33 Super Fresh Interior Wall Ideas
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Julia Fairley
21 December 2018
Chief Sub-Editor and Writer, Houzz Australia and New Zealand. I love design and architecture that is thoughtful, sophisticated and champions an element of the unexpected. Before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts at UNSW and becoming a journalist, I studied interior architecture. For over a decade I have interviewed inspiring creative minds from around the world to write about design in its many different forms. Recently, I have also become an accidental gardener, to everyone's surprise.
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Are you finding plasterboard walls a tad plain? These 33 atypical alternatives dress up the vertical plane with a dash of pizzazz.
1. Layered luxury. Surrey, UK
- 2. 3D delight. Moscow, Russia
3. In the fold. London, UK
4. Lessons in geometry. Singapore
5. Pressed metal. Melbourne, VIC
Designer: bg architecture
Designer: bg architecture
6. It’s in the bag. Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Connors & Co.
Designer: Connors & Co.
8. The ultimate upholstery. Little Rock, USA
9. Iberian inspiration. Barcelona, Spain
10. Sandstone sensation. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Volantes Decorating Service
Designer: Volantes Decorating Service
12. Ranch-style. Montana, USA
13. Reclaimed and rustic. Phoenix, USA
14. Shiplap chic. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Villa and Villa
Designer: Villa and Villa
15. Pivot door panelling. Perth, WA
Designer: Studio Atelier
Designer: Studio Atelier
16. Blackboard, white books. Vancouver, Canada
18. Tiled texture. Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: IndigoJungle Interior Styling
Designer: IndigoJungle Interior Styling
19. Two-toned. Moscow, Russia
20. Optical illusion. Brighton, Victoria
Designer: mckimm residential design
Designer: mckimm residential design
22. Full spectrum. Brisbane, Queensland
24. Slatted style. Spain
25. Batten the hatches. Adelaide, SA
Designer: Rebecca Ryan Architect
Designer: Rebecca Ryan Architect
26. Palings and peek-a-boo. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Guild Architects
Designer: Guild Architects
27. Mesh meets metal. Sydney NSW
Designer: Horizon
Designer: Horizon
28. In the square. Nantucket, USA
29. Granite glamour. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Minosa
Designer: Minosa
31. Facets and textures. Gordons Bay, NSW
Designer: Decus Interiors
Designer: Decus Interiors
32. Grafiti graphics. Cheshire, UK
33. Gingham inspiration. Perth, WA
Designer: Retreat Design
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Designer: Retreat Design
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Love this article. It frustrates me how people agonise over ever other decisions and then just use the default option of slapping plasterboard over every surface. Thanks for some alternatives
4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17, 23, 32 Lots to like here!