While green remains a trendy colour for 2025, brown—in all its warm and enveloping shades—is undoubtedly number one in fashion and interior design this year.
Here are a few ideas on how you can integrate this colour into your home.
1. Warm Walls
Transform your space with a chestnut-toned wall colour. Or use it on wainscoting or wall panels for added texture. This soft hue will create a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. Only avoid using it as an accent wall, a very dated look. The room overall will benefit from the addition of brown.
If the room receives little natural light, juxtapose brown walls with accessories in neutral colours, such as off-white or pale greige, for a subtler contrast. This is in fact excellent advice to follow when decorating with brown in general. Since it’s essentially a darker hue, it should be balanced with more light-reflective colours.
2. Natural Looking Furniture
Choose naturally brown or brown-painted wood furniture. The time may have come for you to dig out your paintbrushes and finally revamp that old dresser sleeping in your garage! Bookcases, coffee tables or sideboards in this colour will add depth and character to a room while remaining classic. Again: not all browns are part of this trend. Select your shade carefully to avoid dragging your decor back to the early 2000s!
3. Textiles and Accessories
Bring in deep brown cushions, throws and fabric curtains. These elements are easy to swap out and allow you to adopt a trend with no long-term commitment. Mix and match brown accessories with earth tones like terracotta or sage green for a harmonious colour palette. They will also look magnificent with a cream sofa or burnt orange coverlet, for instance.
4. Elegant Kitchen and Bathroom
For an inviting and sophisticated kitchen or bathroom decor, opt for brown cabinets. But remember to pair them with a light quartz countertop or off-white tiles to prevent the room from looking immediately dated. Alternatively, you could just focus on accessories (vases, bowls, containers, etc.) arranged on the counters, which adds a touch of personality.
5. Wall Decor
Frames, mirrors and artworks featuring a variety of chestnut tones will form a chic gallery wall. Look for abstract images or landscape photography to complete the nature-inspired theme.
6. Flooring and Plush Carpets
Brown is back even for floors! If you’re in the market for new floors, consider vinyl, hardwood or carpeting in deep, rich brown tones. These options instantly make a room look and feel cozy and comfortable. Rugs, additionally, are a great way of visually delineating a room without having to erect a wall. How practical!
7. A Natural Outdoor Ambiance
Lastly, don’t limit your use of 2025’s colour of the year to your interior living space! Think plant containers, outdoor seating cushions or painted pergolas. Ubiquitous in nature (tree trunks, autumn leaves, earth, etc.), brown blends in well with backyard decors and creates a seamless transition between your indoor and outdoor spaces.
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It’s likewise recommended that you combine brown with other dark mat hues, like a dusky pink or a reddish violet. Interior design has become increasing lavish in recent years. It’s thus now possible to layer a variety of colours without fear of spoiling the final look. Moreover, the times when rooms were painted wall-to-wall in white or cream are behind us. So, go ahead and dare to be a little more flamboyant when it comes to decor!
By incorporating dark brown into your decor, either through subtle touches or boldly with colour-drenching, you will achieve a cozy yet sophisticated home all while remaining at the cutting edge of 2025’s design trends.