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Bedrooms and living rooms are good candidates for a focal point wall, as they are two of the rooms homeowners spend the most time in and can also be among the largest walls in your home.
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least one or more vertical canvases in need of visual pizzazz or an aesthetic upgrade.
to storeyour stuff ?Get vertical by installing a freestanding shelving unit or floating shelves, which can be used to storebooks,records, ornaments,flowers,and more.
•Fashion avertical green wall. Hang plants from speciallydesigned shelving and mix up the types of foliageyou choosewhile adding bursts of color via flowers for amaximalistdisplay.
•Insert amirror.Mirrors have an obvious practical purposeinterms of reflecting your image, but theycan alsoadd asenseofspace and light into even small and dark rooms.
“A bland wall mayhaveanuninteresting paint color or lack hanging pictures,art, or decor.This is dead space that benefits from some brightening up with color or other visual elements,” says Geoff Sharp,owner of Columbus,Ohio-headquartered Sharper Impressions Painting.
“Creating ahome that reflects your personality makes youfeel relaxed and comfortable in your ownspace,and wall decor is one of the easiest ways to showcaseyour style,” says Beth Martin, designer/owner of Beth R. Martin Design in Charleston, South Carolina. “A blank wall can makeyou feel likeyou never reallymoved in, and that feeling of limbo can causestress.Our home is whereweshould surround ourselveswith our favorite things, and the absenceofour presence, tastes,and
preferences can makeusfeel sometimes like we don’tbelong.”
UK-based Swyft Home recommends the following tips to jazz up ablank wall and reinvigorate your space:
•Create agallerywall featuring framed art and/or photos.Mix up the frames,hanging heights,and styles of art on displayfor an eclectic feel.
•Paint amural. Think of adesign or justgo free-form and seewhat youcreate.
•Employfabrics to fine-tune afocal point.
Insteadoflimiting your walls to paintings, prints,orphotos,hang fabrics,such as vintage scarvesorprinted fabrics,toadd textureto otherwiseflat spaces.
•Think creative storage. Lack floor space
When considering paint colors,apleasant contemporaryhue can bring out the bestina givenroom.
“Look around at your art, furnishings, and natural light that exists in the room. Using a color dial from your local paint store, start holding colors up to the wall, and ask friends and familyfor advice,”advisesSharp.“One approach is to takealittle darker color from the other walls in your room’sfamilyofcolor and accent that wall out. Or addacomplementarycolor from the frame of ahanging portrait by painting the walls behind it, which can create afamilymasterpiecewall for all to see.”
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