Perhaps you’re okay with the unvarnished truth, that you’re a slob and you’re not bothered what your surroundings look like as long as it’s warm and there’s room for your five thousand piece jigsaw puzzle.  But we are multi-faceted human beings and the joy of using accent pieces is that you can say a lot about yourself with as little as you wish. As well as allowing you to express yourself and make the most of your space, an accent piece can suit your needs with a practical function, as well as making your chill zone a decorative and relaxing place to be.

Accent pieces compliment your decor

So you have a puzzle table big enough for that five thousand piece jigsaw. That is your accent piece! Surely your hobby matches your taste in decor? Not to profile you … Okay, I’m profiling you. The person who wants to spend their evenings putting a five thousand piece jigsaw together likes the quiet life. You embrace challenges and you’re also very patient. You love a comfy and cosy vibe. Your accent piece, if it hasn’t already, will lead you to burnt orange and mellow brown and big comfy chairs on thick carpets and rugs. By letting your passion guide you in your choice of accent piece, you’ve made yourself a home.

Accent pieces are decorative

Decorative pieces can be anything, from artwork and photos to a living wall courtesy of a display of plants. Your accent piece can liven up your space, show off what you love, and be a talking point and therefore an entryway into the very depths of your soul.

Alternatively, you could just have fun with texture and colour. Faux fur throws or brightly coloured cushions are accent pieces that will give two very different impressions of the same sofa. With accent pieces, you can change the feel of your room to suit each season with very little outlay. That’s how you make accent pieces work for you.

Accent pieces are practical

You need shade, you need privacy, so why not let your curtains, blinds or drapes be your accent piece just by doing what they were going to do anyway?

First, let’s address the elephant in that sentence. Curtains or drapes? It turns out there’s a difference. Drapes are usually made from heavier material and pool on the floor. No, seriously, that’s a drape, not a curtain. So it turns out drapes were made to be accent pieces. Even a plain fabric will make a statement hanging like that. And what better way to insulate yourself on a cold winter’s night than drawing those velvet-red drapes to keep the chill at bay?

Curtains and blinds make an impact as accent pieces too, with patterns and textures galore available. Roman blinds are an accent piece in and of themselves, combining a classic style of blind with a modern fabric and pattern. And your blinds could be quite the talking point if they’re practical but attractive like Duo Vision blinds, or are practical and chic like Allusion blinds. When it comes to accent pieces, blinds will deliver above and beyond.

Accent pieces call for boldness

Accent pieces are an opportunity to experiment. Have you been dreaming of copper-coloured ceilings, all the better to accentuate the glow from your chandeliers? Have you also been stopped in your tracks from living this dream because you fear what the neighbours will say? So maybe you’ll start with some burnt orange cushions, so close to traditional terra cotta, who on earth would kick up a fuss over that? Something shiny then can sneak in, some candlesticks perhaps. How classic. Now that deep purples and blues cover your furnishings, it’s time to bring everything sumptuously together and get that copper ceiling to top it all off.

Accent pieces can bring a room to life, give it a focal point, or lead to a whole new outlet for you to express yourself in your home. It’s time for you to have fun with accent pieces.

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“When I am an old woman, I will wear purple” – and make it the primary colour in my interior design!

You don’t have to wait until you’re old to wear fabulous purple. And you don’t have to be a woman either.

Whether you’re planning aubergine walls and gold sofas, or a lavender easy chair with a chrome reading lamp beside it, purple interior design shows you to be bold of spirit, whether you’re regal, calm, or calmly regal.

You may review your small abode and wonder how to bring some character to your surroundings. Dark and bejewelled shades of purple will feed the monarch inside you, and you’ll be pleased to know you can make them work in a small space. Dark colours can actually make a small space look bigger. By absorbing the light, darker colours blur where each wall begins and ends, thus not just giving the illusion of space, but also adding mystery and presence to the drama of your petite purple room. With a dark purple interior design, you’ll be quite the enigma while you lounge on your cosy plum couch.

Purple interior design brings calmness

If you’re not here for the drama, muted versions of any shade of purple will bring a more subdued ambience while keeping the style purple interior design promises. Lighter shades of purple will induce relaxation and reflection. You can slip away into a refreshing slumber in your lavender and lilac bedroom.

And yet purple is also a symbol of creativity. If you have a home office, purple will not only brighten up your work day, it just might inspire you to new heights. How can purple inspire and relax at the same time? Purple brings about harmony of the mind, that’s how.

How can I even dare to have a purple interior design?! 

You need purple interior design to bring out that regal confident side of you. And yet without it, how will you develop the confidence needed to commit to the beauty of having purple interior design in the first place?

Perhaps immersing yourself in purple is too much too soon. Luckily, the notion of accent colours will allow you to introduce purple into your interior design one accessory at a time.

Purple velvet curtains speak for themselves. Or how about a classic Roman blind? Or a classic Roman blind with a modern abstract pattern? A sleek Roller blind, with a wide choice of fabrics available, might suit you more.

Shutters are the epitome of both classic and modern design. We can even match your posh  Farrow and Ball paint so your shutters will go perfectly with your purple interior design.

Which other colours work with purple interior design?

Because of its, well, purpleness, purple might, at first glance, seem like too bold a colour to play nicely with any other colour. This, of course, is the faulty thinking of those with little to no imagination, probably because they don’t spend enough time around the colour purple.

The darker the purple, the brighter gold, silver, copper and chrome will shine.  Any bejewelled colour, such as golden yellow and emerald green, is going to add to the extravagant comfortableness of your purple interior design. Hot pink with purple? You better believe it.

Lilacs and lavenders will soften and ease you when teamed with yellow, green and pink pastels. Add light grey to your purple interior design and behold the oohs and ahhs in praise of your sophistication. Combine white with purple, and your home will be both warm and fresh.

As for orange, need I say more? Within the extravagance of a purple interior design, anything goes.

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