Walls are, arguably, the largest decorator element in your home. Many of us, however, rarely venture beyond using them as background for our furniture and accessories. With a little encouragement and creativity, you can turn your walls into a bold design statement in your home. You might appreciate the advice of a designer, but you will not need the budget of a home-improvement show to look at your walls in a completely new light.
Here are some hot trends and ideas to consider if you're thinking of redesigning your walls:
* More than ever, Americans are aware we're all part of a global community and our pride in that fact can be seen in the trend toward using elaborate wall art. Wall art can reflect our heritage or interests and is appropriate in virtually any room of the house. Love Italian sculpture?
Proud of your French heritage? Grace a family room wall with a Fleur De Lis Wall Grill.
* Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but one hot trend turns words into graphic art to charm friends and family. Box Signs are humorous sayings or heart-warming quotes that function as graphic elements in your room enhancing your overall theme
The quote not only makes a visually appealing focal point for the room, it tells visitors something about who you are as well.
The quote not only makes a visually appealing focal point for the room, it tells visitors something about who you are as well.* When you think about hanging tapestry in a room, are you thinking just of textiles and pretty weaves? Tin metal can be an exciting substitute for a hanging tapestry.
Tin Wall Tapestry adds punch to decor.
* Wall Silhouettes continue to be a favorite decorating tool of interior designers and homeowners alike, and it's easy to see why. Few wall treatments make as definitive a statement as silhouettes. They fit in virtually every room setting and you'll find designs on web sites like http://www.ironaccents.com/. 
You can choose to highlight an array of sports - baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and football. You can custom paint them to match your décor or team colors.
* Wall color will always be important. Fortunately, some trends also show signs of design longevity, like using interesting neutrals on walls to create a pleasing, complementary background for your decor. Pair this small Dublin Tower Clock shown in Gold Copper Beige finish on a gray wall.
Designers agree that gray is the new beige, and the most interesting home designs mix the tones gray and beige to create the ultimate blend of warm and cool.
You can choose to highlight an array of sports - baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and football. You can custom paint them to match your décor or team colors.
* Wall color will always be important. Fortunately, some trends also show signs of design longevity, like using interesting neutrals on walls to create a pleasing, complementary background for your decor. Pair this small Dublin Tower Clock shown in Gold Copper Beige finish on a gray wall.
Designers agree that gray is the new beige, and the most interesting home designs mix the tones gray and beige to create the ultimate blend of warm and cool.
* Across our culture, concern for economy has Americans doing less with more. An emerging design trend incorporates a few big, bold pieces of wall decor in an otherwise minimalist setting to create maximum impact with a minimum number of pieces.
This 72" Renaissance Wall Medallion makes a visually appealing focal point in an otherwise sparsely filled room.
This 72" Renaissance Wall Medallion makes a visually appealing focal point in an otherwise sparsely filled room.
(Courtesy ARA, Copywriting and Editing by Jill Putnam)
