Comforting, cozy, and super on-trend – brown, an often underrated hue, is making waves and melting hearts in interior design this year. And for good reason. Our homes and wardrobes have long been dominated by monochrome, black-and-white room color ideas .
Black is easy to work with, inoffensive, and timeless. But it can also feel a little stark. So to help you make your spaces feel grounded, calm, and good-enough-to-eat, we're officially declaring brown as the new black.
If you're looking to warm up your interiors in time for fall with some brown room ideas , here, TikTok's Taylor Simon shares her favorite ways to decorate with brown . Taylor Simon of @intayriors , a Brooklyn-based interior designer known for her eclectic style and viral unexpected red theory video, has taken to TikTok this week to share her love for chocolate hues. 'I'm recently obsessed with brown interiors,' she explains.
'Especially a dark rich chocolate tone. Brown is a great tone to incorporate in your space. It's moody, it's cozy and it looks good in both neutral rooms and colorful spaces,' Taylor continues.
Unlike the starkness of black, brown offers a more natural alternative that provides depth in a softer way than black. With a nod toward 1970s nostalgia, it can feel delightfully retro yet sit just as lovely in contemporary spaces as it does in more traditional interior design styles . Using contrast in interior design is a clever, expert-approved technique to ensure your palette never falls flat.