By
eHow Home & Garden Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Stencil Brushes
- Stencil Paints
- Stencil Kits
- Stencils
- Acrylic Paints
- Baskets
- Curtain Rods
- Quilts
- Wall Mirrors
- Plate Hangers
- Common Nails
Step1
Use an attractive textile such as a tapestry, quilt (even an inexpensive new one), antique tablecloth or rug. These can often be suspended from a curtain rod.
Step2
Display interesting clothing, such as a silk kimono or antique christening gown.
Step3
Hang musical instruments such as a trumpet, tambourine, guitar, banjo and violin. You can fill in blank spaces with inexpensive sheet music, attached to the wall with nondamaging adhesive dough.
Step4
Go retro with a grouping of baskets. They were popular and inexpensive in the 1970s, and they still are today.
Step5
Put up pretty platters, plates or shallow bowls by using inexpensive spring-loaded plate hangers.
Step6
Hang a framed mirror, as long as it reflects something attractive, such as a fireplace.
Step7
Show off one or more architectural fragments such as a window frame, a Victorian home's gingerbread trim or a stained glass window.
Step8
Put a stencil pattern or trompe l'oeil scene on a blah, bare wall.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Hang an area rug on a large, bare wall for a different, textured look. I did it and everyone raves about it. Try to use one with a unique design and colors that tie in with the rest of your room.
Anonymous said
on 2/8/2006 Hang old advertising tins along with old menu's from drive-in diners and such. It's a great look.
Anonymous said
on 12/16/2005 Take a large picture frame and hang it to an interestingly painted wall. Inside the frame, mount clock workings in the center with pictures or something for each of the numbers.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Hang a random collection of clocks on your wall. Use different colors, styles and sizes.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Hang up your favorite funky rug on your largest wall. This makes for a unique focal point. And, your rugs will last forever!