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Paint Color Portfolio: Purple-Brown Bedrooms

Carolyn Purnell
Carolyn PurnellHistorian and Writer
Carolyn is a lover of all things colorful and quirky. She grew up in Texas and settled in L.A. by way of Chicago, England and Paris. She is the author of The Sensational Past: How the Enlightenment Changed the Way We Use Our Senses.
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I’ve been unable to find a word adequate to describing these beautiful purple-brown hues. Not quite eggplant, not quite taupe, they inhabit some luscious middle ground. These purple-browns can add more depth to a room than a standard chocolate or lavender, thanks to the way that they elegantly shift in tone as the light waxes and wanes, at times seeming gray, at others cocoa, and at others still, a deep purple. Rich, sophisticated, and luxurious, they provide a backdrop suitable to both your most restful and seductive bedroom pursuits.

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Irina’s Modern Xanadu House Tour (Image credit: Carolyn Purnell)

INSPIRATION ROOMS:

1. Irina’s Modern Xanadu House Tour
2. Coastal Living
3. Hooked On Houses
4. Beacont
5. Design*Sponge

PAINT COLORS TO GET THIS LOOK:
1. Benjamin Moore Coachman’s Cape CSP-90
2. Farrow and Ball Brassica, No. 271
3. Sherwin Williams Chinchilla SW6011
4. YOLO Colorhouse Nourish .05
5. Valspar Labrador 3009-9
6. Martha Stewart Living Gray Squirrel MSL243
7. Mythic Homestead Hearth 197-3
8. Pittsburgh Paints Gray Violet 532-5
9. Glidden Smoky Mauve
10. Behr Oakwood Brown 770B-6

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