Wonderwalls – Making A Feature Of What Surrounds You

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We often start planning a room by what we want to put in it or what we want to use it for. The type of bed or sofa that we’ll recline upon, the type of china on the table. But, for a room to feel really pulled together, to feel embracing and complete, you need to get the foundations right first. And that means getting past old fashioned approaches like asking yourself; “What is a feature wall and how do I add one in?”. And at this stage, don’t rule any wall out. So here are five of the best wall decoration ideas on how to do just that.

How To Use Wallpaper

Why use wallpaper? Wallpaper is an easy way to add instant interest with huge variety in pattern and tone, so consider it far beyond the obvious location, as localised wallpaper for the living room. Small rooms can feel quirky and exciting when papered in something bold and patterned, rather than left a bland magnolia. You can even use this technique in bathrooms and kitchens with the right water resistant paper finish and correct ventilation. Try it in textured linen in plain block colours, or in graphic abstract prints in a monotone for a more directional scheme. Alternatively, this bold but pretty floral patterns feels fresh and balanced with simple furnishings and soft fabric Pirouette® window shade.

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Strip It Back

Natural materials always bring a sense of depth and comfort to a house. You may have a home with a story to tell, such as the stone walls of a farmhouse, or even a brick wall around a chimney breast that brings a period rustic country cottage feel when cleaned up. If you don’t have these, even in the most modern house you can add in modern stone cladding finishes or wood panelling, such as recycled wooden stripped or painted boards. If you want the texture but not the hue, you can use wood wash to treat the for faded white panels, for an eco friendly industrial or Scandi chic edge.

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Wall Painting Ideas

Wall painting is a quick and easy change. Living room wall décor is ideal an place to start experimenting if you want to try dark wall colours or even cool wall colours, as they lend instant on-trend sophistication. If you’ve inherited a bland design scheme, try kitchen paint colours that are more surprising, such as warm wall colours or bright wall colours with a bold and graphic blind in the same tone, like a Twist® Roller Blind with graphic lines, to make one expanse work as a feature wall. To cool it down use a slightly lighter toned ceiling paint or a fresh white.

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How To Display Pictures

Finally, displaying the pictures and adornments is key. Grouping picture frames or group art in themes gives a confident and coherent effect, so choose them same shape but different finishes (such as black or wood) or in similar frame colours, like the all white frames used here. If you need ideas on how to hang art as part of an approachable home wall décor, consider choosing a theme for the images. Try favourite travels or landscapes to create visual sense out of large numbers of images. Don’t be afraid to mix paintings, sketches and even bus tickets amongst more personal photographs, everything you include should tell a story; including your walls.

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Glass Room Partitions And Windows

If you live a in a home with exceptional views and architecture and can make the most them, consider using your windows as a ‘wall’ when planning the scheme. The view will lend one feel in the day, but at night when you close the window coverings, these will bring a more solid quality and the material you choose will influence the mood.

This may work well with a wood look metal Venetian blind with a strong and architectural style, or if you have lots of strong light to manage during the day too, a blind like Twist® can be used to control and defuse it with fabric vanes in varying vane widths. If you have full glass retractable doors or windows, consider using modern vertical blinds, as they have a sleek design and stack neatly against the wall when the doors are open, making them unobtrusive.

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