One of the fundamental aspects of a well-designed room is some sort of focal point, whether it’s a piece of furniture, a picture window, a grand staircase, or something else. An accent wall, or wall with an eye-catching form or decorative motif, can be an excellent focal point at price points ranging from the economical to the extravagant.
If you have the budget for a bit of extravagance, you might consider one of the many kinds of textured or otherwise visually elaborate wallpapers on the market—graphically interesting papers have been a trend in recent years, so options abound in this area. Also consider mosaic, which can be configured either as texture or as a mural. Cutting niches into the wall itself, or building a niched wall unit to stand against it, is another tactile approach.
A few more affordable options include a simple arrangement of pictures; a bold paint color; a faux finish (think marble or venetian plaster); or wall decals, which you can either buy premade or have custom printed at many copy shops, and which can be applied to furniture as well to give the design depth.
Posted by Holly McWhorter at 10 November, 2009
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