"Rules" for Accent Walls?
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Accent Wall -- Is there a rule to follow?
Comments (7)Thanks all! Love the input! Well, since I don't really feel like that confident about my choices, I think I will follow your suggestions and stay with one color. I brought home yet another gray -- Natural Gray by Behr. It's a great gray ... still not sure it's for me. If nothing else, all these samples will just confirm that the very first color I chose, BM Edgecomb Gray, may be the one. I keep going back to that one. I love the grays in all your rooms with painted trim, but still not convinced I'd be happy with it with my oak trim. My family and friends probably think I'm absolutely nuts! Don't know why it's so hard for me to make a decision, but it just is! Hope I can pull of something similar to that inspiration pic even if I don't go with gray walls. What do you think? Thanks for the input -- I totally trust your feedback! :-)...See MoreLiving room Wall color - accent or no accent?
Comments (2)You have options! An accent wall can be a great way to accentuate interesting architectural features. Pulling the dark smoky blue from your dining room onto the living room wall furthest from the dining room would help blend the spaces while balancing the visual weight of the saturated color. Painting the wall adjacent to the dining room in that color might create a density on that side of your blended spaces. The alternative would be to pull that blue in in accessories. Best of luck with your project!...See MoreAccent paint Accent wall
Comments (2)There is more to choosing (or not) an accent wall. What is it about the wall which distinguishes it from the other three? Where is it located in the room? Dark colors recede; light colors advance. What is will be on the wall or in front of it? How is the lighting in the room?...See MoreShow me shower accent wall or accent stripe that is not mosaic sheets
Comments (4)I saw a shower where one entire wall was the fancy patterned tile and the other 3 walls were plain. I think it was posted by Beth H? Maybe she will post that again. It wasn't a strip, it was one of the end walls (skinnier) of a shower....See MoreSue
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