Pro Decorator Tricks to Try: Curtains the Same Color as Your Walls

updated May 4, 2019
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Sure, curtains are one more opportunity to add color, pattern and interest to a room, but for a chic, elegant look consider curtains in the same color (or one shade lighter or darker) as the surrounding walls. It shows design confidence: I could jazz this place up with contrasting curtains, but everything else is so fabulous I don’t need to. Below are more beautiful examples:

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Anne & Tahoe’s Barnum Bungalow on Apartment Therapy (Image credit: Ashley Poskin)
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