How to Add Color Accents to a Living Room

You spent a lot of time and money getting your living room decorated to your taste, but that was 10 years ago and your tastes have changed. Fortunately, you don't have to redecorate your living room to change the look. Adding color accents to the room is an easy and quick way to freshen your living room dcor. Read on to learn more. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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Display colorful accessories. When you decorate your living room, every item counts toward the visual impact. Consider the color of those accessories randomly arranged on the coffee table. You could add color accents to your living room by replacing those accessories with colored pieces. Choose an accent color and then look for accessories in that color. Sticking with one color for the accessories pulls the look together.

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Lay down an area rug. Even if your living room has wall-to-wall carpet, you can decorate with an area rug and bring color into the space. Find a rug that coordinates with your couch, usually the single largest piece of furniture in the room, and offers some contrast to the flooring. An area rug can lie on top of the carpet, installed so that the front feet of the couch appear to be on top of it.

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Incorporate accent pillows. Decorating the living room with accent pillows can be fun. Pillows are available in all shapes and sizes and go well on almost every piece of living room furniture. You can use large pillows on the floor for extra seating; they really add a color impact.

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Increase the color impact of your window treatments by increasing their size. Install your curtain rods above the windows and make them wider than the windows to enlarge the drapes. This way, even when the drapes are open, a large area of colored fabric is visible.