4 Tips for Your Accent Wall
Accent walls are a popular part of interior painting projects, and it’s easy to see why. They’re a great way to add a splash of creativity to your home’s interior design and they can help you make a strong stylistic statement. There are plenty of factors to consider after you’ve decided to add an accent wall to your home’s interior painting design.
Along with the color, you’ll also need to carefully consider the placement of your accent wall. The placement of the accent plays a big roll in determining whether or not the addition will be a success, and it can have a huge effect on the mood that your interior painting creates in the room.
When you work with Prestige Home Experts our professional Charleston painting contractors, we’ll be able to help you make these decisions, and we’ve also compiled a list of some of the ways you can make sure that your accent wall is a perfect complement to your home.
Here are a few things you should consider before painting your accent wall:
What Do You Want to Highlight?
Your accent wall is more than just a featured color. The wall will immediately draw the attention of anyone in the room. You can use this to your advantage by drawing their attention to an architectural element or piece of of furniture in your Charleston home by placing the accent wall behind it. When you’re deciding on the placement of your accent wall, think first about what exactly you’d like it to accent.
What Don’t You Want to Highlight?
If there are any features of your Charleston home that you want to draw attention away from, you can place your accent wall away from them. When you rely on our professionals for your interior painting, you can count on much more of this kind of strategy behind the paint job.
Color Theory
Different colors and combinations of colors will create unique environments and have very different visual impacts. The colors that you choose can make a room feel larger, make walls feel closer or further away, or create a feeling of formality, energy, coziness, or anything else. Our professional painting contractors will work with you to select the right colors for your Charleston home and your accent walls.
Will Anything Block Your Wall?
It can be very disappointing to add an accent wall to a room in your home only to realize later that it will be covered up by a window treatments or bulky furniture. Try to keep in this mind when you’re choosing which wall to accent wall and select a wall that won’t be obscured.