Stylish Ways to Transform Ordinary Walls in Your Home
Paint does wonders for any room in your home. Whether you’re looking to give a room a makeover or want an updated color on the walls, painting is one of the easiest ways to change up space. Besides being easy and inexpensive, paint creates a clean slate that allows you to express your creativity through color and design. Change those boring white walls with some creativity and inspiration! This article will provide tips and ideas on transforming ordinary walls with paint and other decorative accents.
Paint the Ceiling & Walls White for a Clean, Fresh Look
This may sound crazy, but painting your ceiling white will make everything in the room look cleaner and brighter. The contrast of light against dark will also give an illusion that you have more vertical space than what is there. It’s perfect if you have high ceilings or want to make your space feel bigger. The white paint will also let the true colors of any artwork, ziegler rugs, photos, and furniture stand out more prominently. Pain also gives a room an airier feel and is perfect for any space with great natural light.
Paint the Ceiling Black to Make Your Space Cozier
Just like painting your ceiling white can make ceilings seem higher, painting it black will give you a cozy feeling in addition to making everything look more dramatic. It’s also wonderful if you have vaulted ceilings or high ceilings. Painting the ceiling black will also help make space feel more intimate and keep it dark enough for bedtime reading. But choose black paint, not charcoal gray or any other dark color. Keep in mind that black will look awesome in a large room. In a small space, it will be overwhelming and a bit too dark for your liking.
Black Walls are the King of Wall Color
Black walls are the most powerful color, but they’re not always right. If you don’t want to paint, or if painting is cost-prohibitive, then black walls can be achieved by changing anything on the wall that’s black. It could be an interesting tapestry, framed art, or even a blackboard. Black walls look great with a white bedspread, a white desk, and a chair.
A few decorating tricks for black walls:
- Hang a vertical row of three pictures in frames with clean lines or thin matting that are the same size hanging from one nail on the wall. This creates an interesting layered effect, and it’s easy to swap out photos if you want to change the look.
- Use black and white photographs as artwork for your walls by tucking them into a mat that matches your furniture’s finish. For example, if you have dark wood floors, use an antique gold or brown photo mat and trim to match the rooms color palette. This will make those framed photos feel like they’re part of the solid background.
- Wrap a long piece of fabric around the edge of your wall to create faux drapery panels that can be pulled back when you want some light or air in the room, and let them fall between furniture pieces for added practicality.
- Tape up black-and-white wallpaper-like stripes horizontally across an entire wall and then use a flexible projector to project an image of your choice onto the wall.
- IFor something more subtle, consider painting vertical stripes on one or two walls with colors in line with the room’s color palette. This will make it feel like there is light coming from those directions.
- Layer the floors with Pakistani rugs for a touch of warmth, and then hang simple draperies from the ceiling that can be pulled back for privacy.
- Tape up large wall decals in a pattern to make it appear as though there is more detail than what’s physically on the walls.
Paint the Ceiling White to Give Your Room a New Energy
If you want your space to be brighter and more energized, then painting it white is perfect for you. Paint your room with light colors such as lavender, mint green, or powder blue so that it still feels calm and relaxing. White ceilings and walls will reflect light and bounce it back to the floor.
Colorful Wallpaper Adds a Touch of Excitement
Paint your bedroom with colors that make you feel happy, warm, or relaxed so that when you wake up in the morning, your mood is already set for the day ahead. Paint your living room’s ceiling white if possible, as it will help bounce light around the room. Wallpapers add some color and personality to your walls.
Don’t Be Afraid of Bold Colors.
Don’t be afraid of the bolder colors like turquoise, hot pink, or lime green! These will help you wake up when they are not as overpowering in small spaces. Murals are also an awesome addition because it brings something new into your space that otherwise would not have been there.
Paint Your Walls with a Bold Color
Walls with bold colors are very eye-catching and create an interesting atmosphere in your home when you enter them. If you want to keep the space feeling open, use only one color on each wall and try different shades of that hue. For example, if you choose red, try tomato sauce, candy apple red, and cherry.
You Can Add Texture to Your Walls with Panels
If you want a more subtle texture on your wall instead of a bold one that is neon or bright in color, panels are the way to go! They can be almost any pattern or style, so they don’t have to match the rest of your surroundings. A few cute patterns to try are damask, watercolor stripes, and geometric prints in different colors!
Paint Half of Your Ceiling White to Make It Seem Even Higher
This technique is perfect if your home has lower than desired ceilings but still wants them to be tall. Painting half of your ceiling white will make it seem taller and brighter than the other side, making a huge difference in how you feel about the space!
On a Final Note
You can make your home feel more stylish and comfortable with endless ideas. One way is by adding a rug to an ordinary wall in your home that may be bare or uninteresting. This will add warmth, color, and texture to the room while also creating a focal point for visitors as they enter through the door. If you want help finding one for your space along with beautiful wool rugs, check out RugKnots today!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
