In the color Earth, turquoise is a “wild card,” either fighting with other colors or getting along with them swimmingly. Typically, accents will be the temporary bits — as variable as your own mood. The coolness of watery greenish-blue on the walls, however, does not always need balance from warm artwork, throws or ornaments; the perfect accent or accessory color depends chiefly on your personality management for the space.
Similarity Competition
Turquoise is a blue-green mixture, therefore factoring in blue and green accents makes monochromatic sense. However, the look will go awry if you don’t maintain the shades mostly similar in color weight or saturation, negating a washed-out, off-balance result. If your walls are light purple, use light blue and light green attachments — or vice versa — to get a screen that’s visually soothing, not jerky and off-putting. Utilize this cool, restful, relaxing color trio in bedrooms or bathrooms to maximize your R&R; worth.
When Warm Works
If you’re looking for contrast that shouts, “look my way,” attempt complementary reddish-orange accents fronting turquoise walls. Colours that sit across from one another on the color wheel obviously offer strong contrast or equilibrium. A look this energizing may spice up the kitchen, rev up your moves in a house gym, or get everybody socializing in the rec room. Go big and bold with an orange-red shag rug and plenty of smaller orange-red bits, from the lamp bases into the wall clock. For something more offbeat or shabby chic-style, swap orange to get warm fuchsia or hot pink.
White Now, White Here
Showcase turquoise walls with white accents. The punch your space gets from white accessories or furniture — or both — is cool, classic and casual. Fill out the room with reflective surfaces, like high-gloss tile or laminate floors, shiny glass tabletops, and crystal and glass decorations — dust frequently to keep the shimmer. Just a tiny wood inserted in the form of table legs, mirror frames and trim, for instance, increases warmth, if you want it.
Black to the Future
Modernize turquoise walls by employing black accents with them. Not only does black have a contemporary edge, it plays down a too powerful blue-green for a more grownup vibe. Give this look a spin with one black accent wall graced by turquoise artwork. This scheme can be too drastic in an old or dated home; instead of black, elect for light or dark grey or brown accents, that can be less visually harsh or jarring, however, offer the same modern outcome.