{"id":22503,"date":"2024-09-22T11:17:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T10:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodhomesmagazine.com\/?p=22503"},"modified":"2024-10-01T09:51:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T08:51:28","slug":"feature-wall-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodhomesmagazine.com\/inspiration\/feature-wall-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas for painting a feature wall – from murals to acrylic panels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a great way to inject visual interest into a room, the feature wall has been an interior-design staple forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But nowadays it\u2019s about much more than just painting one wall of your living room in a different colour and hoping for the best. Here are some of our favourite feature wall ideas, from acrylic panels to murals, sequins to tapestry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A feature wall can be a vital focal point that can reflect not just key style trends, but broader cultural concerns, or our own unique personality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And at a time when so many of us need to watch our budgets, making over just one wall is a cost-effective way to change up your look without having to transform the whole room.<\/p>

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Trying times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The world outside is frightening: what with the cost-of-living crisis, wars raging, and so much talk of imminent eco-geddon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This charged, almost apocalyptic zeitgeist is driving two opposing interiors trends: towards luxe escapism and excess, on the one hand, and all things sustainable and natural on the other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either of these directions can be expressed through the right feature wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pure luxe escapism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you do just want to deep dive into deluxe, and money is no object, the most decadent, luxurious of wallpapers make divine feature walls, as this gold paper from Avalana<\/a> shows.<\/p>

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For inspiring decadent wallpapers with a twist try the wonderful Timorous Beasties.<\/a> And here are some other gorgeous gold papers<\/a> we\u2019ve featured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, if you like your metallics more fun and sparkly than sophisticated, what about a sequin wall from @allthingsdecorltd<\/a>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally designed as temporary backdrops for events, these also work in the home, and you really could put the kit(s)ch into kitchen with your own \u2018glitter wall\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feature wall: sustainable options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For those leaning towards green, the perception always used to be that sustainable paint and wallpaper choices had to be drab neutrals. But if you’re looking for an environment-friendly feature wall that’s also bright and beautiful, the latest generation of sustainable paints and wallpapers are as bold as can be. <\/p>

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Farrow and Ball<\/a>\u2019s new Carte Blanche<\/a> range, for example, features wonderful bright paints and the most striking of sustainable wallpapers with stunning graphic prints, which would make for incredible feature walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The range is the result of a collaboration with fashion designer Christopher John Rogers<\/a>. The colours inspired by food are positively edible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another great sustainable paint choice, Victory Paints<\/a> has a good range of bright colours and stunning sustainable wallpapers too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t forget, one of the most sustainable wallpapers of all is woodchip, because it contains up to 80% waste paper. <\/p>

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Is anyone brave enough to bring that back on a feature wall? It\u2019s probably only a matter of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural inspiration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It turns out there might be a scientific reason why nature-inspired interiors are back in fashion in these challenging times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuroscientists are discovering more and more about how our brains are soothed by nature, its textures, and patterns – and by things that mimic these. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This phenomenon is called biophilia<\/a>, and we have looked at it, and the biophilic design inspired by it, here<\/a>.<\/p>

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Biophilia likely explains why nature is such an evergreen (excuse the pun) theme in interior decor, with nature-inspired patterns and textures coming back into fashion time after time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they are bang on trend again right now: a nature-inspired feature wall is the perfect way to bring a touch of the outdoors indoors – and make yourself feel calmer at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something particularly valuable in trying times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You could even go for an actual natural wall, well a wall covered with house plants. Take a look at the elho<\/a> loft urban planter collection: the indoor equivalent of a fashionable architectural living wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goodbye minimalism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another big cultural trend right now is pushback against minimalism. Think: maximalism; the trend to texture; and the personal touch of hyper-individualised interior d\u00e9cor, exemplified by the almost limitless ultra-niche cores<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a sentiment that\u2019s in the ether: expressed very cogently this week in celebrated designer Thomas Heatherwick\u2019s<\/a> new book Humanise<\/a>, a diatribe against what he calls the \u2018blandemic\u2019 of minimalist architecture, which he believes is detrimental to our wellbeing. (There\u2019s a BBC Sounds series called Building Soul<\/a> in which he explores the same issues.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heatherwick focuses on the built environment, but his plea for greater visual interest applies equally to interiors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manageable maximalism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Not all of us can cope with the sensory overload of living in a fully maximal home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At its most full-blown, this is perhaps a trend that works better on Instagram than in lived-in spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a maximal feature wall is a way to embrace colour, texture and pattern without feeling overwhelmed. And there are so many interesting ways to achieve this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature walls: texture matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Texture is an antidote to bland, flat surfaces. Marie Goodwin, head designer at decorative fabric specialist Prestigious Textiles<\/a>, sees the fabric wall-hanging as a great new way to bring texture, as well as pattern and colour, to smaller feature walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A wall-hanging, or tapestry, can easily transform a plain-looking space and is a different approach to the usual mirror, paint or artwork solution,” Goodwin says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A fabric wall-hanging adds some welcome colour and interest when you\u2019re looking to make a feature of a chimney breast or wall in a box room. Opting for fabric when it comes to wall d\u00e9cor is also perfect to soften a space, add warmth or layer textures to bring a sense of depth to your room.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another great feature-wall treatment bringing in texture and nature would be cork wallpaper, like Osborne & Little\u2019s ultra on-trend Kanoko<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Express yourself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Social media has given us the chance to flaunt our individuality in everything from our opinions to our clothes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So it\u2019s no surprise that, as Mark Wilman, Director of eclectic interiors company Where Saints Go<\/a>, states: “Our homes are continuing to be an extension of our personalities.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your tastes aren\u2019t mainstream, a feature wall is the perfect place to show off your unique style; or perhaps patterns and textures representing your cultural heritage. Or even your own art work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a practical note, if you ever need to neutralise the d\u00e9cor for a sale or at the end of a tenancy, there\u2019s just the one wall to redecorate. Take inspiration from Spoonflower<\/a>\u2019s range of quirky, artist-designed wallpapers, which has something for every taste, from somecallmebeth<\/a>\u2019s Alien Abduction toiles<\/a>…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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