Balancing aesthetics with storage-friendly solutions and your personal style can be a chore, but when you find that balance and truly maximize your walls there are big advantages for your living space. Find your wall’s true potential with these ideas.
Floating Shelves
While floating shelves are nothing new, they are certainly an ideal addition to your space for a reason. A storage solution with a minimalist footprint, floating shelves easily allows homeowners to strike that perfect balance between decor-friendly and practical. Add them in spaces where you need to store books or cookbooks, small collections or photographs. Remember to keep your display visually pleasing by arranging books in stacks, adding small plants and catering to storage needs and design simultaneously.
Hand Painted Art
Nothing can breathe life to any room like hand painted art on your walls. Take advantage of your wall space by choosing a painting that adds a pop of color and cheer. If artwork sounds like an expense you are not ready to pull the trigger on, consider browsing local college’s art galleries for sale pieces, or join a paint and sip class and try your hand at creating a statement piece that you’ll be proud to call your own.
Pegboards
While they aren’t the most artistic item you can put on your wall, pegboards are ideal for kitchens, garages, sheds and kids’ rooms. In any area where additional storage is needed, a pegboard and S hooks can come in handy. To make your practical storage a little more visually pleasing, consider painting your plain pegboard to coordinate your room’s decor.
Photographs
Art can serve to bring a whole mood to life in your space, but nothing can make a house feel like home quite like personal photographs. Whether you choose to display professionally captured family photos, or simply want to create a gallery of candid pictures of your friends and loved ones, you will be sure to feel more at home than ever before.
Artistic Sconces
A well-lit room appears far more inviting and spacious than its dimly-lit counterpart. This makes sculpture-like sconces the perfect addition to any space that lacks lighting or visual drama. Add a wall sconce or two to your wall and you’ll be amazed at how much the space is tied together.
Vertical space is plentiful in many homes, but it often goes underutilized. Getting the most out of your walls is vital to ensure that your room truly reflects your personal style and also meets your storage and display needs. These tips are sure to help you take advantage of the empty walls in your home.
