple and brown can cover a wide range of design inspiration, depending on what you're looking for. While deep purples and chocolate browns can express power and security, paler options like lilac and tan can create a tranquil atmosphere, like this primary room from Mary Patton Design. This is an excellent choice if you want a sophisticated yet down-to-earth vibe when you're trying to relax.
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Brown and Turquoise
Dazey Den
Looking for something unconventional and a bit playful? Turquoise and brown make a dynamic, eye-catching pair. They can be used in a variety of styles: eclectic, southwestern, bohemian, and more. A wonderful option is to pair a lighter brown with a saturated blue-green tone, the way Dazey Den did with this space. The long-stem flower pattern wallpaper highlights both colors without overpowering each other. Adding touches of white can also help both colors pop–the result is both whimsical and delightful.
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Brown and White
Becca Interiors
Brown and white is a lovely color duo that creates a cozy and romantic bedroom. Whether you decide to paint your walls white and use lighter brown accents–like this lovely bedroom designed by Becca Interiors —or the other way around, you’ll always end up with a pleasing and dynamic color scheme.
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Brown and Pink
Erin Williamson Design
Brown and pink create a perfect balance of delicate and grounded–more than suitable for a bedroom. The detailed pink and white wallpaper in this room by Erin Williamson Design is a cheerful sight, but the chocolate brown in the pillows and the tan wicker furniture do a great job keeping the room down-to-earth. While this combination would work well in a nursery or child's room, adding some metallic or dark green accents can add sophistication suited for any age.
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Brown and Black
Alvin Wayne
Brown and black may both be neutrals, but they certainly make a statement together. If you want a modern, sleek aesthetic, combining these two colors is a great way to achieve that goal. The key is to mix various textures as Alvin Wayne did in this eclectic bedroom with the wicker headboard, the different pillows, and the polka dot bedspread. If you layer the room with texture, it will keep the space from looking flat, dull, and dark.
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Brown and Green
Modern Organic InteriorsBrown paired with green is another wonderful color idea for bedrooms. This combination is vibrant, but if done correctly, it can be a lovely color idea. Bright green wallpaper partnered with dark chocolate furniture and accents—like this fun, trendy bedroom designed by Modern Organic Interiors—is a bold color combination that works well. Also, adding a few key pieces like the white headboard, bedding, and metallic furniture balances out the design.
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Brown, Blue, and Yellow
Cathy HobbsUsing brown as an accent color is a customary solution to adding balance in a bedroom. An excellent example of this technique is in this fun, modern bedroom designed by Cathy Hobbs, who used a pale blue paired with yellow accents and different shades of brown to create harmony in this sea of colors, patterns, and textures.
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Brown and Red
Mocha Girl Place
A brown and red combination is an ideal setup for southwestern or a boho motif. This bedroom from Mocha Girl Place radiates a warm, inviting atmosphere thanks to tan headboards and rust-colored pillows–and adding a plant doesn't hurt. These two go well together if you prefer a warmer color scheme, especially if you add in orange and yellow tones to add dimension.
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Brown, Green, and Orange
Geoffrey Hodgdon / FORMA Design, Inc.Soft shades of brown—also referred to as beige, taupe, or coffee—are another color alternative for your bedroom. These soft browns partnered with greens and oranges can create a unique and simple design solution, such as this sleek bedroom designed by FORMA Design, Inc., who used a relaxing color scheme with many modern and contemporary touches.
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Brown With Yellow Accents
Matt Sartain PhotographyCombining brown and yellow together is a bit tricky because these two shades usually do not mesh well together. If you want to add yellow to your brown color scheme, the best solution is to add subtle accents here and there, like this eclectic bedroom designed by Urrutia Design.
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40+ real photos of the bedroom in brown tones
After a busy day, hard work or outdoor activities, you always want to find yourself in a cozy homely atmosphere. You can create a relaxing and comfortable environment thanks to the brown color.
A bedroom with such a palette will give peace of mind, help restore the forces expended earlier. At the same time, the use of one color will make the room gloomy and uncomfortable, so it is important to know how best to decorate the interior, and what colors are best combined with brown. We will talk about this further.
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Advantages of a brown bedroom
The bedroom is often decorated in brown. And this is no coincidence. This color is universal, natural, sociable. It is suitable for people of absolutely all ages, including children.
When combined with other natural colors, the bedroom will be refreshing, will please with a stylish interior, talking about the excellent taste of its owner.
It is important to understand that there are a lot of shades of brown, so you can choose the one that you like and combine it with a variety of other colors. In addition, there are a lot of offers on the market in this color.
Regarding shades, the most suitable colors for chocolate color are white, beige, grayish blue, warm yellow.
Actually brown is combined with green, turquoise, white. For a brown-red hue, mustard, orange, light green tones will be an excellent addition. Coral, green, orange colors are suitable for a grayish-brown hue.
The effect of brown on a person
Many people want to relax after a hard day, lie down before a movie or a book in the bedroom. To do this, the interior should create a calming and relaxing effect.
Brown is perfect for this. It has coziness and comfort, while being one of the most restrained colors inherent in the classics.
Brown is associated with nature and earth. Therefore, for residents of megacities who rarely relax outside the city, it will also be more than appropriate.
It must be remembered that there are many shades of brown, and each of them plays its own role. Let's talk about the impact on a person of the most common shades.
Beige or sand tone is best used for excessive excitability, problems with falling asleep, insomnia. Brown color gives a feeling of warmth. With insomnia, beige is also chosen, complementing it with bright elements.
Yellow color stimulates brain activity, so only muted tones are allowed for the bedroom. Chocolate and coffee tones help to relax, while lighter ones fill with freedom and lightness.
Brown bedroom decoration
First you need to decide whether the walls will be light or dark. This is because an all-brown bedroom will be gloomy, so choose dark walls and light-colored furniture, or vice versa, light-colored walls and dark furniture to bring in color and color.
Walls covered with rich brown wallpaper look elegant for a sunny room. In this case, in addition to natural lighting, attention must be paid to artificial light. Therefore, chandeliers, sconces, a variety of lamps will be quite appropriate.
In addition to wallpaper, you can make decorative plaster and paint it in the desired colors.
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If you have chosen dark furniture, then to expand the space and highlight it, you should choose light wallpaper, for example, cream. For a more original interior, it is better to choose textured wallpaper in the form of snake or crocodile skin.
Wallpaper with a beige photo and rich coffee color patterns is also suitable. At the same time, it is better to paste over only one or a maximum of two walls, giving the design an exquisite individual touch.
An excellent solution for a brown bedroom will be photo wallpapers when cream orchids, roses, lilies stand out against a chocolate background. A brown animal print on one of the walls will also look quite harmonious. They also use live painting, various bamboo inserts.
Brown bedroom furniture
As already mentioned, the color of the furniture depends on the choice of shades for the walls. If they are light, then it is appropriate to choose dark furniture and vice versa. Of course, it is often possible to use a chocolate tone for walls and furniture, but there should be as many light elements as possible, such as curtains, a bedspread, a rug.
The central place in the bedroom is occupied by the bed, so the emphasis can be placed on it. For this, beds with a large, expressive headboard are often chosen. It is often upholstered with leather or satin draperies, using forged elements or woodcarving.
If there is no separate dressing room in the bedroom, a wardrobe is needed. It can be either a sliding wardrobe or an ordinary traditional wardrobe with folding doors. In the second option, you can decorate the closet to match the bed with forged or carved elements. The sliding wardrobe is relevant for a more modern style.
In addition, the bedroom can also have small cabinets, a chest of drawers, a dressing table. The main thing is that all the furniture should be in the same style, and even better if it is a ready-made kit.
A brown bedroom can also be considered with white furniture. At the same time, chocolate walls will do their job and attract attention. In addition, in the same tone, you can pick up a bedspread on the bed, and the design will be complete and stylish.
Selection of curtains
First of all, it is worth noting that in a brown bedroom, large windows are desirable, as open as possible so that more light enters them. Therefore, the material should be light enough, but at the same time voluminous.
To freshen up the interior and make the room bright, it is better to choose curtains in light colors. Since brown is most suitable for a classic style, colorful curtains are definitely not suitable, the choice should be on plain curtains.
Decor
Decorated elements in the interior also play an important role, they make it complete and bring interesting notes. First of all, the bedroom is characterized by a large amount of textiles.
Bulky curtains, lots of pillows, blankets, carpets - all this will fit perfectly into the overall design. The walls can be decorated with paintings or photographs, it all depends on the chosen style.
When choosing a classic, wooden picture frames on a light beige background are perfect. Original lamps, a chandelier also complement the interior, besides making it lighter and more comfortable.
Lighting
Lighting in a brown bedroom should be given special attention. Such a room should be well lit. You can choose any size and shape, based on the style of the interior.
It is better not to limit yourself to one chandelier, but to choose wall lamps, sconces, lamps. It is worth highlighting the light details of the interior to create greater contrast. The effect of the lamps is enhanced if you use additional mirrors that will reflect the light.
Brown color combination
This color is sociable, so it can be combined with a fairly large number of colors and shades. Let's consider some of them.
Beige
Beige-brown bedroom will be the most advantageous and versatile. This is a cozy and elegant room. In addition, this combination visually expands the space, adding a touch of nobility.
Green tones can be added to this solution, for example with house plants. To give the bedroom more warmth, you should additionally use red accessories.
White
The combination of brown and white is considered a classic. Such an interior will always be distinguished by good taste and respectability. This bedroom will have a strict look.
It's best to use modern styles here. In this case, white furniture looks especially elegant on a chocolate background. At the same time, it is also worth adding a slightly different color, such as olive, cream, gray, emerald, brick, so that the room does not become boring. Of course, lighting is most important in such an interior.
Yellow
Brown also combines yellow, golden, orange, sand colors. This is a guarantee of comfort in the interior. However, this option will be advantageous when adding calmer light tones to get rid of excessive saturation. Decorated pillows, curtains, curtains and other accessories will fulfill such a mission.
Pink, blue
Pink color will give a stylish and elegant look to the bedroom. Brown tones can muffle its saturation, because of which the interior will become noble and spectacular.
Blue can also be included in this combination. You can also choose a brown-blue palette, where blue is best used for certain elements.
Turquoise
Psychologically, brown is always associated with the earth, and turquoise with the sky, so this combination looks quite harmonious.
It is the turquoise color that can be best used for a brown bedroom, considering the blue palette. All other shades of blue will look aggressive, and it will be extremely difficult to relax in such a bedroom.
Green
One of the most natural combinations is brown with green, olive, light green. In this case, an association with forests, meadows is obtained.
This color scheme is suitable for eco style. The room is filled with freshness and cleanliness. All materials should preferably be natural, in order to further accompany the relaxing atmosphere that is so relevant for the bedroom.
The use of these colors is appropriate for art deco style. At the same time, emerald, green-jasper, jade tones are used as green.
Leather or wooden furniture, light floors, malachite wallpapers are suitable here. Also, accessories can be selected in the colors of metal or yellow, which will make the interior surprisingly rich.
You can create a marine style by diluting the green-brown interior with a blue and white palette.
Thus, the choice of colors is quite wide. It is recommended to avoid colors such as purple, lilac, red, indigo, burgundy, poisonous yellow in a brown bedroom. These colors will make the bedroom either boring and depressing, or vice versa will make the interior annoying and unnerving, which is unacceptable for a bedroom.
Brown bedroom - 70 photos of brown color in the interior
Hello dear readers, if you are reading this text, it means that you have decided to make repairs or refresh the appearance of the bedroom and for these purposes you have decided to choose brown as the basis.
Let's start simple, namely by defining what we want to achieve as a result of not tricky design decisions.
What should be the design of the future room? To begin with, consider whether you want to use brown tones as the basis for your future interior.
Brown is a very capricious color, it has its own peculiarity, different tones and shades can be both warm, calm and friendly at the same time, as well as serious, moderate, conducive to creative activity and work as such (you must have often noticed that in many offices, in the offices of directors, dark brown and chocolate shades dominate).
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In order not to make a mistake with the selection of colors, you should study the simple rules when dealing with this shade in the design of the premises:
Dominant brown does not have to be on walls, ceilings and furniture. The finished interior is something like a picture that is made up of the smallest details, this can be used when decorating our premises.
Simple details like pillows, upholstered furniture outer edging, any decorations, brown bedroom curtains, skirting boards and edging in general can give a pleasing result with a dominant brown color.
Brown color works very well in combination with other colors, for example, you can use white and black paints to emphasize a separate area in a room or the whole room.
White and black colors are unique in themselves as they are combined with any other colors and shades and it is quite possible to use this.
Soft brown furniture in the bedroom will look very cozy, while for cabinets, tables, etc., it is better to use lighter shades, as the dark color gives them seriousness, but in some cases this can provide a positive contrast. It's already a matter of taste.
When painting the walls, remember that the color and tone chosen for them will determine the rest of the style of the room.
So, for example: if you painted the walls in dark chestnut, the furniture should be chosen in a lighter and preferably neutral color to defuse the atmosphere.
You can also use color overflow - when several walls are painted with one color, and one or more walls with another, this is a rather risky step, since there are many nuances.
The section of colors should be smooth, it is best to arrange the furniture so as to close the area where this connection occurs, if the sections are at the corners then there should be no colors overlapping each other.
Brown shades will visually reduce the room. It is recommended to use them for spacious rooms with a regular square at the base. You can reduce the negative visual effect by correctly positioning the lighting, as well as using white tones and mirrors.
For a brown bedroom, you can use soft brown wallpaper in a light or golden chestnut shade.
Brown bedroom decoration
A wall with decorative plaster will look very good. Complex and beautiful patterns will not go unnoticed.
Fronts with different levels can be used for the ceiling. At lower levels, you can use a beige hinged reflective coating, and at higher levels (closer to the ceiling), use dark colors and place lighting along the edge of the facade.
This design of the brown bedroom will give the room its own charm and emphasize the whole interior of the brown bedroom as a whole.
The use of facades reduces the room, but this is compensated by the mirror coating and competent lighting (but if the room is already so small, then this method is not recommended).