I adore the brown in these sorts of rooms! I think it is like the tiny bit of yummy sugar in the tea. If you want to decrease brown in your home, what about making use of rustic woods (woods that are so worn they are practically bluish-gray) as a compromise? That would get you closer to graphite, I had a really tough time choosing out just a few of the photos, but I hope you enjoy the massive picture bomb!
It positive adds a lot of warmth to the interiors, and that is constantly nice in the colder months.
Turn of the century meets modern
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