It is obvious that there are many ideas to decorate the walls, but when we have to decorate our house, it seems that we always repeat the same. Paint, wallpaper and little else. It should be borne in mind that there are two very effective resources to decorate a wall and at that time, we forget that there are many more ideas to use.
If you want to give your home an original touch, there are many ideas on how to decorate the walls. You should know that painting the wall is the safest and easiest way to give a new look to your room or any room in your house.
There are many ideas to decorate the walls of the house, today we want to show you a sample of them, the most effective with which you can get a new design on the walls and also achieve your goal that you want so much in a simple way but at the same time modern.
We are sure that if the walls spoke, they would shout for company. We get down to work with the difficult mission of making your home a personal, comfortable, functional and low-cost space. Are you interested on knowing how?
40 Wall Art Ideas To Make Your Walls Scream Art
Decorate the house, change that wall that you do not like or that has been empty for years, finally discard that painting that has gone out of style and that does not tell you anything ... they are tasks that we always have pending, but that people let go by lack of time or money.
Stop thinking that redecorating your house will get you broke, there are many options that will give you a renewed air and following the latest trends that will cost you less than it costs you a dinner. In addition, you can receive the necessary products at the door of your house.
Whether you need to change your bedroom, living room, children's room or any other room of your home, these options are valid for any place you can think of, give your personal touch and get impressive results
Do you need to decorate an empty wall of your house? You will not have to invest a lot of money to have a stylish decoration according to the latest trends. No matter the room you want to decorate, these 40 ideas are perfect for any environment and will give a fresh and chic air to your home.
Keep reading and be inspired by our suggestions.
1. 3d Art With Metal Plates
This work of art features plates with painting that gives the sensation of depth. The dark color of the plates, complemented with their bright gold borders makes it outstand even on dark walls, although as you can see, it works perfect on light colored walls.
2. Eclectic Wall Design With Different Size Framed Images
You do not need a big budget to create an amazing style on your home. With just a few framed images in different sizes you can create an artistic wall in no time. In this living room you can see how there is a big center piece, represented with the big framed photography, and by each side you can see an irregular set of frames: 2 medium ones at one side and one big one at the other side. There are also other interesting pieces, such as the mirror on top of everything, as well as a candlestick and a vintage shelf. The different tones of brown outstand on the beige wall.
3. Wall Paper Art With Abstract Geometric Figures In Various Colors
There are many options you can choose to give life to your walls and make them works of art. This example very well could be a vinyl sticker, wallpaper wrap or even a paint job. The dispersion of colorful elements all over the grey wall makes this wall be the center of attention, the focus point on this room. This wall art design is ideal for an office or a creative space, although it would look perfect on any modern, artistic styled room.
4. Easy And Affordable DIY Ideas For Your Walls
If you want to add a different touch of art to your walls, but you have no money to do so, you can consider going to yard sales or antique stores to buy hats. A few different hats with contrasting colors, some light, some dark, can help you create an amazing style like this one, which features very similar hats in different colors that contrast with the blue wall and the patchwork couch. This is a sample than you can create something with almost nothing.
5. Antique Style Wall Art Ideas With Contrasting Tones
This wall art feature some antique items like the lamp arrow on the embedded shelf, in a brown tone that is the perfect contrast with the all black wall. It is true that black walls are not something you may be used to see, but as a focus point it can be a really smart decision. On the top of the wall, butterfly drawings framed in identical golden frames and perfectly aligned with also identical hangers, finish the vintage style that matches the rest of the room’s décor.
6. Wall Art Ideas For The Bathroom
If you think that wall art is only for the big rooms, think again. In this small room, a few texturized rounded plates in different shades of blue are placed on the wall on what is seems a random design. But the truth is that these plates have a balance between shapes, sizes and colors to enhance the light grey wall and the brown couch. Notice how the plates also match with the blanket and one of the couch’s cushions. This design is very subtle and soft, and takes us to summer breezed days.
7. Beautiful Wall Art With Seasons Designs
To have art on the walls does not have to be boring, traditional or soft. These are highly colored paintings that feature very bright and vivid colors that reflect different stages of a year. The neon like paint makes these paintings look like they are getting out of the wall, and they are very modern, complementing very well the dark wall paper with flowers patterns. These paintings are better to be used on modern designs, although they would certainly work very well on eclectic rooms.
8. Wall Art To Place On White Or Light Colors
Neon lights are a never old option to decorate your walls. These art pieces say vintage from the first minute you see them, because even if they are not old, they takes us to the times of billboards and lighting signs. That is the case of this neon structure that is obviously new, but is one of the focus points on this vintage styled room. You can see that there is art everywhere, but they all meet the same characteristic: bright vibrant colors and retro aesthetic.
9. Cheap Stylish Wall Art Ideas
You do not need big amount of money to create a work of art on any of your walls. In this room, the home owners did not have to go through a lot to get this simple small transparent boxes that they used to place small planters to grow small ornamental plants that are perfect for this style because they do not need so much water to grow, so there will be no risk of water running down the walls. This minimalist look works great for small bedrooms, offices and more.
10. City Wall Art Design
Sketch designs are also a great way to enhance spaces in rooms of any size. These building drawings are a vinyl sticker takes one complete wall. The design is simple yet very striking. Little splashes of yellow and pink here and there makes this piece outstand. Is the perfect decoration element to upgrade a modern office or den.
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11. Abstract And Colorful Group Of Framed Paintings For The Walls
This room looks almost like an art galley. The modern art decor room features pieces of art in almost all of the walls. These paintings have a wide range of sizes, colors and styles. They all share one characteristic, though: all paintings use bold, bright, strong colors; and that is the way to go, since the whole room is white, from top to bottom, as well as some of the furniture. The splashes of color provided by the paintings, and also on flowers and other particular elements, give a lot of life to an otherwise too serious room.
12. Fun And Colorful Small Cubes To Fill A Wall
This living room has a very retro style. From the floors to the furniture, passing for the sculpture, all in this room is vintage. The wall does not fall behind and presents 30 small cubes in different colors, filling all the wall. The color scheme stays more on the warm colors, each cube has 2 colors with shades such as yellow, pink, orange and more. This art wall is very simple and it can even be done as a DIY job
13. Colors, Grey Scale And Black & White For The To Enhance Spaces
When creating your own wall art ideas, consider combining different types of art, such as photography with paintings, and colors with gray scale or black and white. In this wall you can see all these suggestions and how they work great together, regardless the difference on styles and colors.
14. Colors And Creative Pastel Tones Wall Oil Painting
If you are an art enthusiast you will sure love this proposal where the splashes of pastel tones that drains over the wall in pink, blue and green. The combination of colors and their texture makes this style perfect for an inspirational room such as the kitchen.
15. Art Work Easy To Do By Yourself On Any Wall
To create original, interesting art work on your walls, it is not necessary to get many things. As a matter of fact, a bucket of paint can do the trick. Like I this living room, where a half of an arch was designed and then painted on the wall in a warm bright orange color. The paint is texturized, which increases the beauty of the piece, and creates layers of art in the wall. This style is the perfect match for the whole decoration. You can see how it goes really well with the red couch and the pillows.
16. Make Your Own Paintings By Yourself To Beautify Your Rooms
A piece or cardboard, a few brushes and paints, and a little bit of artistic talent is all you will need to make an art piece like this one, that really brings the space up, an complements the flower vase. A little trick: you can first draw in the canvas with a pencil and then, paint it with the brushes. In this way, will be sure that the silhouette will be right and applying the colors will be easier.
17. DIY Art Work With A Wicker Rope
With just a few yards of rope, wicker string, or many other different types of fabrics, you can create a magnificent and interesting piece of art like this one: what it is left to each person’s interpretation. But the point is that creating art for your walls is easier, and cheaper than what you had thought.
18. Wall Art Ideas You Can Do By Yourself
This cute little room is evidently made by people who love dogs, and for whom their pet means the world. The original and bright wallpaper and the cutout photos on the frames –including the fun double sized one to fit the sausage dog- makes this room very original and fun. Note how the wall elements match with other room’s aspects such as the floor and the furniture
19. DIY Wall Art Ideas Using Recycled Items
Today, one of the most used trends in decoration and interior design is recycling. Using old things to turn them into something else with just a couple of tweaks, renovating old furniture, and more, are just a few of the many, many ways that you can renovate your home without breaking the bank. In this example, lot of wooden blinds have been recovered from the trash, then cleaned, painted and places carefully on this dinning room’s wall using a autumn color scheme with greens and greys, and even soft blues. The sunny room lets all that light in thanks to the large door that is also a picture window. A sample of country style on a little city place.
20. Wall Art Ideas You Can By Your Self Easily
Have a few recycled items and do not know what to do with them? With a few old frames, or buying some for really low prices; cork, and some paper shapes in different colors, you can come up with a theme like this. The cutout leaves shapes have different colors and textures. They are pasted on the pieces of cork, and then the cork is framed. In this example, the wall fits 16 of these works of art, complementing the natural air of the room, which features a plant and window curtains with nature theme. This aspect is very affordable, easy to do and event a point of conversation when you have guests and they ask you about that wall.
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21. Framed Images Placed By The Level Of The Eye Rule
In this room, the owners decided to stick to the level of the eye rule, that states that the things that are leveled to the average person’s height, will get more attention that the objects under or over the level of the eyes. In this case, the frames were placed on top of an embedded shelf. Even though most things keep the same color scheme, the frames are easy to notice because of their location. Another great thing in this example is that nails did not have to b used, keeping the walls healthy.
22. Wall Art Ideas Made With Fabric Items
This design is very fun and picturesque because it features lots of different fabric vases and plates from many different countries all over the world. For this style, any fabric item is valid: hats, vases, pots, dishes, anything rounded and with different sizes and colors, can be combined into this great option that is also very affordable.
23. Modern Art Wall
In this monochromatic room, the painting also belongs into this concept, but sometimes keeping things to one or two colors also have a great result. In this case: a living room where black and white are the predominant colors, with flashes of grey that brings the two colors together, and the presence of the yellow flowers puts a dot of color. The big painting on the wall belongs to modern art, and with the help of the lams, makes it outstand.
24. Grey Wall Art Ideas Ideal For The Living Room
This wall is a perfect reminiscence of a blackboard, with the black foreground with the white vetted all over. You can use an actual blackboard by painting the wall in matte black and using white chalk to draw thing, then with a dry rug you will have to spread the chalk on the wall. This kind of wall is good for spaces such as the office, the kitchen, and many others where from time to time, you need to write some things down.
25. Colorful Wall Art To Hang In The Wall
This magnificent wall details are made in acrylic, and hanged on the wall with the help of nails. These great sculptures come in various sizes, and they are composed by 2 spheres, one translucent and the other one bold. The owners decided to use 3 big ones in different sizes and a bunch of small ones to enhance the wall’s design. With the rest of the living room’s decoration, this style could be defined as modern.
26. Large Wall Art Ideas With Low Prices
What about using a huge vinyl sticker that represents the continents of the world? In this room, the walls and floors are painted white, making the space look bigger, but making it scream for some touches of colors, which are given here by the map in dark blue and grey right on the head of the bed. A great example on how simplicity can create the most beautiful images.
27. Wall Art Ideas In Modern Style
The art on these walls is not given only by the paintings in vibrant colors and with great styles. The wall itself is a piece of art, wrapped up on the most beautiful green wall paper with leaves motifs, as well as the plant cornered and supported on the wall. This modern bedroom is also an artistic jungle.
28. Natural Wall Art Painting For The Living Room
In this living room, where the predominant color is light beige, the walls need an extra something to enhance and bring up the room. The owners have decided to do this by placing a big size painting with deep bright red colors. In combination with the dark wooden shelve; all colors make a wonderful combination that makes this home look cozy and modern at the same time.
29. Wall Art With A Unique Design
This wall’s art matches to perfection with the rest of the decoration’s elements. The wall is covered by texturized wall paper, and the sculpture spread on the wall is very free handed and can be easily made using bottle lids, corks, and many other recycled materials to create the most diverse shapes. It looks like an ocean design, with the white and the beige.
30. Fun And Modern Vinyl Stickers
Depending on your personal style and taste, you can find many options to come up with wall art ideas. Also, the art you choose will also depend on the purpose of the room you will apply the art too. That is why it is not hard to imagine this psychedelic horse sticker on a room such as the children’s bedroom, an office, an art den, or even on the kitchen. Certainly, this sticker gives a lot of color to the white wall and the simple decoration.
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31. Interesting Wall Art Idea For The Bedroom
Frames with photography or paintings are not the only art you can place in your walls. With a little bit of imagination and recursion you can create the most magnificent art pieces in any room. In this example you can see framed images, but the real show stopper is the bunch of butterflies pasted on the wall that looks as if they were migrating all together. Is a perfect fit for a bedroom.
32. Great Wall Art Ideas That Work Perfect In The Living Room
You do not need to have a gigantic art piece to make your walls outstand. In this example you can see how sometimes less is more, with a very bright, medium size painting in the middle of this modern, minimalist living room. The painting cheers up the room that is completely black and white, putting that splash of color that it needs so much.
33. Wall Art Ideas For Offices And Dens
An interesting idea to turn your walls into art is to use them all as a canvas. Like in this example, where all the walls are covered by a leaf motif wallpaper that works perfectly with the overall decoration with plants everywhere and a transparent roof. A simple mirror and a framed poster finish the style with a light retro vibe.
34. Portrait Paintings As Wall Art Ideas For Eclectic Style Decoration
This is an ultra artistic space designed to showcase several items, such as dolls and other things. The art in these walls have to be just as shocking and interesting: large close up photography with no frames complete the room that is, to say the least, interesting.
35. Wall Art Ideas To Place On Top Of The Fireplace
What seems as a complex, large sculpture on top of the fireplace, is in fact a sticker made in vinyl that seems like the continuation of the 2 paintings placed on each side of the fireplace. This design is clean, modern without being loud. It is ideal for a family’s home.
36. Cheap And Clever Wall Art Ideas Made With Paper
Wrapping paper and a frame is all that you need to create a style like this one that is full of color and very modern. In this case, the theme is oriental, but you can easily change it for the theme you prefer. This example works for you to see how easy it is to create amazing art with almost no money.
37. Decorations Made Of Paper To Use As Wall Art Ideas
See how easy it is to make a magnificent work of art only by using paper to make flowers in different colors. All you need to do is take a few pieces of paper and have a little art craft expertise in order to create this interesting and cute design. This style is cute, affordable, and the best part is that if you fail, all you have to do is take the flowers down and start again.
38. A Mirror As The Center Piece Of Wall Decoration
Mirrors are a great choice to decorate a wall a well. This mirror has an oriental design, and placed on top of the couch, is an impressive piece of art. The couple of paintings on each side of the mirror also has the same oriental style, and complement very well the set of side tables with elephant shape.
39. Interesting Wood Cut As A Wall Art For The Living Room
If you want to give a great style to your rooms, but you do not have a lot of money to spent, you can go any woodworking place, where they have different remaining wood pieces that you can use to create modern concepts such as this one that features wood stumps with different forms, vets and even sizes, always remaining an overall aesthetic. This design is very cheap and also very tasteful and modern.
40. Wall Art Ideas Using Images With The Same Tones
For this room, the owners decided to go for gigantic paintings in similar color schemes, in this case a gray scale with a tat of brown, to complement the dining room that uses a wide variety of browns and beiges. The choice of the colors on the paintings may have something to do with the lamp’s color, that is the same as the paintings.
Decorating a house includes too many things: furniture, floors, appliances, and utensils ... The list seems endless and the budget always ends up skyrocketing. But the thing does not end there, because then comes the phase in which we give personality through decoration.
Too many details and sometimes few ideas. But did you know that decorating the walls of your house could give you that focus point you need?
As minimal as you are, they say that decorating the walls is like dressing your house, and this is totally right. It is not about hanging pictures, plates, ornaments, painting them and putting vinyl at the same time, but also not leaving all the walls blank.
The options are endless and the best thing is that there are options from merely decorative, to some much more practical. And the same goes for budgets; you can give any room a very personal point, adding a little color or some pictures.
With the resources we gave you today, the walls of your house do not have to be boring, you can achieve an impulse of your imagination to turn your walls into pieces of art.