Painting an entire room the same color is not always the right path.

If your favorite local artist’s still life hangs in the dining room, an easy way to draw attention to this piece is an accent wall that compliments the colors in the piece and accent the room with the wall color as well. 
If your focal point in the living room is the fireplace, let’s paint the fireplace or the walls surrounding the fireplace a color complimentary to the other walls.

 

By doing this, the focal point POPS! Visitors to the space will talk about your living room for weeks.

Accent walls are an easy way to create a focal point and drama in a space.