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Harmonious plan to brighten up the home perhaps (6,6)

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I believe the answer is:

colour scheme

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'brighten up the home perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'harmonious plan' is the wordplay.
'harmonious' becomes 'colour' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'plan' becomes 'scheme' (scheme is a kind of plan).
'colour'+'scheme'='COLOUR SCHEME'

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(Other definitions for colour scheme that I've seen before include "dictating arrangements for the flat, say" , "Arrangement or combination of tones and hues" , "Interior decoration plan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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