Let's splash colors!
It is known that even a small splash of bright color can enliven a picture, making general form more interesting, more attractive, more effective. This technique works flawlessly for interiors, landscapes, and external image person. For example, bright ties transform men in formal suits, and accent bags and scarves transform women in neutral outfits. Even one blooming flower bed sometimes it’s enough to make the garden much more beautiful. By adding a few bright “spots”, we will bring a “spark of life” to the interior.
Placing bright accents in the interior is not as easy as it seems at first glance. Difficulties arise at the stage of selecting an accent color and determining its quantity. If there are a lot of color accents, the room will turn out to be overly bright. And the effect of accenting will be lost, since the accent color will “blur” in space and turn into an auxiliary one. If the accents are not enough, desired result will not be achieved.
Accents in the interior: choosing a color
Color accents in the interior are objects that have a color different from the main colors that predominate in the room. For example, textiles, furniture, accessories and orange decor in a blue and white room are color accents. But light blue objects in the same room are a complement to the main color. In a lilac-beige room, green items will be accents, and purple, cream or lavender will be complementary. In a beige room, pink items will be accent pieces, and light brown items will be complementary.
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So, the first rule of color accenting: if you want to introduce bright accents, you need to choose not a different shade, but a different color. But which one? The choice should depend on the desired effect.
1. “Warm-Cold” scheme. If you want to emphasize the warmth of a room in which “sultry” tones predominate (yellow, orange, apricot, terracotta, red, etc.), you should choose cool color. These can be shades of blue, green, purple. Cool accents will not only emphasize the warmth of the room, but also slightly cool its ardor.
Blue accents in a warm interior
And vice versa: if you like a cool atmosphere created with light, fresh or slightly dark tones, you can emphasize its coldness by contrasting with warm accents. To do this, you should use accents in orange, terracotta, and honey shades.
2. “Additional” scheme. To bring a lot of life, energy and color into the interior, they use another scheme - “additional”. In this case, a complementary color to the primary or secondary color is used for emphasis.
Complementary colors are colors that are located opposite each other on the color wheel.
For example, if the room is dominated by Orange color, additional accents should be in one of the shades of blue or blue, and vice versa. In a green room, red or purple accents are placed according to this scheme.
The “Additional” scheme is quite complex - it charges the interior with powerful energy. Therefore, this option is recommended for use only in living rooms, dining rooms, playrooms, etc.
3. “Similar” scheme. If you want to create a calm atmosphere, as an accent color you need to choose a color located on the color wheel next to the main or secondary one.
So, if the room is dominated by blue, the accents can be green or light purple (lilac, lavender). A peach room will be refreshed by accents of red berry shades.
With this accent scheme, peace and harmony reign in the interior. Therefore, this option is preferable for bedrooms, recreation rooms, libraries, etc.
4. Accents in a neutral interior. If the room contains only neutral tones, such as white, black, beige, etc., any existing color can be an accent color. Moreover, there can be several accent colors.
The good thing about a neutral interior is that the accents can be changed according to your mood. Or, for example, by time of year. In autumn - in orange-red tones; in winter - in blue and dark blue; in spring - in delicate floral ones; in summer - in green ones.
In very light neutral interiors you can introduce a lot at once different colors, and it doesn’t matter what place they occupy in relation to each other on the color wheel. However, it is desirable that these accent colors were combined with each other in saturation and brightness. For example, soft blue can be adjacent to pink, lilac, pistachio, but not to burgundy, jade or dark purple.
How to maintain balance when placing bright accents in the interior?
Eat classic rule. Or rather, the formula. It looks like this: 60-30-10. What does this mean?
60% - main color
30% - additional (secondary) color or shades of the primary color
10% - accent color
Yellow: primary color
Green: secondary color
Blue: accent color
This formula also applies to classic clothing. It turns out something like this: 60% is a suit, 30% is a shirt, 10% is a tie, that is, an accent.
Let's look at an example with an interior. Let's say the walls are painted beige, and the floors, shelving and TV stand are the color of wood. Thus, the beige-brown color palette predominates, accounting for approximately 60%. Let's assume that the curtains and upholstered furniture in this room are purple. Purple in in this case- secondary color, occupying approximately 30%. Accents can be yellow, green or blue depending on the desired effect. They should account for approximately 10%: for example, a small carpet on the floor, a pouf, four sofa pillows, a blanket on one of the chairs and two.
Second example. Walls and upholstered furniture are in blue and light blue shades (60%). Floors and furniture - gray(thirty%). Accents - orange (10%).
Of course, the numbers are very approximate and conditional. You just need to strive to ensure that the main color takes up a little more than half. The secondary color (or shades close to the main one) is half the size of the main one. Accent - about one tenth of the main one.
The color of the wood is neutral and may not be included in the formula. That is, wooden floors can be ignored, but a rug lying on the floor is a must. You can also ignore white ceilings and walls, wooden or white doors and window frames, part of the wall lined with stone, lined fireplace, etc.
If the interior is monochrome and there is no secondary color, accents can take up a little more than 10%.
Sometimes it's enough one bright accent in room. But it must be either large or very impressive. This could be, for example, an accent sofa in monochrome interior or a stunning chandelier. Single accents make the interior impressive. Comparisons come to mind: an absolutely black cat with emerald eyes or a white winter forest with one red rowan bush.
The less accent color, the more it stands out, drawing attention to itself and to everything that surrounds it.
Bright accents in the interior: what to place and where?
For color accents in the interior, various decorative items are most often used: vases, figurines, sofa cushions, photo frames, carpets, rugs. However, surfaces, pieces of furniture, and works of art can also be accent pieces.
As for furniture, chairs and, less often, sofas are often used as accent pieces. In the bedroom it can be an accent. In the kitchen there are chairs and part of the kitchen furniture facades.
The accent can be a wall or part of a wall. For example, at the head of the bed, behind the TV, behind the sofa. An apron is an accent piece in the kitchen working area. At the same time, you should always keep the 10% rule in mind.
Curtains can also be accents, like other textiles: covers on chairs, bedspreads on beds.
The use of accent lights is in fashion, especially in kitchens and dining rooms.
Of course, bright accents in the interior are not always and not everywhere needed. Calm monochrome or two-color interiors are beautiful in themselves. But if you wish, you can always “spray” a little color, fortunately, this will not require you to radically change anything and spend a lot of money. The interior will sparkle with new colors, transform and come to life!
We offer a selection of interiors with bright accents. Get inspired!
Hot pink and red accents: a win-win option for neutral interiors
Purple accents give the interior an air of mystery
Green accents: create a feeling of freshness and lightness
Yellow accents: in black and white and gray interiors shine like light bulbs or sun rays
Blue accents: not so impressive, but calm, restrained, elegant
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Apartment design
While planning a new beautiful design apartment interior, few people think about using black in it.
A long stay in a dark environment will certainly not allow the owner to relax and feel comfortable, and in general such a room will look too cramped.
Therefore, most designers often use this color as accents.
This technique allows emphasize the effectiveness and elegance of the design, create a mysterious or slightly romantic atmosphere in room.
At the moment, many well-known manufacturers of various interior decor support the creation of such interiors with their products.
Rules for using black accents
To ensure that the final design meets your wishes, you must follow the rules described below:
- to create less gloomy black surfaces, choose glossy coatings or elements with auxiliary textured inserts with a golden tint. Such effects make it possible to slightly dilute the deep and rich black tone;
- It is necessary to immediately determine places for black accents. Since they will attract attention, it is better not to use them, for example, in the TV area;
- a room decorated with large black accents needs organizing proper lighting: the stronger the light flow in such an interior, the more comfortable the space as a whole will be;
- Since black color has a strong effect on the perception of the dimensions of a room, reducing them, try not to overdo it with the use of black tones.
Besides, from a literate combinations of shades in such an interior the result of your creation will also depend. Since it belongs to rather dark and rich tones, it is necessary to carefully combine it with other shades.
Combining shades
A standard variation that will fit into the design of virtually any room, as it is universal, is creating elegant combinations with black and white tones. Black and white surfaces make it possible to increase space and create a cheerful atmosphere in the interior.
Important! When reproducing combinations using white and black materials, make sure that the alternation of these tones is not very frequent. If not combined correctly, there is likely to be an additional effect on vision, and the interior will not look comfortable.
A combination of white and black accents is commonly used in modern interiors.
One of the main characteristic features black accent in the interior is the possibility of it good combination with any shade.
Recommendation: if you want to use bright shades to combine with black, you can do accent wall in the interior, decorating it with wallpaper with a large black ornament. Such a print will emphasize the luxury of the interior of your apartment, and the rich color scheme will give you the opportunity to concentrate on this area of the room.
The combination capabilities of selected colors play an important role.. If you see that rich shades do not look particularly harmonious with black, give preference to black accents with ornaments of the same color palette.
Room decoration
As we wrote above, black accents can emphasize a romantic atmosphere. Typically, a similar effect is achieved in the process of decorating a bedroom. Black accents in the bedroom must be in harmony with the general direction of the design, in no case overload such an interior, but play the role of a little extra.
In what places should they be placed? Designers advise first of all create black accents in the area behind the bed, since it is this area of the room that dominates the interior.
In the interior of the kitchen and living room, the use of black accents most often implies a modern design style:, or.
If you are a creative person and are not afraid to experiment with room design, and black color in decor does not disgust you, you can safely start using the above methods.
Originality and originality will be ensured to your interior, and black accents will make it possible to emphasize the luxury and sophistication of the decor.
The rules are not at all complicated, so it’s surprising that when I was looking for this at the time, I didn’t come across them. Therefore, I had to move from intuition, and then try to somehow verbalize this intuition =) It was verbalized itself in the process of telling people stories over three years of work =) The result is a fairly simple guide, which I hope will be useful to you.
1) Classic European method. Base + accent
As you know, any palette can be divided into basic and accent colors. The base is something that is close to colorless, achromatic - white and its shades, variants of black, various grays, and also beige and brown.
The base is the background. Things that go with everything. The base is needed to connect points of interest without protruding forward.
Accents - all the “colored” colors of the palette - all the most saturated. Accents carry psychological messages based on the psychology of color (we have a unit on color associations, and I haven’t abandoned it, although we haven’t looked at all the colors yet; you can refresh your memory by scrolling through the table of contents.). In general terms, all color associations will come to you quite correctly in one way or another if you rely on imaginative thinking. The psychology of color is very similar among representatives different cultures, genders and ages, because associations come from nature.
So, the easiest and most win-win way to combine colors is to use a base color + accent color.
For example, if we take gray.
Grey+blue. Calm, elegant look. (blue - water, calm, coolness)
Gray + pink = relaxing, soft, quite romantic (pink - tenderness, softness) 
Gray + purple = unusual creative image (lilac - space, mysticism, originality) 
And the same goes for almost all other colors. As you can see the mood is set by the accent, gray serves as the background.
The same goes for any other basic color. Well, for example, with beige.
Beige + red = warming, earthly sensual image. (red = sensuality, passion, fire) 
Beige + green = calming, inviting image (green - foliage, nature, harmony) 
Beige+turquoise\sea wave = calm relaxed image (turquoise = sea water, relaxation) 
2) Creative use of colors without a base.
In some cultures, as I wrote recently, the base is generally not used in clothing; they prefer more eye-catching color combinations. And the finds are quite interesting. You can combine two or three colored colors with each other, or you can use a combination of two “colored” colors, diluted with a base.
To create the right mood from two accent colors, it is important to remember the color wheel. Moreover, it is advisable to talk about the more correct Munsell circle, and not the Itten circle, which many use. Those who have been reading the community for a long time know why, and those who haven’t, let me remind you.
So, here it is, the Munsell color wheel.
Using green as an example (which I won’t fully understand in the block on the psychology of color X)), I will talk about the general principles.
At the forefront of combinations of “accent” colors with each other is such a concept as dynamics. Dynamics is movement, a leap. Small dynamics create the impression of a slow flow, calming. Big - fast jumps, attracts attention.
Dynamics is expressed by the distance of colors from each other in the color wheel.
1) low dynamics = colors are close in the color wheel (monochrome - no dynamics at all, one color). relational and relaxed images , pre-war calm with a certain message. movement - slow flow.
For example, green + blue 
2) Average dynamics
= colors are not close and not far in the color wheel, they have a common primary color in admixture (primary - blue, yellow, red). for example, lilac and green. Both contain blue, but are not very close. The images are creative, interesting, eye-catching, but not too much
. Dynamics - flying gait, small leaps. 
3) High dynamics
- colors are opposite on the color wheel or are very far away. The movement is huge leaps. Catchy, highly attention-grabbing images
. Or "drama"
- i.e. "all eyes on me", or sports and activity
. As an example - green + magenta 
It will be approximately the same if you move in the opposite direction - from green to yellow.
In general, all the wisdom =) also works in interior\nature\visual art =)
low dynamics, calm 
average dynamics, creativity 
high dynamics, activity 
Combinations are also affected by a few more rules that you already know.
1) presence of a common undertone. Colors combine well if there is a common undertone, in other words, if they are colors of the same color palette or similar ones. All colors of any palette are combined with each other.
2) when combining colors in your wardrobe, it is important to take into account your contrast(the extent to which you can wear dark and light colors together, what range of gray scale the appearance can tolerate). If the contrast in clothing is much higher or much lower than in appearance, the picture will not be entirely ideal, even if the colors suit you.
3) do not use more than three to four colors at a time in a wardrobe(the area of the body will no longer allow it, otherwise it will ripple in the eyes. Prints don't count - there are some colors in very small quantities) The color is the petal color wheel in all its shades . Lilac and light lilac are one color. and lilac and blue-lilac - two.
Good luck and creative success in combining colors! =) =*
Do you want to update your interior design? Then follow modern fashion trends with the site! Today we present to you a new trend that will surely appeal to many - the color yellow, or rather bright yellow accents in the interior.
If yellow wallpaper Although not everyone will like it on the walls, small elements in the color of the sun will perfectly enliven the atmosphere in any room. Yellow curtains, armchairs, pillows and different decor can fit into an existing interior design, regardless of its style. True, if yellow is inappropriately combined with other colors, the decor of your home may suffer.
Next, you will learn about the meaning of yellow in design psychology, as well as what colors go best with yellow in the interior. We tried to collect here new photos of rooms that will tell you how to add warmth and harmony with the color yellow to any space.
Yellow color and its meaning in the psychology of interiors
Any color has positive and negative psychological properties. Thus, the positive quality of yellow is the ability to give people happiness, optimism and self-confidence. At the same time, psychologists warn that incorrect use of this color can lead to increased anxiety and agitation. These “incorrect” uses include:
- Excess of yellow in the interior;
- Incorrect combination of yellow with other tones;
- Individual dislike of a certain shade of yellow.
The last point suggests that your taste preferences play an important role in this matter. Moreover, this is the first thing that should be considered when choosing decor for your home.
Choose the shade of yellow that most harmonizes with you and that you can look at for a long time without experiencing discomfort. The best option would be a shade that expresses your personality. What is closer to you: bright and warm colors, closer to orange, or delicate creamy shades of daffodil and sunflower? Or maybe bold and modern neon?
Fashion is a secondary issue in this matter. But if we are already talking about it, then the trend of 2016 is pale yellow colors in the interior, in particular lemon.
Look at the photo:
Where is the best place to use yellow in the interior of a home?
According to psychology, yellow color is most welcome in hallways, as well as in the dining (dining) area. So, for a beautiful hallway, calm and dark shades of yellow are more suitable, and for the dining room - a sunny color, which will lift your spirits at breakfast and set you up for a good new day.
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But in the bedroom it is better to avoid using bright colors, as well as a sharp combination of yellow with other shades other than neutral ones. Yellow color in the bedroom interior will sooner or later cause you to wake up in an irritable state. It greatly influences our subconscious. The same applies to children's rooms.
As you can see in the last 2 photos, yellow in the bedroom is best used in small portions, muted tones and/or out of sight from the bed (for example, on the wall behind the headboard).
Combination of yellow with other shades
Recently, yellow color in the interior is increasingly combined with shades of gray. In addition to the fact that gray shades are also at the top of their popularity today, they also mute the powerful psychological impact of yellow and make a bright interior more elegant.
What other colors go with yellow in the interior? Next after gray are warm shades of white - ivory, cream and oyster (“oyster”) colors, etc. Pairing yellow with them will make your home interior look fresh and happy in the spirit of spring.
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Other shades that work well with yellow include violet, indigo and other blue-green tones. Purple color is especially good from a psychological point of view - it helps to avoid emotional overload with a large amount of yellow.
Even a small addition of bright accents can create a mood, enliven the interior, make it more impressive and interesting.
In general, accent colors are objects that have a color that differs from the main tone prevailing in the room.
Such items can be decorative elements, textiles, furniture, and various accessories.
And if you decide to breathe new life into a neutral interior with the help of bright spots, you need to decide on many points, here are some useful tips to help you:
Unlike base colors, accents are only 10%. Even if they turn out unsuccessful or start to get boring, they are easy to change. Psychologists, by the way, recommend changing the tonality of accents depending on the season. So, for example, use warmer shades in winter, and refreshing shades in summer. But, as they say, this is a completely different story.
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Each person chooses the style and color scheme of his own apartment or house. If it's hard to find best option for decoration, most designers recommend turning to a beige shade. It creates a harmonious and elegant atmosphere in a room for any purpose. To prevent the room from ending up monotonous and boring, beige is diluted with bright decorative elements. The main thing is to correctly combine the main and additional tones so that the end result is an interesting modern room.
Popular shades of beige in the interior
Beige is a calm shade. It helps to relax and relieve nervous tension after a working day. The color is associated with home warmth and comfort. Therefore, most people prefer to design apartments in beige tones.
Another important advantage of color is that it visually expands the space. This room seems wider than it actually is. Residents small apartments adopted this property. They began to actively use beige when decorating their home.
To create a harmonious atmosphere in the room, you need to choose the right shade. The most popular colors include:
- sand. There are warm and cold shades. For registration in modern interior It is better to use a rich color. Natural wood flooring and furniture will help complement the decor. Sand goes well with shades such as chocolate, coffee, white;
- yellow. It is allowed to use the shade to decorate the environment. The following items can be made in this tone: curtains, pillows, lighting equipment;
- Ivory. Helps to refresh the atmosphere in the room and also fill it with light. The shade is used in decoration and decoration.
- apricot. Represents one of the most delicate shades. Many people confuse it with wheat tone;
- cream. Suitable for decorating walls, regardless of the method of finishing. The shade is often used for furniture sets, textiles and even for painting the ceiling;
- lactic. Creates an elegant look for the room. It is best to use the shade in rooms whose windows face north;
- caramel. The tone refers to a warm pastel palette that fills the room with homey warmth and coziness;
- cinnamon. One of the main conditions for using this shade is good lighting in the room. If the room is darkened, then there is a risk of getting a gloomy, depressing environment.
Before choosing a tone, you need to know all the nuances of the room for which it is intended. It is important to consider the location of the room relative to parts of the world, as well as its functional purpose. Knowing all these factors, you can achieve an ideal harmonious environment.
Combination of beige with bright and neutral colors
Beige is one of the most popular shades in apartment decoration. This is due to its versatility. Beige color refers to neutral tones that have natural origin. Therefore, it is often used to create the main background of a room.
The color goes well with any brown color scheme, as well as a lot of neutral tones and bright contrasting shades. To create a truly interesting and dynamic interior, you need to be able to combine them correctly. The most winning are the following duets with beige colors:
- white. The combination has long been considered a classic. It is suitable for any room, creating a romantic and gentle atmosphere in it, which contributes to complete relaxation and rest of a person after a busy day. Suitable for bedroom and living room;
- different shades Brown. It is best to choose chocolate, cinnamon or coffee. The tones contribute to creating a sophisticated environment with a touch of aristocracy. The brown tone can be chosen at any saturation. Depending on this, the room can be filled with light calm atmosphere or energetic contrasts;
- black. A room with this combination takes on an elegant and dynamic look. Despite this, there will always be harmony and comfort in it. Can be used for living room and kitchen;
- turquoise. Warm shades of blue are best used to decorate various elements decor or bright details, while beige will serve as a good general background. This unusual combination will visually expand the space, create a favorable environment that will lift your spirits, and also fill the room with lightness and freshness. The combination is suitable for the living room, kitchen, as well as the bathroom and nursery;
- grey. The perfect solution for rooms with a small area. Gray should be chosen not from a bright shade, but from a calmer range. It is best to make the general background beige, and use gray only for certain accents in the room;
- fuchsia. The colors are contrasting shades. Many people are afraid to use such combinations when decorating a room. But it is fuchsia that can properly enliven a calm atmosphere in a room. The result will be interesting interior in beige color with bright accents, which will not bother or put too much pressure on the eyes;
- green. Refers to natural shades that add a touch of naturalness to the space. Therefore, they combine perfectly with each other, creating an unrivaled eco-style. It is better to use such combinations in the living room, hall or children's room. The final result and mood of the room will depend on what tones will be used when decorating the room;
- violet. Often used in ultra-modern interiors. To prevent the room from becoming flashy or provocative, it is important to choose the right shade of purple. The choice is large: from deep lilac to delicate lavender tones.
You can see what bright accents in the interior look like in the photo.
If you want to create a completely unusual atmosphere in the room and move away from the usual classic combinations, you can pay attention to lemon, gold and burgundy shades. They are best used in large rooms to avoid color clutter. It is very important to ensure that bright accents are within reasonable limits.
Regardless of which additional tone is chosen, you need to stick to one important rule decoration of any interior: the decor in the room can be one large object or several, but already small size. For example, curtains, sofa pillows, rugs, carpets, vases and other decorative items.
The mood and character of the room depends on the additional tone. Therefore, it is important before starting the renovation to decide what the end result should be: a calm, cozy interior or a dynamic, colorful room.
Interior styles for the living room in beige color
Beige is universal color. It is found in different modern styles. Emphasize strengths premises and hide weak ones will help a correctly selected main tone, as well as additional color palette. Beige helps relieve fatigue after a hard day, as well as complete relaxation and rest. It is easy to combine with other colors. Therefore, today it has become one of the most popular colors in the design of residential premises, found in the works of almost all famous designers.
If you give preference to a beige tone in the design of the main background of the room, then in the future the owner of the apartment will appreciate its practicality. To update the interior, it will be enough to change a few bright details without affecting the overall decor in the room.
Beige is good to use to create a unique style in a small room. It visually expands the space without additional design techniques and tricks.
Thanks to its advantages, beige is especially popular today. It is used regardless of the chosen style of the apartment.
Classic
The classic design of a beige living room in an apartment is one of the most popular today. The main idea is the right combination of contrasting shades. It is better to make the walls in a monochromatic beige palette, and the floor in a chocolate shade. Doors can be either dark or light. The furniture is more massive, but also made in the same colors. It is advisable to decorate it with carved elements.
Neoclassical
To create this style in a room, you need to paint the walls in light beige shades and make stucco on the ceiling. It is better to purchase furniture from natural wood dark shades.
Provence
The style is characterized by soft shades. You cannot use bright flashy ones; it is better to replace them with muted tones. Beige is chosen only from a warm color palette.
Provence is characterized by a combination beige shade with colors such as lavender, yellow, pink and brown. There is no need to be afraid to use beige in maximum quantity. It should take a leading position in the interior of the room.
Country
The style is based on the use of natural materials. These include:
- stone in decoration;
- wood for creating furniture and decorative elements;
- linen for sewing curtains or tablecloths;
- rattan for making wicker furniture.
A design based on natural materials cannot do without beige shades. It is used to create simple furniture, decorate walls, floors, ceilings or sew curtains.
Modern
One of the most modern styles that are often used today to decorate apartments. It also allows the use of a beige palette. It helps create a quiet, calm room in which a person can relax and replenish spent energy. As additional elements in the Art Nouveau style the following are used:
- textured paintings;
- mosaic crafts;
- the image of abstraction on the walls or various geometric objects.
To create a more interesting and solemn atmosphere, gold-colored decorative items are added to the calm beige. It can be seen in the decoration of vases, chandeliers or floor lamps.
Loft
This style is characterized by combinations of beige with colors such as:
- turquoise;
- yellow;
- peach;
- brown.
If everything is done correctly, the result will be a sophisticated interior for a true connoisseur. To complete the look, it is best to use furniture coffee shades. The following are suitable as bright accents:
- pillows in colorful tones;
- unusual souvenirs;
- indoor flowers in original flowerpots.
Beige is a friendly shade. It goes well with almost everything color scheme. The main thing is to decide on the general style of the room, as well as the presence bright elements. They are needed in order to avoid monotony in the interior.
