Brown kitchen in the interior - 65 photos and 7 design secrets

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General color characteristic
7 secrets of brown
Photo gallery of ideas

Brown is the perfect color for kitchen interiors at least because of its:

Practicality;
Universality;
Positive effects on the psyche;
Prevalence in the form of natural materials.

On the other hand, sometimes brown shades can seem too boring and gloomy, hide light and visually reduce space. In this material, we have compiled several simple secrets for applying these shades and selected 65 interior photos that will help you to arrange a cozy and stylish kitchen in brown tones, avoiding mistakes.

General color characteristic

To successfully design a brown kitchen design, you should know the following features of this color:

Human exposure: Brown shades soothe and evoke a feeling of security, warmth and comfort. This is due to the fact that for centuries they have surrounded us everywhere: in the form of tree trunks, earth, clay, stones, fruits, plants, in colors of animals, for example, cows and horses. Brown kitchen will seem not only cozy, but also solid, solid, noble. And brown helps to focus and balance emotions, so this is a great option for those who have a habit of working at the dinner table.

Who best suits: conservatives, intellectuals, business people and calm people.

Optical properties: dark, lightly saturated and warm color. Visually alienates and weights furniture, curtains or walls, while not increasing, but not reducing them in volume.

In which kitchens looks best: spacious kitchens with large windows facing north, west or east.

Most suitable styles: classic, loft, country music, rustic, african, English.

7 secrets of brown

Secret 1. Brown curtains and furniture like light walls.

Since brown curtains, wooden furniture, kitchen furniture and furniture upholstered, for example, with dark skin look too massive, it is better to put them on a light background: white, light beige, light blue or light pink.

The exceptions are the curtains and furniture of ocher and yellowish shades of brown.

Secret 2. Due to its visual neutrality, brown can be used in decoration, if ...

In finishing only the floor - it can be faced not only with wood, parquet or laminate, but also with tiles made of ceramics or porcelain stoneware, as well as natural stone. However, it is not necessary to choose a material that is too dark in tones, since on a dark brown background all the water droplets, crumbs, dust and other household pollutants will become doubly noticeable.

In the decoration of the walls - provided that the furniture, curtains and other details of the interior will be mostly light shades. The second way to successfully use brown wallpaper or wall paint is to draw one wall with them. So you can add to the interior not only a feeling of comfort, but also to visually detach the accent wall, thereby visually increasing the kitchen a little. The third option is if the kitchen is spacious and she lacks the sensation of seclusion, the walls can be revetted with wooden boiserie panels. A selection of photos of various options for brown walls and wallpaper design is presented below in the “Photo Gallery of Ideas” section.
In the decoration of the apron - in almost any interior brown ceramic tiles, stone or wood in an apron will be perfectly combined with a worktop of the same material or wood. But be careful with the choice of too dark materials, as already noted - they are too branded.

Secret 3. To make brown appear less strict, it can be diluted ...

... pink, lilac, blue or turquoise. Surrounded by these shades, strict brown becomes softer and more cheerful, and at the same time he ennobles them, makes them more elegant.

Blue and turquoise bring the right note of freshness to the warm interior of the brown kitchen. With them dark brown shades look most effective. This color combination is especially suited to a well-lit kitchen with south-facing windows.

Pink and lilac will look best in the form of textiles - upholstered chairs, curtains, pillows, tablecloths.

Secret 4. Light brown shades go well with yellow, red and orange

These warm colors are related to light brown color, and therefore they are perfectly combined with it. But with more saturated chocolate shades, the interior will be not warm, but rather stuffy.

Here are a couple of photo examples of the orange-brown kitchen and one of the dining room

Examples of the design of the yellow-brown kitchen.

Secret 5. Brown will make the kitchen smaller and darker if ...

... there will be too many gray and black tones in the interior. These dark shades in combination with the same dark chocolate color should be used carefully and, if you do so, then dilute with a large portion of white paint.

Secret 6. Brown loves a variety of textures.

When planning a kitchen design in brown tones, do not limit yourself to solid wood floors, a suite with wooden facades, a worktop and, say, chocolate wallpaper. Try to combine 3-5 different textures and materials. Kitchen interior can be decorated with brick walls, leather upholstered chairs, linen curtains, ceramic tiles "hog" in an apron, wicker rattan furniture and other brown details.

Secret 7. “Cinnamon + Vanilla” - a great alternative to the duet “cocoa + milk”

White color is a win-win pair for our hero and his universal “thinner”. To create a harmonious color scheme of the interior, you can use the simple formula "brown + white + 1, 2 or 3 additional colors". But if you do not like the white-brown kitchen, then pay attention to the same light, but more warm and soft vanilla hue.