Set accents with extravagant individual pieces and strong colors

Adam January 7, 2022 0 Comments

They are an enrichment for every interior: the beloved individual pieces. Once the perfect place has been found for them, they will attract everyone’s attention and their unusual shape, color or material create exciting contrasts in the interior.

Furnishing a home is always something very personal. Rooms only gradually take shape; they unfold and develop from day to day. Hardly anyone sets up a completely new interior overnight. Instead, you make friends with the apartment and its rooms in advance, feel the energy there and only then begin to design according to your own style and taste. Over time, you will also find the timeless furniture and home accessories that have been your companions for years. Those who at some point have to give way to a new achievement. And there are unusual individual pieces that work simply because of their unadulterated presence. And there are also those who are all-round talents or real quick-change artists. We have collected a lot of great ideas for you, and hope that our picture gallery will inspire you!

For example, we are making space for benches and stools that have re-conquered living spaces since some time. You spent many years in a kind of fairytale slumber. Today, however, they are now populating the apartments again and are presenting themselves in a whole new light. Comfortable and, above all, multifunctional pieces of furniture have developed from the formerly small footstools. As a practical piece of furniture, they are not only found in the hallway or bathroom. You can also find many extravagant places for them in the living room, which make them particularly effective. A bench like the one in the picture could, for example, embellish the back of a free-standing sofa in a decorative way. Pillows, books or the coffee tray will find a safe place there.

Wooden bench

Patchwork bench as a real quick-change artist in the apartment

Bench as a practical piece of furniture in the bedroom

The overall impression of a room is only created through the interplay of furniture and accessories. So that it appears harmonious, but not boring, you should set accents, direct the focus on something special. Most of the time, such exciting combinations come about by themselves. During the shopping spree you might find the long-awaited wrought-iron mirror and the best memory of your last vacation might be a playful little chest of drawers. We intuitively decide on a “new addition” – mostly without knowing exactly where the good piece is going to be used at all. Then only one thing helps: try it out and move furniture! With the chandelier it’s still a simple task: it will look best as a light source above the dining or coffee table. Rather, increased ingenuity demands small pieces of furniture such as side tables, shelves or armchairs. They should be given enough space so that they can really come into their own. Nothing must be in the immediate vicinity that could compete with them. In this case, experimentation is required.

Wooden bench in combination with cushions made of velvet and golden lampshade

Wooden bench in combination with velvet cushions and golden lampshade

Floor lamp as an eye-catcher

Exclusive lamps

Colors bring a lot of mood into the apartment. If you love it powerfully, then it is not wrong to surround yourself with strong colors like red, yellow or orange. Elegant natural colors such as beige and light gray as well as the numerous nuances of refreshing green ensure a natural ambience. Purple shades give the room an extravagant look and noble blue a more relaxed look. If you bring cheerful colors into your house, the mood is guaranteed to rise. This is also proven by the great living ideas in the following picture gallery. But caution is also advised, because in the interior design the fireworks of colors should be adapted a little to the living conditions. Often it is a question of smaller rooms, which can quickly appear restless with too many different colors.

Set accents in the bedroom with colors

Colorful couch patchwork

Colorful furniture for the living room

strong colors put you in a good mood

You can furnish every room of your choice in bold colors

Living room with a colorful side table

create a good mood at breakfast

You can set wonderful accents in your home with flowery fabrics. Especially in a rather simple ambience, floral fabrics can comfortably fill a room with life without appearing overloaded. Whether as a curtain, bedspread, cuddly pillow or as a special cover for armchairs and sofas – flowers literally let the mind blossom. Individual items such as classically shaped upholstered furniture are given a fresh look thanks to flowery upholstery fabrics.

Flower and striped patterns steal each other's show if they are coordinated in their colors

Flower and striped patterns steal each other’s show when they are color-coordinated

Flowery fabrics and upholstery in shabby chic

Flowery white sofa

Now it's getting flowery with bedroom accessories

Now it gets flowery with the bedroom thanks to certain accessories there

Flowery patterns on the bed linen

Curtains and armchairs with floral patterns put you in a good mood in the living room

Curtains and armchairs in the same floral pattern put you in a good mood in the living room

Colored accents on the wooden dining table

the furnishing of the home – it’s all a question of taste

Accessories can also make a big difference when it comes to furnishing a home. And don’t be afraid of “style breaks”. For example, if you like the interplay between a simple, high-gloss silver vase and natural-colored rattan furniture, you are also allowed to use this combination for furnishing your own four walls. Because the most important role in furnishing the apartment is played by one’s own taste and personal perception of comfort and style. In a way, furnishing your home is a bit like showing a play on stage: Anyone born to lead the role should also be in the spotlight.