Decorating Ideas With Chocolate Furniture

Use Bright Accessories

• When you have dark- or even milk-chocolate-colored furniture, brighten up the room by adding light or bold-color accessories. If your brown sofa or chairs are made of a soft velvet or comfortable corduroy, contrast that with bright purple silk pillows or a pale green blanket throw. Adding bright pops of color with accessories will bring light to a dark room and provide a satisfying visual contrast. Use soft fabrics such as suede or velour in accessories to soften the slick look of a chocolate brown leather sofa.

Choose Soft Lighting

• Lighting plays a bigger role than making it easy to see in a dark room. It adds ambiance, shadow and dimension to your decor. Incorporate indirect lighting around your chocolate brown furniture to create a soft glow. Deep earthy browns benefit with additional lighting from natural sources. Use table or stand-alone lamps to create a warm look with your brown furniture at night, and open the drapes during the day to brighten den-like rooms.

Incorporate Other Shades

• Decorate in a monochromatic color scheme using varying hues of chocolate brown in a room for a restful, simple look. Create diversity by using chunky weaves, signature accessories and multiple patterns in decor to break up the room. Use dark chocolate hues for the big pieces such as a bed frame, table or sofa, and lighter hues for curtains, dressers and chairs. Make pieces stand out from each other with an extraordinary pattern or bold design.

Add Some Shine

• Use glitz and glitter to brighten up your chocolate furniture. Chrome accessories such as figurines or clocks can open up the room with different focal points. A hammered copper bowl or a pair of golden candlesticks stay within the same brown hue, but can give a room added brightness. Choose a mirror or two gilded in a gold, copper or nickel hue for a reflective shine. Even artwork that has metallic elements can provide a hint of brightness in a room full of chocolate-colored furniture.