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• When choosing colours for your space, consider a colour from your main furnishings as your central theme.
• Select three neighbouring colours from a colourwheel, or choose contrast colours by making a perfect triangle on the colourwheel and choosing the colour at each point of the triangle.
• Usually, the lightest shade of your colours is used on the walls, but other colour schemes can work well too.
• Colour choice is a personal decision, but many designers rely on a colourwheel to choose colours based on colour theory.

• Designer tile can introduce accent colour in your space.
• Calculate the # of designer tiles needed to space evenly around your project.
• Consider designer tile turned as a diamond shape in your space.
• Tile borders for the ceiling, backsplash, chair rail, or baseboard can aslo be effective.
• To further reduce cost, use plain tile for most of your area and insert a decorative tile every few inches (or in a larger space, every few feet).
• Create a custom tile mural for your floor, wall, or prized furniture piece from commercially-rated decorative tile.
• Choose designer tile items that offer your tile pattern as a clock, pillow, glass cutting board, wall mural, carpet mural, clock or coasters. 
• Strategically placed coordinate tile accents can help tie your design together, as well as add color and visual interest.

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