3 Expert Decoration Tips to Make the Most of Accent Chairs
Accent chairs excel at achieving a wide range of interior design goals that any given homeowner may have, adding some much-needed vibrancy in a monotonous room, introducing contrasting elements, drawing out focal points, or perhaps just complementing existing decorations. Whatever you have in mind, these side furnishings are sure to do wonders for any given space, provided you have a dash of creativity to get the most out of them. However, the unlimited options for fabric, size, colour, and style available may also leave you overwhelmed. Since the last thing anyone wants is an accent piece that sticks out like a sore thumb, we have collated a few tips to help you find and decorate with the right accent chairs for your needs.
1. Identify its purpose
When picking out an accent chair, the first thing to consider is its purpose. What do you need it to do in your living room or any other space in the house? Will it serve a more aesthetic role, such as adding contrast to the interiors, or a functional one like providing extra seating space?
Identifying its purpose narrows down the qualities you are looking for in the chair and makes it easier to decide. This means you should have a better idea of what kind of fabric, colour, and even type of chair you need. For instance, if you want something comfortable to curl up in while watching TV, you will need something with good backing and well-cushioned to keep you cosy for hours of binging the latest shows. On the other hand, if it needs to serve a decorative role before a functional one, your priorities should go towards picking the right type of fabric, style, and colour that best fits the purpose you have in mind.
2. Account for simple colour theory when picking colours
As mentioned, the colour of the accent chair will heavily depend on what it needs to do in a given space. If it needs to be complementary to other design elements, following the same colour scheme is a given. On the other hand, if you are missing a bold focal point, a hue that stands out or contrasts with the rest of the colours is more appropriate. Speaking of contrasting colours, these are more difficult to pick out, but they can add a delightful touch to the room’s vibe if you choose right.
The golden rule to keep in mind is to pick opposite colours on the colour wheel. For instance, dark red perfectly matches emerald green, as do dark turquoise with light grey. Although it serves a contrastive role, ensure that the accent piece remains harmonious with other elements in the room by adding similarly coloured pieces in small items like throw pillows, lampshades, and more.
3. Maintain consistency
Do you prefer matching things in your home, or are you more into mismatched aesthetics? Regardless of your interior design preferences, striving for consistency is vital. For instance, even if your accent chair serves to stand out from the room, that does not mean being out of place with the rest. You can do plenty of things to tie it together with other furnishings and the room itself. You can try to use certain qualities like its colour and pattern to remain consistent with other design elements while the fabric achieves a contrastive nature. In short, a truly accented chair is best achieved by keeping all but one quality consistent with the rest of the room; what this quality may be is up to your choice.
Conclusion
Whether it is sprucing up your living room or adding the finishing touches to another space, accent chairs are undoubtedly the first furnishings you should look at due to how big of a difference they can make to the look and feel of a room.
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