Bold wall colors and color schemes have made a comeback and so has the color purple! Purple comes in so many shades that there's an option for every interior design style. Moody shades of purple are especially popular because they add depth and drama to any room. However, lighter purple hues are also making a reappearance – and this time they're used like neutrals. Keep reading to learn how to decorate with purple to bring your space up-to-date.

1. Start With Small Accents

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Decorative accents are the perfect starting point when deciding how to decorate with purple. Decor gives you so many quick and easy ways to introduce bold beautiful shades of purple to your home, allowing you to experiment and establish your ideal purple color scheme. Start with decorative items like throw pillows, blankets, area rugs, artwork, vases, bedding, or faux florals and watch as your space transforms. Review What Colors Go With Purple? to see how purple interacts with other color schemes.

2. Add Drama With Moody Shades of Purple

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Dark purple walls are all the rage, and we can see why! Whether you choose plum, eggplant, blackberry, or another saturated shade, your space will be instantly transformed. Keep in mind, the amount of natural light in your space can influence how light or dark a shade of purple appears on your walls. For rooms with lots of natural light, you can get away with a darker shade of purple – in spaces with few or no windows, mid-toned or jewel-toned purples like amethyst, violet, or royal purple are best because you can still achieve a dramatic saturation of color without causing a room to feel darkened or closed in.

3. Use Light Purples Like Neutrals

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If you prefer a lighter color palette, you'll love this method for decorating with purple. It's all about focusing on light purples like lavender, lilac, heather, light orchid, pale periwinkle, or pastel purple and treating them like neutrals. This means painting your walls or using solid-color purple wallpaper instead of sticking to classic white, beige, or gray wall colors. Because these purple shades are on the lighter side, they're easier to pass off as neutrals. This allows you to keep your current furniture and decor color scheme while adding a fun new twist.

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Interested in purple decor ideas like this one? Check out these Lavender Room Ideas to Add Calming Color to Your Home.

4. Make a Purple Statement

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Besides decor and wallpaper or paint jobs, you can also use purple as a statement color throughout your home. This method for how to decorate with purple encourages you to get creative. You can design a purple accent wall to backdrop your living room, swap in a purple sofa or upholstered bed, paint your front door or shutters, or even incorporate a purple bathroom vanity or purple kitchen cabinets.

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Apply purple wallpaper to your existing bathroom vanity, kitchen cabinetry, or appliances to instantly make a statement.

5. Add Pops of Purple to Unexpected Places

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In addition to stylish statement pieces, people are also using purple to add drama, color, and intrigue to unexpected spots in the home. Take the purple-painted ceiling above as an example. There's also a surge in painting or wallpapering wall trim and crown molding with purple to add a whole new dimension to interior spaces. Purple kitchen backsplash tiling and shower tiles are also being used to reimagine your everyday routine with bold, rich color.

6. Consider a Monochrome Purple Palette

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Go all out by incorporating different shades of purple in the same room to create visual depth and interest! This monochromatic scheme is the perfect excuse to indulge in a purple color palette. For the best results, balance dark purple walls with light purple furnishings and use patterned pillows, artwork, or area rugs to keep the space from feeling one-note. Our What Is a Monochromatic Color Scheme? guide goes over how to achieve a monochromatic room design in more detail.

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Now that you know how to decorate with purple, we recommend checking out these Purple Bedroom Ideas for Elegance & Style. Read Your Guide to Decorating With Color the Fun Way for more colorful decorating tips.

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