Sunday, July 10, 2011

Divvying up wall space..


Walls...sigh...how to divide the space into a pleasing composition?

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Sometimes, just a painted grid or play on a greek key will do it!



Or maybe a quiet approach, with simple trim ?


If you need to add weight, you can grid the wall with trim!

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Sometimes you don't have to divide the space, a design can spill over into other sections as in this lovely chinoiserie scene.
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Need some interest on a focal wall? This design not only gets your attention, it adds height to the small room.

Feeling a little "boxed in"? Bring the outdoors to you with some simple graphic designs of foliage! Done in a faux inlaid approach, this room is now rich and spacious.



Is there a small neglected space at the top of the stairs or at the end of the hallway? Dress it up with a little baroque ornament!

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Who said walls have to be rigid? Go all out and create a tufted backdrop for your furniture...whatever you do, let your personality reflect in your walls!

(all photos, unless noted, are from Pinterest)

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15 comments:

  1. mosaicologyJuly 10, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    lovely first pic.

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  2. Regina at FauxologyJuly 10, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    A whole smorgasbord of beautiful ideas to dive into. Brilliant!

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  3. AnnJuly 10, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    We recently added panels in our LR with an amethyst metallic damask inside each and I love it! Made the whole room so different than before.

    That first photo is to die for!

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  4. Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and AcornsJuly 10, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Love the photos!Beautiful!

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  5. Jeff HuckabyJuly 10, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    How indeed! Good ideas here.

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  6. UnknownJuly 11, 2011 at 5:52 AM

    Hey Theresa, this is a great post. It is nice to see some fresh wall ideas and pictures~Penny

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  7. Susan RouxJuly 11, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Very interesting and creative solutions!

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  8. AlanJuly 11, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    so many seeds of great ideas here

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  9. Mark D. RuffnerJuly 11, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Hi, Theresa - I like the serene look of the gray bedroom. The wall treatment and balanced composition is very calming. I especially like the tufted wall, though I suppose one would be vacuuming the wall constantly!! But I like it - I've been thinking of doing that to a door.

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  10. ceeceeJuly 11, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    I've been dividing up walls in my mind since I was a little girl. Any blank wall is victim to my dreams! So, of course you know I loved this post.
    Catherine

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  11. Gina WolfrumJuly 12, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    love, love, love...

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  12. UnknownJuly 15, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Lovely ideas in this post! I especially enjoyed the picture with the simple forest motif on the wall. The effect is amazing!!!

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  13. patrickgracewoodJuly 15, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    It helps to start with high ceilings.

    That first photo looks like a dream, I've got all sorts of ideas as to what those doors open on to... a garden, a light filled salon full of intelligent (and kind) people....

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  14. Theresa CheekJuly 15, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Patrick-
    Then the room must be full of people like you!

    Petra-thank you for taking time to read my post.

    Catherine-Your words are always poetry.

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  15. stencil helenJune 29, 2017 at 3:52 AM

    I must have missed this in 2011, I was an avid reader of everything that you wrote about interiors. I feel that these pictures are still fresh. I know I missed it first time around because I'd have told you that we have a stencil that looks like wall tufting (buttonback) and one that makes a gridded wood panel effect. Of course the Chinoiserie is my hands down fave but it was a good, varied selection of images.

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