Tips for decorating with earth tones

When you decorate with earth-tones, the result can’t help but tug at our memories of the outdoors. Soil, clay, trees, lakes, and the sky are all represented in this palette of mainly browns, tans, greens, blues, grays, off-whites, and certain rich reds.

Browns and other earth tones

Browns are the most stable- and secure-feeling of the earth tones. They call to mind, literally, the ground we stand on. They’ve also become associated with luxury items such as coffee, which has only boosted their popularity in home decor.

Earth-toned prints with nature subjects

Nature, the outdoors, and pastoral scenes are what might first come to mind when you think of earth tones. These prints

Earth-toned prints with urban and active subjects

Here’s an interesting contrast. These prints are not quite earthy in subject matter, but they convey that appearance at first glance through their use of earth tones. So you get one impression, then another.

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