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Ideal Home
Sophie Warren-Smith

Accent colour ideas – 12 ways to uplift any room in your home with a pop of the right colour

A beige-painted bedroom with a canopy bed and pink accents.

If you’re currently in the middle of choosing a colour scheme for a room in your home then you may have come across the term ‘accent colour’. Essentially, your accent colour will be the ‘pop of colour’ that will bring the space to life – but choosing the right accent colour ideas for your room’s scheme might be a bit daunting at first.

Whether you’re after some paint ideas or ways to accessorise the room in question, this is where the idea of an accent colour comes into play – along with the universal 60-30-10 rule which colour experts advise to stick to when creating a colour scheme and employing an accent colour.

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