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The Color Brown, it's meanings and Associations

Brown is the color we swore we would never have in our home again! It has taken 20 years to get rid of it and guess what, it is back!

Nicely named, chocolate brown now frequents our living rooms again.

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The Color Brown, it's meanings and Associations

This time not matched up with orange but more subtle natural tones of caramel and tan, cream and white.

It even looks quite stunning beside dusky pink.

Oh yes, brown is back with a vengeance.

In reality it never died, how many people have brown leather lounge suites or dining chairs, most timbers take on the "brown " name, so it never really dates, it is just how it is teamed up, and I quite like the current combinations of candy teal, brown and white or candy pink, brown and white.

They provide fun whilst retaining stability.

Brown sturdy bottles create a wonderful decorative piece.Picture Right - Brown sturdy bottles create a wonderful decorative piece.

The Color Brown's Meanings and Associations

Earth, Restful, Coolness and Warmth Simultaneously, Rich, Casual, Earthiness, Natural, Embraced, Tranquil, Safe, Encompassed, Dull, Homespun, Reliable, Shrewd, Stable, Sturdy, Ultraconservative.

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