How to complement your designer Curtains with accent colours.

Accent colours are a staple in any interior designer’s arsenal. They work a treat when it comes to creating a cohesive look because this single line of colour placed strategically around the room brings harmony and unison to the space. Choosing  a single accent colour and introducing it in creative ways around a room can really help the decor shine.

With so much importance placed on an accent hue and with such a variety of colours to choose from, it can be difficult to narrow the selection to just one single accent colour. This is where your designer Curtains can come to the rescue.

Why designer Curtains are ideal accents.

Curtains are a block of colour in any room, especially when they are drawn closed. Because Curtains are based near the perimeter of a room along the windows, they become a default background to the room’s furniture and decorative objects. For these reasons Curtains are a great inspiration for your accent colour.

Here are two sophisticated and stylish ways to bring out the colour of your Curtains with accent items dotted around the room.

This rule is a favourite within colour theory and interior design education. In a nutshell it involves 60 per cent of a dominant colour, 30 per cent of a secondary colour and 10 per cent of an accent colour. Your walls would count as the dominant tone while furniture upholstery and carpets the secondary. Accent hues should only cover 10 per cent of the room for ideal balance.

Once you have chosen your Curtain fabric, keep a lookout for the Curtain’s primary colour in decorative objects such as vases and candle stands while you are browsing homeware stores. Don’t overdo the accent so it stays within the 10 per cent rule. Place the items on coffee tables as vases, as cushions against the sofa or as the frame for your family photographs hung on the walls.

The colours in your Curtains and Blinds can be used as the accent colour inspiration for the rest of the room. 

2. Introduce the accent colour through a contrasting trim along the Curtain edge.

Elle Decor magazine recommends turning your Curtain design itself into an ode to accent colours by adding a contrasting trim to neutral-toned textiles.