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How to Decorate a Blank Wall

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By thenamesamie
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You got a wall in your house and it is dead blank. You can turn it into a focal point or a place of interest with just a few changes.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Paint
  • Posters/Prints
  • Frames
  1. Step 1

    Figure out why you think that wall is blank. Is it the color? Is it just blank?

  2. Step 2

    You can punch it up with just a little bit of paint, you can make and accent wall with your blank wall. You want to make sure that it is truly a wall that does not attach to another wall. It can be cut off by a corner or a door. That will make it an accent wall. If you can make it an accent wall, paint it a deep color and you got something interesting going on.

  3. Step 3

    If you don’t have the accent wall situation or you can’t paint your walls, don’t worry. Get some interesting posters or prints. The best ones of these are old movie prints or things that are in a different language. And put ‘em up on your wall. To make it interesting, don’t just stack ‘em up and down, make your wall look haphazardly thrown together, like a street wall. Take your biggest posters or prints and put ‘em up on an angle, or put smaller prints over top of them. It is up to you.

  4. Step 4

    To make the wall even more interesting, get some frames and randomly frame prints or posters on you haphazardly decorated wall. This will give it a 3-D action.

  5. Step 5

    Do you love it? Or hate it? If you hate it, try it again.

  6. Step 6

    There is never a wrong way to dress up a blank wall. Use your craftiness, use your sense of style and go wild. You might just find out that you are good at this.

Tips & Warnings
  • Ebay is great for cheap prints/posters.
  • Secondhand stores are a great place for interesting frames.
  • Never use glue on your wall; try a staple gun or finishing nails.

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