6 Creative ideas to decorate your wall

A wall is just a wall, isn't it? A vertical obstacle in space that hopefully divides your living space in more comfortable sizes. Next to that you can hang stuff on it.

However, some designers think differently about those walls and come up with very interesting ways of decorating them.

1. Using paint strips:

This designer wanted a colorful yet affordable way to decorate the bedroom wall. He visited Home Depot every day for a few weeks, taking in total around 1000 paint swatches with him. Next step: arranging the collection in the desired pattern and glue it to the wall. For you readers interested in this approach but not in the commute to your local DIY store: call up the paint distributor and they will probably send you the samples at a small fee. [link]

 

2. Wall graphics:

One of many fancy, funny, interesting... graphics.  this one would also look nice at the IT department [link]

 

3. Warping wallpaper:

This German company makes custom wallpaper that looks like it is being distorted by the elements in and on the wall. [link]



 

4. Light emitting wallpaper:

I love this concept from Jonas Samson.  He designed this new approach to embedded technology, using oled (organic light-emitting diodes) into the textile.  Your wall wears the light.  This might be the new night-light for your kids. [link]

 

5. Pixelnotes:

Duncan Wilson received 2nd price for his concept of a 4-layered wall paper that is basically a set of usable post-it alike notes.  Every 'deeper' layer is slightly darker making the functional wall also become a graphical representation of our daily use of the room. [link]

 

 

6. Wooden panels - the unusual way:

Paul Coudamy has used wooden panels found 'where ever' to decorate the walls and ceiling of an internet cafe in Paris, generating a warm cave-like sensation and I guess the acoustics will be great too.  This is a great recycling idea!  [link]