How to Use the 60:30:10 Rule to Choose Art The 60:30:10 rule is a classic design guideline used to create colour balance. 60 percent is the dominant colour in the room 30 percent is the secondary colour 10 percent is the accent colour This structure keeps your space feeling pulled together, even if your style leans bold, colourful, or eclectic. Gallery walls work beautifully with this rule, because artwork naturally slots into the 10 percent accent and ties the

If you’ve ever googled “how to hang a gallery wall,” you’ve probably seen the same rigid advice repeated everywhere: measure everything… map it out… match the frames… keep to a theme… hang at eye level…   Honestly? Most of those rules are nonsense.

When your living room’s feeling flat, here’s the good news: you don’t need weeks, tradesmen, or paint fumes to fix it. With a few creative tweaks, you can give your space an artfully designed glow-up, by the time Sunday night rolls around. At Privileged Prints, we’re all about easy, rebellious updates that make your space feel styled - not staged. Here’s how to make your living room look like you hired a designer… without lifting a roller.