Chocolate color in the interior: tips, photos

Designers and psychologists say that chocolate color in the interior is very ambiguous. This is a great alternative to black and dark blue when you want to get away from stark contrasts with white or milky tones. It is warmer, more “tasty”, cozy and pleasant for perception. But the overload of the situation with such a palette is depressing, it can make the living room and bedroom inhospitable. For those who do not know what to combine dark chocolate with in the interior, the recommendations of our designers with a photo.

Bathroom in chocolate color

Chocolate-colored room

The uniqueness of color and its psychological perception

An elite treat made from cocoa beans – black, white and milk chocolate. There are coffee, beige, reddish and caramel shades. This entire palette is widely used in modern and classic “chocolate interior”. This is a subconscious choice of those who appreciate the comfort of the hearth. Oddly enough, but such an environment is gaining the greatest popularity in tropical countries and in the northern regions. But they perceive and associate color differently. For southerners, terracotta is a natural material, for northerners it is “tasty” tones.

Room design in chocolate color

Living room interior in chocolate color

Wooden furniture and floors of the listed color variations in the hallway, living room and kitchen are preferred by amateurs:

classics;
ethno;
colonial style;
eclecticism;
eco style.

This gamut is favorably received by conservative middle-aged and older people. Among young people there are many adherents of modern living room design in chocolate tones. In such an environment, many feel protected and confident in the future, the outside world seems to them more stable in the political and economic aspects..

Large beautiful living room in chocolate color

Chic room design in chocolate color

Bedroom in chocolate color

Chocolate color in the interior of the room

reference

Wenge wood is an elite material for making expensive furniture due to the special texture of shimmering tones of chocolate, pomegranate and chestnut with reddish tints. To reduce the cost, manufacturers mainly use natural veneer. This is a thin cut of natural material applied to the facades of furniture made from cheaper wood. Laminate and parquet board – the basis of lumber with wenge wood decor, which does not differ from the natural texture.

A work office or home environment, with a reasonable balance of contrasting play of shades, looks the most comfortable. But on one condition – if the dark color is not more than one third on a light background. And it is important to choose one – cold or warm gamut of the spectrum. Based on the examples from the photo, it is easier to profitably beat the leather furniture in this palette. Someone else’s experience will help you choose a role model in the arrangement of your home.

Advice. Professional designers help to choose a competent combination of chocolate color with other tones in the interior. They work with classic style and fashion trends, balance and contrast, shape and configuration of objects. Their ideas are the best examples of how to decorate living and dining rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms in chocolate tones..

Dark chocolate bedroom

Chocolate color in the interior

Basic rules for interior decoration

“Delicious” shades are varied, but you should not burden your perception with them. No more than 3 related tones will be optimal, but it is advisable to choose a light background. In preference, not crystal white, but milky or delicate beige in a chocolate color in the interior of the living room.

The brown scale looks better in the contrasts of walls and furniture. A luxurious leather couch or a dark sofa with armchairs will look advantageous against the background of light wall decoration. White furniture in expensive upholstery looks even richer against the background of reddish wenge-colored “milk chocolate” wallpaper on the floor. It is desirable that this noble texture be duplicated in the interior door and cabinet furniture if the walls are white.

Chocolate color in the interior of the room

Beautiful design of the room in chocolate color

Interior of the room in chocolate color

Beautiful living room design in chocolate color

The brown palette is heavy, refers to the elements of the earth. Therefore, do not overload the top of the room with it, otherwise there will be a feeling of overhanging ceilings.

It is advisable to lighten bulky furniture and heavy design with a light veil of window decoration, white accessories. A light fluffy rug and a glass coffee table near the sofas will ideally complement the interior of the hall in a milk-chocolate color.

Many are interested in what the chocolate color is combined with in the interior. He has proven “companions”:

lactic;
golden;
beige;
yellow;
sand;
pale pink (marshmallow);
mint (pale green).

Chocolate color in the interior of the bedroom

Room design in chocolate color

Living room in chocolate color

Chocolate color in the interior of the room

As individual accents or unexpected combinations, the following are acceptable:

red or crimson;
blue or turquoise;
orange or orange;
green or emerald green (live greens).

If the plain interior of light shades in the large living room is faded and inconspicuous, add a few accessories in the color of dark chocolate. The same principle works if you want to modernize the room without major repair costs. Just add:

dark pillows on a white sofa;
a big picture in contrasting colors;
thread curtains with original decor of golden and caramel variations;
a pair of graceful armchairs with gilded armrests and brown velvet.

In a classic interior, a combination of chocolate color with the texture of natural wood is appropriate. For a modern apartment, it is better to choose this color as the basis for white furniture or light textiles..

Living room in chocolate color

Beautiful bedroom design in chocolate color

Decorating walls, floors and ceilings in chocolate colors

Not everyone will perform competent design of the entire apartment in extraordinary colors without a hint from the designer. If you follow the listed principles and examples in the photo, everything will work out. For example, if you do not completely brown walls, but insert a panel of painted wallpaper and shade with furniture. The option with chocolate walls in the interior is only suitable for the south room, it will be dark on the north side.

Advice. Use expensive chocolate-colored wallpaper with a golden background in the interior when zoning a large room. As an option – a dark base for decorating a niche for a cabinet such as a showcase with illumination or a background for a noble tone of leather furniture.

Chocolate color in the interior

Kitchen design in chocolate color

The floors in the hall, living room with laminate or wenge-colored parquet boards look gorgeous. But do not overload the entire design with these shades. Better to shade furniture and accessories in the form of interesting contrasts with bright accents.

A multi-level ceiling will not be “overhanging” if supplemented with diode illumination. The stretch fabric should be glossy, almost mirror-like, then the “thickness of chocolate” can be diluted by the light reflected from the surface.

Golden Rule. The more dark in the design of the floor, walls and ceiling, the greater the need to balance the overall color of the room with light shades..

Low ceilings should not be made dark, no design techniques will “raise” them. But if you use wenge-colored decor in a classic setting, and make the ceiling light blue, then there will be a visual feeling of “open sky”.

A modern interior with linear contrast looks noble (skirting boards and ceiling cornices, paneling on the door, PVC laminated windows with a “dark wood” look).

Chocolate color in the interior of the room

Bedroom interior in chocolate color

Room design in chocolate color

Tips for decorating individual rooms

In the bathroom, shades of the elements of the Earth are rarely used, but in combination with gold and white, such an interior looks very elegant. Brown plumbing and expensive patterned tiles with gold on the floor or walls will add nobility.
A dark hallway with a natural wood look is a classic, especially if you choose the right shade of the cabinet furniture facade, curtain fabric and accessories.
The dining room and the kitchen, decorated with tasty shades, also look very harmonious. Give preference to beautiful gilded dishes and furniture with curved graceful legs – this will add aristocracy to a balanced interior.
A classic bedroom can have a lot of brown – walls, furniture, bedspreads and curtains. But at the same time, choose a light pink or lemon background, a white ceiling and decor with pink and lilac tones. Shiny and shimmering additions with original lighting add beauty and nobility in a modern style.
If you decorate a room according to all the Feng Shui rules, then earth shades are practiced mainly in the eastern zone. It is believed that this will give health and solidity to the family..

For a lot of interesting examples on the theme of home decoration with this palette, see our photo gallery.