5 Extraordinary Ways to Dress Up Your Walls
Keep the photos and paintings aside, and discover new ways to get stylish walls
With no furniture or other items competing for space, the walls of your room are one area you can dedicate totally to the aesthetics. Don’t just stick to framed photos and art; explore your creativity and let those walls shine in more ways than you had imagined. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Who says cut works are just for your clothes? The glimpses of vibrant blue through the stars fabricated out of brown MDF (Medium-density fibreboard) squares take the whole accent wall concept a notch higher.
2. Put up an Illustration
All artworks don’t need frames to be a part of a wall. Thanks to stencils you can create beautiful patterns and graphic pieces on your walls itself. These silver foliage patterns in blocks of different sizes give a touch of glam to an all white dining room in a subtle way. The pattern doesn’t pop out too boldly but still manages to steal the show.
All artworks don’t need frames to be a part of a wall. Thanks to stencils you can create beautiful patterns and graphic pieces on your walls itself. These silver foliage patterns in blocks of different sizes give a touch of glam to an all white dining room in a subtle way. The pattern doesn’t pop out too boldly but still manages to steal the show.
Stencils are a good choice to add some fun to your children’s room. A coat of paint is all you need to change the look of the room when they grow up. The strutting giraffe and the tree in black add to the fun look this room is going for. With already enough colours in the room (thanks to the puzzle theme wardrobe) the stencilled design saves that part of the room from being too white and at the same time doesn’t make the space look too busy.
Another interesting part of stencil designs is the way it brings a theme alive. The graphic on the wall featuring everything English completes the ‘Trip to England’ theme of this room.
Find out more wall decoration ideas for your child’s room
Find out more wall decoration ideas for your child’s room
3. Pick the statement piece
Every room needs one statement piece. How about placing it on your walls? The separate blocks of these geometric patterns on steel blue walls create one big abstract piece. It will grab the attention of anyone who enters the room, no doubt about that.
Every room needs one statement piece. How about placing it on your walls? The separate blocks of these geometric patterns on steel blue walls create one big abstract piece. It will grab the attention of anyone who enters the room, no doubt about that.
The large wooden structure on the wall of this sitting area next to a bedroom also brings together many pieces to form a cohesive whole. The whole earthy vibe of the interiors is enhanced by the blocks of distressed wood in different shapes.
The huge 3D leaf pattern with self-on-self design makes the hallway of this bungalow look grand.
Lights run along the whole design to make sure this white-on-white structure stands out in that multi-storey wall.
Lights run along the whole design to make sure this white-on-white structure stands out in that multi-storey wall.
This abstract wall hanging that looks like an artwork, is made up of several differently-angled mirrors and takes over the wall of this modern dining room.
4. Use a window
A look at all those intricate designs on the windows of old palaces tells you that windows can do more than just ensuring ventilation. While they were used to add beauty to the facade of the house, they can easily do the same indoors as well.
Instead of just hanging a mirror, this living room uses an arched window as the frame. A small décor nook is built next to it with the candle stand and photo frames on the repurposed wood table.
A look at all those intricate designs on the windows of old palaces tells you that windows can do more than just ensuring ventilation. While they were used to add beauty to the facade of the house, they can easily do the same indoors as well.
Instead of just hanging a mirror, this living room uses an arched window as the frame. A small décor nook is built next to it with the candle stand and photo frames on the repurposed wood table.
Where a puncture in the wall for a window is not possible, use this trick. Old meets new as this antique window frame is transformed into a quirky wall décor for this alcove.
The latticed frame with mirrors placed on the rugged walls of this living room also gives the illusion of a window where there is none. With it, the white walls also join in the whole earthy theme of the room’s décor.
5. Go for installation art
Your walls play a significant role in anchoring the look of your room. Be it completing the design style you are going for or adding the X-factor element to the whole set up – your walls have so much potential.The eclectic vibe in this dining room with colourful chairs becomes complete with the vintage phone set lights hung together.
Your walls play a significant role in anchoring the look of your room. Be it completing the design style you are going for or adding the X-factor element to the whole set up – your walls have so much potential.The eclectic vibe in this dining room with colourful chairs becomes complete with the vintage phone set lights hung together.
This intricate tree shaped installation with shimmering finish adds to the sophisticated look of this living room dominated by neutral shades. While the piece keeps with the colour scheme, it brings texture to the wall and looks luxurious.
The faux taxidermy animal heads on the wall give the finishing touch to this balcony. These wall hangings work as the colour element on the cemented wall and complement the whole rustic look the space is going for.
While most homes have honeycomb shelves here the pattern has been used as a lighting fixture in different shades of brown, which is the only decorative element in this room. While the shades in this structure match the ones used in the room’s furniture and furnishing, it pops out next to the blue wall. The lighting at the back creates a halo effect on the structure and builds a certain depth to the wall.
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How have you created an accent wall in your home? Share your idea and pictures in the comment section below
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Tell us:
How have you created an accent wall in your home? Share your idea and pictures in the comment section below
Let your whole wall be the key decor element of the room. Pick a wall that forms the backdrop of your living or dining, and choose an eye-catching design. Adding texture through embossed tiles, 3D panels or PVC walls and patterns through wall papers or paints to the surface is one way of doing this.
The use of flamed and polished granite has created the two-tone effect on this wall. And the brown teak-wood blocks stuck in hexagonal patterns add another surface and bring in a shadow effect. The black and grey balance the rustic gold on the bench.
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