What Is A Feature Wall?

When you are decorating your home, you will probably come across a few terms that are never fully explained to you. One such term is ‘feature’ wall (also known as an ‘accent wall’) but while we all may have some vague idea of what it is, do we truly understand its potential? Here we are going to be covering feature walls including taking a closer look at what they are and how you can use them to completely change the dynamics of your room. This way, you can work out if an feature wall would be a great addition to the decor of your room or if you’re better off keeping the idea for somewhere else.

To put it plainly, an feature wall is a wall (either interior or exterior) that is a different colour, design, material or style than all of the other walls around it. Basically, it is a wall that stands out from the rest on purpose. Many people choose to add feature walls to their homes for multiple reasons. Some add an feature wall to their rooms just to make it more interesting and improve its overall visual appeal. Others may have a more practical reason for adding an feature wall to their room as it helps give the room a whole different look to add dimension and create fake space. Fake space is important at helping smaller rooms feel much larger, and an feature wall can definitely help that because it helps create visual depth. Some homeowners and decorators even use feature walls to help divide the space in a room, for example in a large living area that doubles as both a dining room and living room. 

 

So, feature walls refer to a wall that is decorated and styled differently from the other walls in the room, usually through colour, materials or style. They are usually added to make a room more visually appealing, but they can also be utilised to help divide space and create fake space to make smaller rooms feel far larger. However, feature walls are not to everyone’s taste. Some people may prefer to use other forms of decor to be their room’s focal point, such as a piece of art or a bold piece of furniture. Feature walls can also limit how you want to decorate your home in the future as choosing a bold colour or style can limit you to choosing decor that fits that one feature wall. This means that if you are thinking of adding an feature wall to your home, you should carefully think about the room overall and if an feature wall will benefit the feel of your room or if it will only limit your future decor choices.

 

 

Check more: Which wall should be an feature wall?

 

What To Consider For Your Feature Wall

Feature walls can be utilised in any room of your home and even some garden areas or exterior buildings use feature walls - but choosing to add an feature wall to your home involves a lot of careful thinking and planning. Here are some of the most important areas you should consider before choosing the decor for your feature wall.

 

Colour Palette

One of the most common ways homeowners use feature walls is by painting a wall in a room a completely different colour from the rest. This can sometimes work, and other times, it can be a total disaster because the colour chosen for the feature wall doesn’t suit the rest of the colour palette. Feature walls are a great way to add some more colour to a space, but it’s important to choose a colour that complements the other walls. It’s fine to choose bold colours for your feature wall, but you need to consider the colours on the other walls of the room to ensure harmony. Rooms that are all white can be tricky because too much contrast can be a bit of an eyesore. In rooms with neutral colours, it’s a good idea to add another neutral but deeper colour to your feature wall. So, don’t rely on your feature wall to add the pop of colour to your room. Make sure that your feature wall ties in with the rest of your room’s colour scheme to create a unified design.

 

Patterns

Although block colours are super popular for feature walls, you can still shake things up by adding patterns to your feature wall instead. Stripes, spots, geometric patterns, or metallic designs—these are all great ways to bring some quirk and character to your room. They can also tie neatly into the overall design and style of your room, so don’t feel that you are limited to just a block-coloured feature wall. You can even paint half or three-quarters of your feature wall—the options are endless.

 

Texture

Just like with patterns, you are not limited to just using paint as your weapon of choice for your feature wall. You  can also add more depth, style, and pattern by swapping paint for a material that can add more texture to your feature wall. You can also use materials like bricks, tiles, panelling and wallpaper to adorn your feature wall. A brick or tile feature wall works great in more rustic designed living areas or kitchens, enhancing the character of the room overall. Some people even use things like shelving or tapestries to create a feature wall. So, this means that feature walls are way more than just a block colour painted wall - they can be so much more!

 

Conclusion

So, feature walls are a great way to add some more colour and dimension to a room and many people use this technique in many different homes in their home including living areas, kitchens and bedrooms. However, if they are done wrongly, some feature walls can be more of an eyesore than a treat for the eye. Check over the above information so you can think through carefully if your feature wall will actually improve the overall appearance of your room or ruin it. Think about different styles and materials, wallpapers or panelling that you can use to change your room for the better!

 

Wallpaper design used for the project: Pink Paintbrush Maze Wallpaper