Brown? For wood flooring? Groundbreaking… It’s a popular quote from a popular movie, however, a bit changed for the objectives of this article and the wood flooring industry. For many of you, the comeback of brown in the context of wood flooring might sound a bit strange and even boring. In fact, shades of brown have always been the classic choice for real wood flooring and probably the colour you envision when imagining hardwood flooring.
However, after years and years of brown being robbed of the spotlight in the wood flooring industry, just a quick look back in recent years shows that there are many other colours and undertones being popular and catching people’s attention. So, after years of greys, blondes, almost blacks, etc. have been the hottest wood floor colour trends in the past few decades, it is about time for the big comeback of classic brown.
Why is actually brown getting back its old glory and the love of people? First of all, you are probably wondering why we even talk about brown as a trendy wood floor colour. Isn’t wood flooring brown already? Well, in fact, there are many wood flooring paints and other products that are used for achieving the perfect shade of brown. However, why are people investing their time, energy, and money into turning brown something that is already brown? Well, many wood floor species come naturally in shades of brown, varying from the lightest ones to darker brown chocolates that look almost black.
However, man-made brown paints and dyes can definitely contribute to enhancing the natural beauty of the wood’s colour and texture and achieve a sleek and flawless appearance. At the same time, choosing brown paint for your wooden floor means you will be able to enjoy a more natural look and a minimalistic or classic design for your interior. Considering that the more minimalistic and classic interior design is super trendy at the moment and will still be in the upcoming years, brown is definitely complementing this trend, therefore, brown wood floors can more and more often be seen on the covers of interior design magazines.
Demonstrating your preference for anything but brown is no more trendy and you should reconsider your past interior design choices and now go for a beautiful shade of brown for your floor if you are really going for what is hot at the moment. More often than not, when such a fundamental part of the overall design of your home such as the colour of your wooden floor changes, this will also create some major undercurrents of changes in the colour palette of other elements of the interior design of your home and even other areas of the home outside this very particular room where the floor is installed.
However, when it comes to a classic brown shade, things are not as stressful as they may all sound, which can definitely motivate you to finally decide on such a major change. Being a classic colour choice for a hardwood floor, brown is definitely suiting and fitting to all sorts of interiors and styles, from traditional to cutting-edge modern, from super minimalistic to shabby chic, and anything in between really. In addition, brown shades match really well with the majority of the colour palette.
Therefore, just because you are changing the colour of your wooden floor to brown, it does not mean you have to break the bank and invest a small fortune into changing all elements of your interior, buying new furniture pieces, reupholstering the old ones, investing in new decorations, repainting the walls, etc. Brown is easy to pair with almost all colours of the colour palette and you can easily enjoy its simplicity and use it as the perfect and easy backdrop to a quirkier interior style or simply turn it into the statement style of the room.
Why is this shift to brown so incredibly noteworthy and why are interior designers going crazy for this classic and simple choice of brown? Besides brown making strong appearances in areas such as fashion, magazines, jewellery, accessories, even social media, and anywhere practically, naturally, it makes its comeback in the interior design field too. It is an easy to colour palette to work with, even if you are a beginner and don’t have a particular idea of how you want your home to actually look.
In addition, brown creates an atmosphere of cosiness and warmth, therefore, it is a common choice for home interiors, but also looks great in public and commercial spaces. It is the epitome of earthy tone, which makes it on top of all trends right now. Despite being very subtle and easy with its “earthy” nature, brown can also add a lot of character, attractiveness, and even drama to the interior, creating an interesting contrast just like black does, however, without the harshness of black. Brown also works great with metallic such as gold, bronze, copper, and brass that are, indeed, topping all hot style rankings at the moment. In its pure nature, brown has always been a very elegant, classy, safe colour with a major association with holistic lifestyle and living.
For now, the prevalence is definitely shifting more towards the darker shades of brown, including dark coffee, dark chocolate, brown leather, chestnut, etc. Therefore, when you are going for a super trendy wooden floor, definitely consider these dramatic, rich, and beautiful shades of brown.
In the bottom line, brown is more and more often associated with the simplicity of a holistic way of living, therefore, a common choice for many interior designers and homeowners nowadays. What could be more natural, simple, and organic than a brown hardwood floor? Whenever you seek to bring order and simplicity to your life, make sure to incorporate brown in your interior. A beautiful brown hardwood floor will do all the magic.
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