Sophisticated Brown Office Remodel

Inspired by graphic wallpaper in his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home installed by the previous owners, TV development executive Daysun Perkins created a masculine home office by using shades of brown throughout the space.

Prior to its brown-on-brown update, the walls, trim, doors, casings and ceilings of Daysun's home office were painted beige, something which detracted from the dark brown of the wallpaper — the design element he wanted to be the room's focus.

Daysun had the trim, doors and casings painted in a brown semigloss paint that matched the wallpaper. The ceiling was painted the same color as the trim, but toned down by 75 percent.

Daysun and his wife, Alison, both use the home office. To make room for both of them, a pedestal table with four orange chairs was brought in to serve as an extra space for laptops or meeting with clients. A custom workstation was made for housing the couple's desktop.