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Thea Babington-Stitt

The 60-30-10 rule - what it is and how to use it to your advantage

Yellow bedroom with rattan bedroom and pink details.

Decorating your home should be exciting and inspiring but the number of different colour choices, trends and design ideas can make it rather confusing and overwhelming. And as you go to decorate you might have stumbled across the 60-30-10 rule and wondered what it is and how you can apply it to your own home. If done correctly, it could help you to get the balance right when it comes to your interior design. But what is the 60-30-10 and how can you use it in rooms in your home?

We all have colours that we gravitate towards, whether that be a specific colour of paint or decor accents. You might have only been thinking about which colour combinations work together. However, the proportions of these colours in certain rooms can have a big impact on the overall look of a space.

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