Textiles and Accents
Accent colors in small decor pieces: vases, art and books
Choose a short list of colors and repeat them across vases, art and books, group objects in clusters and keep small decor from turning into clutter.
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Textiles and Accents
Using color through rugs, cushions, curtains, throws and small decor pieces to add energy or calm without repainting the walls.
Textiles and Accents
Curtain colors: when to match the walls and when to contrast
Curtains in the wall color blur the window edge, while contrasting curtains frame it. Learn how daylight passes through fabric and how to decide room by room.
Textiles and Accents
How to choose rug colors that work with your walls
Learn how to read the undertones in a rug and your walls, when matching makes a room calmer, when contrast adds energy, and how a rug can tie the palette together.
Textiles and Accents
How to combine printed fabrics without the room feeling busy
Learn how to mix patterned fabrics calmly by sharing colors across prints, varying scale and balancing busy patterns with plain solids in one room.
Textiles and Accents
Using cushions and throws to add color without repainting
How to use cushions and throws to bring color into a room, how many shades to repeat, and how to keep soft furnishings coordinated without repainting the walls.
Textiles and Accents
What to know before buying a brightly colored sofa
Before buying a brightly colored sofa, check the room's palette, fabric sheen, durability, scale, light exposure and the pieces the sofa will live with.