Show us your accent walls!
From shiplap, paint, brick, wallpaper and more, there are so many different methods to give a space definition.
Share your accent walls and tell us the details in the comments!
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arcy_gw
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Comments (4)I saw a shower where one entire wall was the fancy patterned tile and the other 3 walls were plain. I think it was posted by Beth H? Maybe she will post that again. It wasn't a strip, it was one of the end walls (skinnier) of a shower....See MoreDifferent white wall colors be used as accent wall in a white room?
Comments (5)The modern farmhouse trend of white shiplap feature walls sounds like a version of what you are asking for. Not recommending shiplap, as that was done to death, but it would give you a sense of the effect of different texture/same color. I think texture (or wallpaper) would work better than color, because the way you see color varies from wall to wall with the light. So the difference in paint colors would need to be different enough for it to look like more than that normal variation in how the same color looks on different walls of a room. I'm not sure if you can get enough contrast with whites. Maybe if your definition of white includes sufficiently off whites. Something like white grasscloth wallpaper could be a nice accent. Or a paintable textured wallpaper....See MoreGene Longo
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoJust paint - had thought abut doing ship lap, but this was a fairly inexpensive way to change the look of the room.
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Robert Brown
2 years agoI did this wall myself. I got long wood slats from Home Depot, cut them to size, and nailed them to the wall. Then I painted the entire wall with Sherwin Williams Roycroft Copper Red.
seisenhauer1
2 years ago
I have a few different accent walls throughout the house. This is the vinyl wallpaper I added to an interior bath to give it a bit more pizzazz. Literally, everyone who comes to our house comments on it.
ladychirpsalot
2 years agoWe're saving up for many projects, including reupholstering the two living room chairs, but in the meantime here is where we are! Wallpaper is by Jungalow:
lorisonfeier
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThis is a wallpaper mural I purchased through Amazon. It took days of wall prep/smoothing by a professional paper hanger to do it. We LOVE the way it came out! I still want to paint the surrounding insetted wall (including the lighted area above) a dark blue/green color for further accent! We wanted dramatic and we got it!
Lindsey R. thanked lorisonfeierCharlotte Moreland
2 years ago
we converted our screened in porch to year around living. When we removed the siding we found the original wood to the back of the house and decided to give it a barn wood look.
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2 years ago
Kris Streed
2 years agoseisenhauer1
2 years ago
Here's another focal wall courtesy of vinyl wallpaper. I love the fact that it requires absolutely no prep and when I'm ready for a new look, I literally peel it off and throw it away. I really love the textured look of this particular covering by Scott Living. It added much-needed depth to our master bedroom.
Chris 802
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoOur girl's room. The wallpaper is from Anthropologie. It is a lot of pattern, so we chose to keep it only on one wall with simple bedding. The wall you see to the left is a beadboard window nook. All other walls in the room are white.
Ruthann F.
2 years agoI’ve done several accent walls, as an artist my home is my canvas!
I painted the owl mural on fabric applied to the wall then my husband framed it out with reclaimed wood found in our barn. This is on the upstairs landing with a wink & a nod to night owls. (Smile)
I collaged one wall of a hallway and made the butterflies. I created a dimensional effect as if they were coming to life from the pages. You can also see into the hall bathroom and here I painted “wallpaper”. We also built the sink base. I wanted to accent this wall too, as it is seen from other rooms when the door is open.
On the stairwell I painted a playful mural inspired by a wallpaper I had seen. I also painted the “wallpaper” on the foyer wall, playing around with elements until I was happy and then embellished the 4x4 post with a leaf motif.
In our galley kitchen, I wanted an accent tile wall with a hood, so my husband built out a wall in front of the logs; we tiled (I made them due to budget constraints) and he built the hood which I then painted to look like copper. We used reclaimed wood for shelving, etc.
My husband applied the grid pattern above the log walls and stone fireplace. I love the drama created by using a dark paint color.
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PRODmitii Solodcenco TOR Design
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoAccent walls! This is what I love and do. For inspiration, I invite you to visit my website https://www.tordesign.md/en. Welcome. It's all about decorating walls with natural wood: decorative panels, modular panels, 3D panels, and a decorative board. For example
Marguerite Mastromatto
2 years ago
Chris B
2 years agoWe needed a place to hang a large painting of sentimental value where we could enjoy it from our living room. Husband had the brilliant idea to hand it on this wall of our stairwell … and use the same deep blue as our exterior doors. We love it! Now to replace the 1980s carpet on the stairs …
inkkusmart
2 years ago
dwgorman
2 years agoWe have low ceilings in our home. This is our dining room. I cut each of the 7 pieces of wood, stained a dark espresso stain, and nailed a one inch piece of wood behind each board. This small piece of wood creates the illusion that the 7 pieces of wood are floating on the wall. Inexpensive design and was fun to create. We get lots of compliments. The accent wall is 5 years old, and I wouldn’t change a thing about it.
Trish C
2 years ago
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago
Stephanie Marin
2 years agoJust a simple shiplap wall in the master bedroom added a lot of interest to a pretty basic room.
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la_la Girl
2 years agoWe used an anthro paper to liven up a back hall/mud room area where we drop coats, shoes, balls etc.
Donna Wies
2 years agoThis picture was taken while I was moving back into my family room after remodeling the adjacent kitchen. My house was built in 1965. The room originally had wood paneling on all three walls, we removed it on two, but left the paneling on the back wall. And we also decided not to paint the fireplace, just cleaned the original red brick.
Kris Streed
2 years agoKadesouza
2 years agoMy son wanted me to paint a mural in his bedroom, he chose the motif and I made it. We enjoyed the process and how it turned out. :)
Cynthia
2 years ago
My DIY "shiplap" wall I did about 8 years ago. I think it was more "in" back then but I still like it. I had a local lumber yard cut the plywood slats to certain sizes and then stained them all in my basement (may have killed some brain cells..oops!) and then applied to the wall.
kathyrn_stephens
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoWe recently redid the living room wall surrounding the fireplace. This wall has gone through many transformations over the years, from brick to painted drywall to wallpaper and now to this beautiful wood look. We like the neutral color, which, along with the new tile on the hearth, ties together both the gray and beige tones in the room.
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Rocks in Stock
2 years agoThis wood panel is very easy to install
https://rocksinstock.com/collections/timber-wood-wall-panels-wood-cladding
lavender12145
2 years ago
Amy Lynn