Chocolate just sounds better than brown!
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| November 2011 That is a lot of chocolate for me, but it is beautiful and it inspired my outfit. |
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| Nate Burkus room: I like the white against the chocolate. |
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| Sarah Richardson bathroom: I prefer brown like this: wood tones as opposed to paint. |
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| John Saladino room: Okay, maybe I spoke too soon! This room is stunning. I might add, though, that this is a deep chocolate with lots of grey in it. |
In honor of Halloween and all of the chocolate that will be consumed, I thought I would spotlight this delectable color. I have to admit that when it comes to decorating, brown is not my favorite color, but hey, taken in small doses, chocolate is healthy right? I am loving the rusty browns of the season as an accent in my wardrobe and my home, mixed with a few hits of cocoa brown to mix it up. I also love that blue is lovely with brown and off-sets it's innate warmth (which, for me, can be stifling).
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| I always change out the throw pillows in my home for the seasons. I will always have white furniture, so I can have fun with color on the pillows. |
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| I always like blue and green, so my area rug has those colors but there is also a ground tone of grey-brown as well as a warm brown accent--this makes it possible to add the warmer colors in the fall. |
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| dress, belt, tights, bow necklace: Forever 21 long necklace: vintage boots: Giani Bini purse: Banana Republic |
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| This outfit works for me because there isn't a single tone of brown throughout: the goal is not to look like a baked potato! The cocoa dress has a dark brown leaf accent (that relates back to the leather on my belt, boots and purse) with turquoise flowers; I then paired it with rust tights. Gold jewelry is a must with such beautiful, coppery tones. |
Happy Halloween!
