Hello World! Welcome Friends! Your surroundings play an important role in your happiness and comfort, and changing just one room in the space you inhabit can transform your life – it might not feel like it could be that way, but it’s true. While most people agree that furniture makes a house a home, it’s much harder to figure out what to do with barren walls, which make the place look like no one lives there. It doesn’t matter if you live in a tiny apartment or a big house. Sooner or later, you must fill the blank space in your home, ensuring each wall has just the right amount of personality and visual interest. It’s not exactly easy, but it’s not impossible either.
Add a Pop of Color to an Accent Wall
Color can handle whatever task at hand, so use it to define the spaces in the home and elevate your interior design, making it go beyond aesthetics. A solid color like dark blue or sea green tricks the eye into believing the room is more expansive than it really is; it’s a clever trick designers resort to create an illusion of scale. Don’t try to create the perfect image. It’s essential to make something vivid and complicated with colors. If painting the walls isn’t an option for you, or you’re looking for a temporary solution, there are countless wall coverings on the market, not to mention DIY solutions like switching up your curtains.
You have unlimited paint options, but choosing the wall you want to spruce up is the hardest part of incorporating color into your space. Is there a particular wall in the interior meant to shine through and tell a story? Accent walls are worth desiring in living rooms and bedrooms, but you can also have one in the hall, kitchen, home office, etc. Identify the focal point in the room. It’s not always the wall you see when you first walk in. Take into account the architectural details (windows, fireplace, crown moldings, built-in bookshelves) and assess the room’s purpose, that is, what you want for the space. It can be an escape from the pressures of life.
Pin Printed Photos to the Walls, But Don’t Go Crazy
Photography mirrors external reality, capturing a moment in time within a focused space to evoke an emotional response. Not only do images inform us about events, people, and places we never knew existed, but they also tell us more about the things we already know, releasing the extraordinary from the extraordinary. When it comes to fine art, the bigger, the better. Large photo prints can transform your home into a curated art gallery, but if you hang one too many pictures, you’ll create visual clutter. Display large art prints individually or poll smaller ones into groups of 3 or 5.
Indirect lighting will make your walls glow, so artfully placing an LED strip can transform the room’s entire vibe, drawing attention to decorative cornices and creating a cozy feeling once the sun sets. When selecting photos for large-format printing, consider the resolution, subject matter, and emotional impact. Botanical and nature photography prints are homely and seldom require watering, and if you want to purchase some interesting ones click here. Here are some further suggestions to keep in mind:
- Think about your existing furniture: Create a rhythm based on the furniture; decide if you prefer symmetry or asymmetry. And keep in mind the furnishings that will one day live in the room, as you’ll have to review the photo prints for color, medium, and scale. An arrangement shouldn’t be wider than the piece of furniture it hangs over.
- Play with contrasting colors: Photo prints can either fit into your room’s color scheme or serve as accent pieces, drawing the eye and adding vibrancy to the space. How important is it for you to have a cohesive aesthetic?
- Consider frames for fine art photo prints: Fine art photo prints should always be framed behind glass and hung out of direct sunlight, which can bleach the pigments. Plus, a frame can enhance the image’s beauty and seamlessly integrate it into the décor. No matter if you’re displaying a framed or unframed piece of wall art, consider how it interacts with the existing space.
Incorporate Shelving to Put Your Personality on Display
Shelves are versatile enough to suit any room and style owing to the countless design options and customization opportunities, telling the story of who you are – the things that matter the most are collected and stored in one place. You can add (or remove) knick-knacks, pictures, and artifacts from trips and hobbies. A shelf is useful as a bookcase or display case, but it can have several purposes, such as acting as a bar counter for guests. Turn the shelving into a captivating focal point by incorporating one-of-a-kind and visually compelling elements, such as your child’s artwork. Being able to see the projects they’ve completed in the past encourages them to keep learning.
Shelves are so much more than storage. Get the classic farmhouse look with wire shelves and potted plants; it will add a whole new dimension to your room. Many houseplants are foliage plants from the tropics, meaning that green is the most common color, but there are many different species and cultivars of indoor plants that feature bright hues, either in their leaves or blooms. And lastly, honeycomb shelves aren’t just functional but also stylish, infusing elegance into your home. You can display anything from small ceramics to live plants, so figure out how you want the hexagon shelves placed on the wall.
Wrapping It Up
If you’re not sure where to begin when it comes to wall decoration, start from the top. Suppose you’re feeling bold. In that case, go for panel molding, which adds symmetry and order to the room, allowing for a revamp without a pricy remodel. Large photo prints can be cleaned without much difficulty. All you need is a soft cloth. Ideal spots for placement include living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms – the secret is to put the photo prints where they can be easily admired. Accent walls can be painted an inky shade of navy blue and decorated with shelving.
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