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Katie Sims

DARK SECRETS: What is a monochrome colour scheme you may have it wrong - The Real Truth

Pink sofa beside pink plant pot in front of pink panelled wall.

There's often some confusion around monochrome colour schemes - despite what you might think, they aren't black and white interiors. A monochrome scheme can involve any colour, as long as it uses only shades and hues of that colour. 

There's always new paint trends emerging, but monochrome colour schemes are timeless. They've been used to decorate homes all over the world for decades, and it's not hard to see why. Embracing a single colour in all of its varieties can have just as wonderful an effect as contrasting colour combinations.

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