A Color Palette of Similar Shades: So often when we think about color in interior design we think about incorporating maybe one or two different options. “I’d like to bring in lemon yellow and orange to the room,” you might say.

However, great design is about nuance. We’re fans of bold color but to create a layered and sophisticated effect, it’s often best to work with several shades of the same color. In this case, for example, Me And General Design incorporate variations of pink and medium/dark purple. The result is more complex, and therefore more interesting.

Contrasting Materials: Just like variations of color, it’s important to mix variations of materials; ones that have different textures and patinas. The velvet finish of a waxed walnut plays off beautifully against the industrial patina of concrete and the rough texture of felted wool.

Find Alternatives to the Traditional Mural: We may be aware of painted murals, or even their wallpaper counterparts. Creating an accent wall through something graphic and distinctive is nothing new to the design world. Sometimes this is done through a contrasting color, and other times through a bold printed wallpaper.

Although we love both paint and wallpaper as mediums for murals, we’re taken by this tile alternative. With a slight 3D aspect to it, tile murals aren’t just graphic but also textural.