Choose the timeless elegance of taupe to decorate the rooms of your home

by Mark Bennett

May 07, 2024

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Taupe (a gray-brown color, aka dove gray) has recently become popular for use in interior decorating. For many, this color is both elegant and warm.

Check out how you can use taupe-colored decor and furnishings in your home:

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1. A warm and welcoming entryway

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Choose taupe for the walls of your entryway if you want to give your guests a warm welcoming: combine this with a light parquet and natural wood furniture to complete the overall effect.

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2. A taupe kitchen

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If you love neutral colors but don't want to go with white, warm up your kitchen by choosing taupe for your fittings: this color will make for a pleasant, warm atmosphere.

3. Taupe walls

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In the dining room or living room, the choice of taupe for the walls can give the room a welcoming, warm atmosphere, suiting almost any furnishing style.

4. Accent furniture

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Choose taupe for to accent a piece of furniture in a room, making it a focal point: a sofa, a dresser or a cabinet can become the accented object in the room, delighting with its simplicity and elegance.

5. Taupe and blue

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There are numerous colors that match well with taupe: how about, for example, combining it with blue for an attractive contrast?

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6. Taupe and terracotta

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Taupe can be made even warmer by combining it with other warm colours. Try, for example, using it alongside the earthy shades of terracotta.

7. An elegant and refined bathroom

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To improve the atmosphere in your bathroom effortlessly, you don't need to make major renovations: just repaint the walls in taupe to create a refined and elegant environment.

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8. Details that break up monotony

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Choose taupe as the color for doors, fixtures and a few furniture accents: this will break up the monotony of white walls, making the environment look and feel more elegant and refined.

9. A warm and welcoming environment

Taupe-colored walls and parquet

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Not sure what will go with the parquet in one of your rooms? Well, Ttaupe and parquet make for a perfect coupling.

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10. Taupe flooring

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Even your floors can be transformed with this color: choose taupe for the floor tiles, lay down taupe carpets and/or use taupe upholstery/fabrics for your fixtures and fittings.

11. Rustic taupe

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Add a touch of elegance to your rustically-styled decor by adding taupe detailing: whether it is the color of furniture, furniture fabrics or the paint you choose for the walls, taupe will go perfectly with the natural warmth of rustic wood elements.

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12. Minimalist taupe

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Does your minimalist apartment seem cold and impersonal to you? Warm it up by painting the walls (or an accent piece of furniture) in taupe.

Would you use taupe to decorate your home?

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