| What comes to mind when you visualize the color | | | | wooden pieces and leathers are used frequently. |
| brown? Warmth, coziness and even chocolate for | | | | It gives the room a larger appearance and follows |
| most people, all of which represent a home-like | | | | that earth toned palate so many are striving for. |
| feeling everyone is comforted by. A darker, rich | | | | You can be much more free when experimenting |
| shade of brown has an elegant and classy feel to | | | | with textures for accessories in the room as well. |
| it while a lighter brown is more earth toned and | | | | Plants for example are very inviting against a |
| works in any season. You do not have to be | | | | brown platform of flooring or paint, it's like bringing |
| limited to making other decor choices in your | | | | the outdoors inside and the plants can also make |
| space the same shades of brown as your area | | | | the room appear more full. In certain areas of the |
| rug, as there are numerous ways to work with | | | | country you can see homes with Western decor |
| the color to suit any theme. | | | | throughout and brown rugs and furniture are used |
| When coordinating your area rug with your | | | | most to accomplish this look. Some designers are |
| window treatments or wall color, steer clear of | | | | even using grass-fiber wallpapers in brown |
| repeatedly using the same color. It can box the | | | | accented rooms to make the space appear larger |
| room in making it appear much smaller than it | | | | and be more eye-catching. Placing candles that are |
| really is. Try not to focus on having everything | | | | off-white, beige or honey colored can instantly |
| match perfectly, and focus more on the theme | | | | add ambiance to a bedroom with a brown rug. |
| you desire for the room. If it's a summer or | | | | While more rough textures as in straw and |
| beach-like one, use the rug as a base and dress | | | | bamboo accent pieces or even wooden picture |
| the rest of the room in bright gold's, greens and | | | | frames will contrast well with brown shades. |
| blues. Accent pillows, candles and fabrics will go | | | | Some say having a brown rug that is a shagged |
| great with any other brown rug if they are earth | | | | makes the space even more inviting and relaxing. |
| toned. Some looks that are great all year long are | | | | It's a very sensible shade to utilize for flooring |
| browns matched with pinks, orange or pastels as | | | | considering it can conceal stains and even |
| these have been the most used by designers in | | | | footprints better than a light shade. The |
| the past few years for bedrooms, especially | | | | practicality of the color is why so many choose |
| children's ones. In game rooms and dens in homes | | | | to have it in their homes. You can virtually walk |
| everywhere browns have been paired up with | | | | into any department store and find a huge |
| darker greens or navy blues for a more | | | | selection of decor pieces to coordinate with your |
| masculine touch. | | | | rug versus trying to match a very specific color |
| For trying to match furniture with brown shades, | | | | that's not very common. |