Painting Two Accent Walls

A few strips of wood and glue can take your look from pretty to wow.
Painting two accent walls. If any of the adjacent walls has some bossy or in your face element that already draws all of the attention such as an oversized mirror dramatic artwork or other bold wall decor adding an accent wall next to it may easily create confusion and overwhelm the space in that case thread carefully. For inspiration we ve rounded up some of our favorite two tone wall ideas below. The initial idea of an accent wall conjures up visions of bright red or blue but in a neutral color scheme a dark brown wall is just as dramatic. Accent walls can work just as well in a neutral color as a bright one.
The temptation is often to go as bold and bright as possible but. Even though i really want to paint the study o navy i ve been thinking that painting all of the walls the same dark color would turn it into a cave. Before painting an accent wall make sure there is no competition from the other walls in the room. A great accent wall can be one that adds texture or color to a space but this idea from mai happy home achieves both.
A darker hue will contrast with the lighter walls and pull eyes straight to it which is what you want. Rather than settling for one paint color step outside of your comfort zone and choose two hues to boost your home s style factor. A good rule of thumb is to paint the accent wall the same color as the other walls but 2 shades darker. That way the room will appear to have a navy accent wall the white desk will pop off the dark color.
Go with a color that is darker than the other walls in the room. You can t go wrong with two tone walls. Instead i m exploring the idea of painting the wall with the widow and the one against the door which is only seen when you re in the room.