Apartment Wall Design Solutions

Living in an apartment doesn’t mean you have to skimp on the design.  I see far too many bare walls and lack luster wall art that don’t do anything for the rooms decor. Bring in colors, patterns and/or geometric shapes to make you fall in love with it. Ok. I wont talk you to death.  Just check out these items to turn your drab walls into something super fab.  Best part about it, you can do it yourself.

Hang a tapestry to your wall to add prints, patterns and colors. If you can’t find a tapestry just hang a vibrant rug or some spectacular fabric.  #urbanoutfitters #tapestry #rug #fabric

Hang your curtains from wall to wall, ceiling to floor.  #ikea #drapes

Add a wall decal.  There are tons of choices in prints, words, shapes, and the list goes on and on and on,,,,,  They are easy to apply and are removable.  #walldecal #esty

Temp Paper offers a variety of easy applicable and removable wallpaper.  I absolutely love this wallpaper!   #wallpaper #temppaper

Wall applique provides you with great definition and dimension.  Your company will surely admire your wall applique and probably will run copy your idea.   #designpublic #wallapplique

 

LED wall sconces will put a little sparkle into your room. Added lighting is always a plus and since it is battery operated you won’t need to hire a contractor.  That can be our little secret. #ebay #wallsconce

Hang a large mirror. Mirrors can make a dark room seem lighter when hung opposite of a window and they can make a room feel larger. #cb2  #mirror

 

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Dramatic Walls

When your home looks good you feel good. Dressing your walls or ceilings is a must.   Below are a few tips that you could do yourself or you could hire a contractor to do the work. 

Make a wall gallery.  It is simple and easy.  Here I used wood frames that I painted black and simply put different black and white patterns in the frames.  Line your photos or artwork up on the floor before you apply it to a wall.  I used mounting tape to hold the frames and patterns to the wall.  Items can be found at A.C. Moore and Jo Anns Fabric Stores.

Make your own art work.  Get a canvas board from any arts and craft store and go wild.  Paint it, stencil it, or apply fabric to it to get the look you want.  In this picture I spray painted the canvas silver, then wrapped it with wire, applied some scrap metal and then added studs to the edges of the scrap metal.

If you have a plain mirror jazz it up by frosting it out, painting it, or use stencil.  Here I applied painters tape in different directions and then sprayed the mirror with frost.

Add a border around your existing art work to make it POP.  This was done by simply using paint tape and paint.  You also can use a molding to bring out your exiting wall art.

Designfromca.blogspot.com,  Molding is a great statement piece.

Etsy.  Wall Decals are an easy DIY project.

Scenicreflection.  Wallpaper is often used on accent walls.  In this picture it shows you how they use 2 different wallpapers to define two different spaces which looks great!