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Painted Accent Walls

July 11, 2014 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

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Accent walls are a quick and easy way to add color to a room. If you are one of the many homeowners who are afraid of color, introducing a contrasting color to a single wall isn’t as scary!

How to decide?

  • Choose a hue from a painting or fabric in the room as your accent color.
  • Go bold and bright
  • Look at the color wheel. Go with opposites or complementary colors.
  • For a more subtle contrast, pick a darker or lighter shade of the same paint on the rest of the walls.
  • Bright white or black can be great contrasting colors.
  • Be totally unexpected. Try orange, fuchsia, lime green. After all, it’s only paint!

Which Wall?

  • Choose a focal wall: fireplace wall, window wall or wall with the bed.
  • Paint the wall behind a dramatic, bold piece of art.
  • Try painting the inside (back) of a built-in bookcase.
  • Paint the short wall at the end of a hall. Add a mirror and a fun table.
  • Still not ready  for the family room? Create a contrasting wall in a bedroom. playroom or guest bath.
  • Spotlight an interesting architectural element.
  • Paint a door!
  • Instead of ignoring odd spaces, highlight them with paint: sofit in the kitchen, beams, awkward bump-out walls.
  • Emphasis the ceiling or window/door trim
  • Outline the window trim,door frame, fireplace, art or mirror (see below).

A bold color makes a dramatic painting stand-out!

Amber Road~Cronulla Residence, Sydney, Australia. From Est Magazine

 A dark charcoal wall adds intimacy to an all white room. Keeps it from feeling too stark and cold.

 

Bright pink in a teen’s room sets off the white shelves.

The color might be neutral, but the contrast between window trim and ceiling beams is very dramatic.

HGTV Dream Home 2014

Instead of a focal wall, “frame” the mirror in a small bath.

Do you have an accent wall in your house?

Filed Under: Architecture ~ Chic, Bathroom ~ Chic, Color Chic, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Rooms We Live In, Signature Style~Chic Tagged With: Accent walls, Artwork, Bathroom design, Bedroom design, Choosing color, Color Chic, Contemporay Design, Focal walls, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Paint, Painting tips

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