Brown wood colour: timeless combinations

Discover brown wood paint in plenty of shades at MissPompadour

First, start by choosing the shade of your brown wood paint. After all, as with any colour, brown is far from just brown. A light, soft tone like Brown with Choc belongs just as much as the very dark Brown with Black. In MissPompadour's paint collections, you'll find a wide spectrum of brown paints, from light to rich dark brown.

But it's not just about choosing the right shade. It also depends on which wood you want to paint. Will your piece stand indoors or outdoors? Will it take a lot of wear and tear, like a table or kitchen furniture, or is it a piece of furniture or a ceiling that's under little strain? At MissPompadour, we make it easy for you to choose the right wood paint.

Classic outdoor wood paint: brown

Brown wood paint is a popular choice for outdoors. A lovely brown wood paint blends in unobtrusively with its natural surroundings. Paint the beams of a pergola, a garden fence or a garden shed with a brown wood paint like our Brown with Nougat. With a coat of our wood paint Easy Eggshell!, you protect your wooden surfaces against the weather. This brown wood paint gives you surfaces with a subtle sheen, also known as satin matt. The wood paint Easy Eggshell! is also weatherproof, so your beautiful, rich brown shade won't fade. You can brighten up your garden furniture with brown wood paint, too. Easy Eggshell! comes in over 120 different shades from our Just Paint collection, including many interesting brown wood paint shades.

Wood paint from dark brown to light brown for indoors

Indoors, you have an even bigger choice of wood paints. Of course, you can also use the extremely hard-wearing Easy Eggshell! indoors. The look is wonderfully elegant. MissPompadour shades are also available as brown wall paints.

The chalk paints from CosyColours and LittlePomp are currently only available in Germany and Austria. Indoors, you can also pick a brown wood paint from our chalk varnish collections, which are water-based, of course. With a coat of brown wood paint from the CosyColours chalk varnish collection, you get matt, slightly rustic-looking finishes that are especially well suited to an authentic vintage look or a classic country style. Warm Grey, a grey with a strong brown undertone, creates a particularly cosy atmosphere when combined with Smooth Beige, for example.

The LittlePomp children's collection also has a lovely shade that combines well with browns: Beige & Warm. LittlePomp chalk paints are also available as wall paint, by the way. Chalk-based wood paints are suitable for indoor use only.

Versatile uses for brown wood paint

Brown wood paints from MissPompadour aren't just for use as a brown furniture paint on wood. Intact old paint can simply be painted over. Other materials such as stone, plastic and even glass are also suitable for wood paint. For these, though, we recommend using our primer MissPompadour To Bond & Block. On very smooth surfaces, the paint won't grip otherwise. Raw, bleeding or patchy wood should also be primed before painting.

Kitchen furniture and stairs can also be given a fresh look with brown wood paint. Finish any surfaces that see a lot of wear with MissPompadour To Seal as a last step.

Dark brown wood paint for a country style

Brown shades are an essential part of a well-kept country style. Use dark brown more as an accent colour. Combine a brown like Brown with Dark Chocolate with the rich dark red of Red with Sweden, or with beige and, above all, lots of greens. In general, all shades found in nature go well with brown.

Light browns for a maritime feel

Do you love the sea and want to bring a little maritime atmosphere into your home? All browns that lean towards sand combine beautifully with fresh blues. A soft or bold turquoise also brings freshness to browns. How about Brown with Nougat together with Green with Turquoise? That way, you can bring holiday vibes home.

Brown wood paint for stairs, windows & doors

Paint your window frames inside and out with brown wood paint and give your house façade a whole new look. Your front door or garage door will also benefit from a fresh coat of brown wood paint. It doesn't matter if your window frames are made of plastic, either. MissPompadour Easy Eggshell! works just as well on this surface. All you need is a base coat of MissPompadour To Bond & Block.

First things first: order some colour cards. If you have questions about choosing a shade or about technical matters such as coverage on dark shades, get in touch with our friendly team at customer service. When you order your wood paint, why not add your tools to the order too, such as brushes, rollers and a paint tray? That way, you save on extra shipping costs and the trip to the DIY store.