How to Decorate Large Walls or Ceilings
When you have a room with large walls or ceilings, it may seem like too much space to effectively fill. A large wall or ceiling provides many of the same decorating options that smaller walls do but also provides some decorating options that smaller surfaces do not. Does this Spark an idea?
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Paint the wall or ceiling in a single solid color just as you would a smaller wall. If you have one large wall in a room and three smaller walls, due to a slanted ceiling, paint the smaller walls a neutral uniform color and paint the larger wall a more vibrant color to make the wall pop.
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Texturize the wall or ceiling if you want a solid-colored wall with a little more character. You can use a variety of items to texturize the paint on a wall. Dragging a comb, brush, piece of cardboard of rag over the paint on a wall as the paint dries creates its own distinctive texture to the paint, so experiment on a hidden corner of the wall until you get the look that you want.
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Apply stencils to, or paint a mural onto, the large wall or ceiling. Use larger lettering stencils to write on the wall or ceiling’s paint job or use picture stencils to create a themed design, such as planets or safari animals or fruits and vegetables on a kitchen wall. Paint a jungle-theme or ocean-theme mural onto a large wall or ceiling to turn the space into a work of art if you have the skill, or hire someone to do the painting if you don’t.
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Create a library or a place for mementos, photographs or collectibles by installing floor-to-ceiling bookshelves on a large wall. Since floor-to-ceiling bookshelves divide the space into levels, this technique can make an awkward large wall look smaller and more contained.
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Choose multi-panel artworks that carry across a large wall. Place the panels side-by-side on the wall’s surface with spacing between them to help break up the space. Alternately, hang a number of framed posters, photographs or separate paintings over the wall’s surface to create the division.
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