Keep cool with this strong, versatile neutral color. We will cover a few areas of your home where you may want to use the color of the month to refresh your home. A Subtle, Flexible Brown Pantone’s Iced Coffee is actually a welcome color choice-even if your ground still is frozen. The earthy tone of this transitional neutral is ideal as a livelier alternative to beige or a soft counterpoint to spring’s bolder tones. It appears far from icy in restful bedrooms, handsome reading nooks, and light-harnessing accent walls, among other places. Here, 10 ways to use this energetic paint color.
Color of the Month March 2016: Iced Coffee
Welcoming Hue for a Contemporary Living Area
Light brown-with a hint-of-mint accent wall-keeps a living room’s black leather couch and modern decor touches feeling livable. PPG Paints’ Sauteed Mushroom PPG1085-5
Rich Mocha for a Rustic Kitchen
A deep brown backdrop makes white cabinets pop in this cozy kitchen.
Benjamin Moore’s French Press AF-170 (wall), Ice Mist OC-67 (cabinets), and Simply White OC-117 (floor)
Transitional Neutral for a Period-Perfect Hallway
Earthy beige reveals the shadows in generous molding, light-wood floors, and aged stair treads.
Farrow & Ball’s Cord
Calm Cocoa for just a Reserved Office Corner
This hue plays well with others, just like a printed taupe rug and black desk accessories.
Glidden’s Warm Caramel 10YY 35/196
Shady Deck with Handsome Siding
Café a lait siding effortlessly reinforces a deck’s nautical theme.
Behr’s Artisan Crafts N250-4
Sepia-Tone Brown for a Glowing Den
A coffered ceiling, transoms, and warm walls harness afternoon light within this inviting space.
Dunn-Edwards’s Dark Sepia DE6138
Understated Wainscot-Framing Shade
Khaki takes a backseat to gracious wainscoting and rippling window dressings in the traditional dining room.
Fine Paints of Europe’s Sierra. Discover a budget hack for wainscoting and a similar neutral, Oak Bluff.
Suede Finish for Entrancing Walls
Orderly stacks of hefty books and leaning art highlight the unexpected look of a specialty paint finish.
Ralph Lauren Paint’s Clay Red in Suede Specialty Finish
Color Above to get a Blissful Sleep Space
Layered in textures and hues, a restful neutral bedroom is united beneath a gray-brown ceiling.
Clark+Kensington’s Swaying Hammock N-W26 (ceiling), Haven of Coziness N-C1 (main walls), Tapenade N-C8 (back room walls), and White Opal CW-C6 (baseboard and trim)
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