You’ve painted your walls, finished your ceiling, and chosen the perfect natural wood flooring. But what if something still feels like it’s missing? If you find yourself faced with a room that needs just a little something extra, decorative accent walls may be the solution to your interior design struggles.
Decorative Accent Walls
As the name implies, decorative accent walls don’t serve any structural or practical function. Instead of worrying about durability or protective finishes, the way you might when considering your flooring options, decorative accent walls are a canvas for your creativity, free from such constraints.
Purpose
The goal of decorative accent walls is to give your room a visually interesting focal point. Where do you look first when you enter the room? Where do you want your gaze to travel? What features of the room do you want to highlight? A pop of contrasting color in an accent wall can immediately attract your attention on entering a room and give your space an entirely different energy. Depending on the placement and color choice, accent walls can also make your space look larger and more open.
Alternatively, accent walls can be used to visually separate areas within the same open room, so if you want a smaller area of your kitchen set aside for dining, or a study area in your bedroom, accent walls can help you both feel and visualize the different areas as you move through the room.
Styles
Although creating an accent wall can be as simple as applying a different color of paint from the rest of the room, feel free to explore and get creative! In addition to alternating colors, decorative accent walls can also feature different shapes and textures. Shiplap, unfinished boards, or other styles of pine wood accenting can all change the mood of your room when used in a decorative way.