"You know the feeling: The paint is dry, the furniture looks good, but somehow the whole thing still feels unfinished. Designers have a trick for that, and it's surprisingly easy. Called the "Sandwich Method," it helps to create a sense of balance in a room through echoing a color at the top and base of the room - and letting the center section fall into place."
"Designers often think of this approach as a conversation between surfaces rather than a strict color match. "We love 'sandwiching' a room, playing with color and pattern on the fifth wall and the floor," says designer Jess Milburn of North & Madison. "Often, we pull hues that sit just outside the main palette in the center of the space, creating layered depth that feels intentional yet unexpected.""
The Sandwich Method repeats a color at the top and bottom of a room to create cohesion and visual balance, letting the middle area fall into place. The technique borrows from fashion’s practice of echoing hues at the top and bottom of an outfit to ground the overall look. Designers treat the approach as a conversation between surfaces rather than a strict color match, pulling supporting hues into the center to add layered depth. Contrasting ceiling and baseboard treatments frame the space and allow softer or contrasting wall colors to let the room’s focal area shine while adding intrigue and edge.
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