Knockout Neutrals

Who ever said neutral color schemes can be boring just never saw it done RIGHT. Neutrals and whites can truly make a room feel clean and airy and calm. The trick to keeping things interesting is to decorate using sharp contrasting accents. For example, if you have a beautiful off-white wall, like Benjamin Moore's Aura in White Dove with Super White trim, a white ultra-suede sofa and rattan club-style chairs, try using accent fabrics with clean lines in bold colors (like reds , blues or browns) and things like glass vases with coordinating color filled flowers like red roses. These accents will pop and be small focal points through out, yet seem simple, classic and calm.

Sometimes just using a monochromatic white or neutral color scheme can be elegant in of itself. All white walls and semi-gloss trim paired with different textures like a white cotton sofa with white-on-off-white toile fabric pillows, white woven wood blinds, a soft, shag white area rug and tufted white ottoman/coffee table can be a beautiful look and feel. Most important, if simple elegance or