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Warm Taupe
Francesco Dolfo
What happens when you add warmth to an already warm hue? Magic, as this Milan apartment belonging to Eric Egan demonstrates. In the entry hall, the light taupe walls (Farrow & Ball’s Cord) create a sense of comfort and grandeur against luxurious vintage window treatments and larger-than-life artwork. It’s proof that the loudest items in the room aren’t always the most impactful.
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Taupe Living Room
Rachael Smith
Effortlessly chic is a term thrown around way too often. But in Suzie de Rohan Willner’s Georgian farmhouse in the Oxfordshire countryside, it’s on full display. The seemingly arbitrary assortment of art and objets above the mantel provides instant charm, but it’s the taupe color that brings it all together to make an enviously elegant living room.
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Taupe Bathroom
Stephen Kent Johnson
For the upstairs john of a 1730s colonial house in Stamford, Connecticut, designed by Ryan Lawson, taupe was deployed as a foil for the charred mushroom wood ceiling. You’ll want to stay in this room forever, or at least until your legs fall asleep.
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Taupe Home Bar
Sharyn Cairns
A shelf lined with empty bottles of booze is decidedly freshman-dorm retrograde. But when they’re auction-quality wines and bubblies set against the backdrop of moody natural light, mirrors, marble, and walls painted in taupe, you have yourself a chic and cozy little escape. It is proven in this subterranean wine bar of a home designed by Powell and Glenn in Melbourne, Victoria.
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Taupe-Patterned Powder Room
Read McKendree
You can picture Danny Torrance riding his tricycle up and down this Hicksian-pattern wallpaper by Robert Kime. But there’s no need to write REDRUM in lipstick in this powder room by designer Lucy Doswell thanks to the calming taupe colorway.
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Soft Taupe Living Room
Frank Frances
It doesn’t always have to be a color that blends into the background. For her San Francisco Victorian, interior designer Eva Bradley chose the ubiquitous Camaleonda sofa by Mario Bellini upholstered in a taupe fabric. Bonus: The hue is picked up in the curtains.
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Taupe Tented Bedroom
Simon Watson
According to Sally Bowles, life is a cabaret, old chum, but Veere Greeney posits in this bedroom in London’s Belgravia that life, specifically at home, can also be a circus. One without trapeze, bike-riding elephants, and soggy popcorn. No, this circus is subdued, thanks to the taupe striped tent.
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Serene Taupe Bathroom
Nicole Franzen; Sarah Elliott
A sanctuary-like bathroom works with natural materials and a neutral palette in the home of Eyeswoon founder Athena Calderone. From the manila rope ceiling to the velvety taupe walls, a tactile comfort and a connection to nature come to life.
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Tufted Taupe Seating
Eric Piasecki
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Tranquil Taupe Deck
Alyssa Rosenheck
Modern and mountain chic mingle on this Park City, Utah, deck, where a taupe exterior perfectly complements the wooden roof and pale lounge chairs.
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Light Taupe Trim
Amanda Kirkpatrick
The dining room in this serene country house includes light taupe trim, playing into a monochrome palette while still remaining warm against the rustic accents.
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Elegant Taupe Doorway
Richard Powers
In an art-filled Upper East Side home, exquisite architecture guides the design. In a doorway leading to the living room, the doors and ceiling are painted a warm and earthy shade of taupe.
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Cool Taupe Curtains
Lesley Unruh
A handsome bedroom sitting area unites grays of varying undertones: Green-gray walls contrast with cool taupe curtains, and a light, textured gray rug balances it all.
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Vintage Taupe Living Room
Bjorn Wallander
A Gramercy Park pied-à-terre brings the outdoors in with an old-world, vintage approach. In the living room, 18th-century antiques mix it up with Gustavian, mid-20th-century, and contemporary pieces, backed by walls in a beautiful beige-ish taupe.
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Shimmery Taupe Dining Room
Christopher Stark Photography
The sophisticated and youthful dining area of Colin Kaepernick’s California home includes statement mirrors and lighting, backed by shimmery taupe walls that play up the metallic accents.
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Sisal Taupe Walls
Nicole Hill Gerulat
In a light-filled powder room, glass and mother-of-pearl tile cover the walls and play off of the geometric flooring, while coastal sisal wallpaper warms up the space.
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Taupe Bed Frame
Björn Wallander
The bedroom of a Paris pied-à-terre blends antique accents with a modern sensibility, including a fun gallery wall and a statement custom bed.
Rachel Silva, the Assistant Digital Editor at ELLE DECOR, covers design, architecture, trends, and anything to do with haute couture. She has previously written for Time, The Wall Street Journal, and Citywire.
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