An accent wall is ideally supposed to add life to your décor by grabbing the immediate attention of all onlookers. As the name suggests, it is the accent or highlight of that room, which is why you really need to make sure that the spotlight is shining on something that you can be proud of. If you have never added an accent wall to your home before, we have a few ideas and tips for you that might help quite a bit.

Bold and Beautiful

The very idea behind creating an accent wall is to make it stand out from the other walls in your room, so going bold with your colours and design decisions here is not just advisable – it is deemed essential. It doesn’t necessarily have to contrast the surrounding décor, but that’s a viable option to take into consideration as well.

If the wall turns out to be too bright or too contrasting for the surrounding décor, an easy fix is to add random or coordinated hues of similar contrast, all throughout the room. You can play it safe and keep the theme more akin to the main one, but that might defeat the very purpose of having a focal point in any room.

Let there Be Light

None of the décor you have planned for that focus wall will look the way it should without adequate spotlighting. Look through the exclusive collection of Any-Lamp’s LED spotlight bulbs and choose your set carefully. Keep in mind that LED spotlights are supposed to serve three primary functions:

1. They are there to complement your accent wall’s individualistic décor
2. They should provide ample illumination to all highlighted décor elements, on or in front of the wall
3. All task lights should supplement the ambient light sources beautifully, instead of being too bright/dim

Suggesting any specific type or brightness for the sconces, spots and reflectors is difficult without knowing the room’s décor, but it is always advisable to go for dimmable LED spotlight bulbs rather than the ones with fixed brightness. The dimmable spotlights are more than worth the extra cost since these will allow you to control their luminescence, in accordance with the room’s ambient light presence.

Wherever there is Light, there Will be Shadows

That isn’t necessarily or scientifically true, but it can be considered true for home décor at least! If you have your favourite painting lit with spotlights on a striped, accent wall, a foot or so above the illuminated vase you are proud of, the last thing you want is literal overshadowing. Misplace a spot under the vase at the wrong angle and its shadow will be cast on your beloved painting.

That was just an example, of course, but the point is that it is extremely easy to end up with unwanted shades (lighter shadows) and dark shadows if you do not pay special attention to the lighting arrangements. Just in case the light fixtures are already there, correct your mistake by shifting around your highlight elements a bit. A photo wall, for example, is notorious for gathering shade and shadows, which is why you should not be using too many spotlights when there are multiple décor elements on or in front of one wall.