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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Sophie Edwards

Clint Eastwood's Monochromatic '80s Sofa Color Shows How to Break Every Rule in the Neutral Playbook – and Get Away With It

Clint eastwood on a green background.

Perhaps you've heard some of these rules: all beige rooms are boring, neutrals need to be combined with a bolder tone to make them interesting, or that tans can't be layered. Clint Eastwood broke all of these adages in his office – and it looks great.

A 1982 photograph of the actor on the sofa in his office at Warner Bros studios shows just how gorgeous a monochromatic beige color scheme can look. Clint reclines on a beige sofa, with a deeper-tan armchair to the left, and a wooden wall grounding the neutral tones. An indoor palm plant (like this potted one from Amazon) provides the sole pop of color.

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