Monica writes: I want to use your brown leather Kura Magazine Table in my den with a new brown mohair sofa that want to buy. My sofa in the living room is also brown, as are the walls in several rooms of my house. Is this just too much brown for one home?

Pfeifer says: First of all we love the contrast of our cool leather table with the warmth of a mohair sofa. As for the question of too much brown, it is easy to get stuck on one color or style when we should all be open to exploring new ideas. People who paint every room in their house white is a good example.

But having said that, we do like brown. In fact it is one of our favorite colors. Chances are that the browns in your home do vary in tone and are all not the same. If this is your color of choice, we would go with it and create variation in your space through the contrast of materials, sheens and patterns. We much prefer a house with a lot of brown, than a house with an overuse of contrasting bright colors.