26 | Oregon Home Brown Plays Well With Neutrals Brown works beautifully with a range of neutral colors, bringing warmth to gray, beige and white, while also providing a striking contrast when paired with bolder colors. Brown Is Natural The color’s connection to nature makes it a perfect partner for wooden furniture, leather upholstery and stone elements. Brown Harmonizes With Texture Plush brown-velvet cushions, woven jute rugs and sleek leather finishes can create a dynamic visual and tactile experience. For years designers and consumers shunned the palette’s earthier colors in favor of blacks, whites and grays. No longer. Brown is now taking the spotlight in interiors – from warm taupes to deep mahoganies. Here’s why: BROWN No Longer DOWN This couple is a really fun time. The hosting ability had to be through the roof.” — NOELLE HARVEY OF SUNDAY HOUSE with a trim piece of the cabinet tone. The hood becomes a focal point but not outlandishly so. “We wanted it all to pull back and have it be beautiful and interesting but not overpowering,” Harvey says. Along the way, the choices in the kitchen were tailored to the couple’s love of hosting and deep ties to their family. The client came with the desired fridge and freezer, as well as the wine fridge, from Standard TV & Appliance. The designers then added a prep sink, pantry storage, and a nice big countertop that wraps the entire pantry for the Crock-Pots and other appliances so they can have them off to the side. Lastly, they added a framed digital screen near the sink that functions as a television or can be used to display art. “This couple is a really fun time,” Harvey says. “The hosting ability had to be through the roof.” In the living room, the designers retooled the home’s fireplace to create something striking yet understated, and styled the living room using new and existing furniture and elements. They also redesigned the patio for better indoor-outdoor flow and introduced more windows to improve the connection between the two. “With the open floor plan and sliding doors, we could now see more of the view from not just outside but inside as well,” homeowner Joanne Smets says. “I now have a different perspective since changing the window placement.” “The kitchen is so much bigger, and the double oven makes cooking enjoyable, not just a chore,” Joanne says. With the new space, the owners’ grown children come over once a week to prepare a meal for the couple and hang out. “They are fabulous cooks,” Joanne says.
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