The Meaning of Monochromatic

For the finishes, furniture, and accent pieces that you choose, make sure to vary the shades of your chosen colour. This will not only work to add visual interest to the space, but will help, too, to make it feel larger. If you are painting your walls, pick a feature wall and paint it a dark shade within the palette you’re working with.

This bedroom, by LUX Design, has chosen gray as the colour for its monochromatic theme. Take a look at the varying shades of gray used. The headboard is the lightest gray, the bedspread a medium gray, and the wall behind it is painted a dramatic dark gray.

Bed and Side Table, Sunpan, www.sunpan.com; Bedside Lamp, Homesense,www.homesense.ca/en/index.asp; Designed by, LUX Design, www.luxdesign.ca; Photography by, Lisa Petrole