BROWN | A STUDY

There’s always been a place for warm neutrals within the colour palette of a carpet tile collection; however, the use of ‘true’ brown is quite often limited, particularly in the UK. At burmatex, we have a wide variety of brown shades across multiple ranges, of which some are bolder than others. But why limit brown to small areas of use or play safe with a washed out warm-neutral?  With the shift towards warmer neutrals and the increased use of brown in trend imagery, there’s been no better time to be bold with brown.

INSPIRATION

The following images are a photographic study of how different browns can be used together in different combinations and different quantities. These images are a photographic representation of how a designer may consider different product options at the start of a project, and how the scheme can be built layer by layer, with reference to trend imagery and the objects around us.

 CARPET SCHEMES

A good way to consider the different colour use within a scheme is to look at the colours in sample sizes that are representative of the quantities that will be used within the scheme. This gives a more accurate representation of what the overall scheme would look and feel like. For example, if you are going to use 50% charcoal, 25% dark brown and 25% light brown, you could lay out a full sample tile of charcoal and two half sample tiles of dark brown and light brown. If you want to use a hint of an accent colour, place a small sample on top of the full and half tiles. It is also useful to place colours next to each other that will be next to each once installed.

PRODUCTS:

balance atomic - soot

cordiale - cuban rum

tivoli - panama brown

hadron - starling

PRODUCTS:

cordiale - belgian beige

tivoli - panama brown

balance - timber

tivoli - tobago sands

PRODUCTS:

infinity - black hole

hadron - starling

balance atomic - soot

strands - night sixty

PRODUCTS:

balance - timber

infinity - starburst

axis - wren

cordiale - cuban rum

PRODUCTS:

balance atomic - soot

balance atomic - cotton

tivoli - serranilla stone

infinity - fossil

 FLOOR DESIGN

Once the colours have been chosen and the rough proportions of each have been established, the colours can then be planned into a floor design like the example below. In this design, three shades of the same range (balance) have been used for the majority of the office floor, but then a different product (cordiale) has been chosen to create a feature area under the meeting table. The use of a different product with a change of texture and bold appearance is a great way to create a focal point within a space and make use of such a solid bold colour.

For further colour inspiration, click here.