Feeling It: Wall Treatment Ideas to Match Any Mood

What you do to your walls can have a HUGE impact on the look, feel and mood of your home. So start with how you’d like the room to feel — what kind of vibe you’d like it to rock — and use this guide to give you ideas for the kind of treatment that would work for your walls.

Go for polka dots! Paint the on or use vinyl wall decal stickers to get the look.

Go for a medium-hue gray. Amherst Grey by Benjamin Moore really sets just the right tone in the room below.

Do go for a dark black color on the walls. Make it matte for something subtle or high-gloss if you really want a luxurious feel.

Go for a painted-on Memphis-style pattern! Bold, primary colors and lots of squiggles and other 80s’-inspired patterns everywhere right now in fashion and furniture. Find inspiration in the creative House Call below:

Add decorative architectural trim to your walls, like picture-frame molding. Any architectural features, from wainscoting to crown molding to chair rails and more can add instant elegance to a space, and aren’t terribly difficult to achieve if you’ve got some DIY skills.

→ Adding Architectural Interest: Molding & Panels

Then hang a colorful, bold rug on the wall!

→ How to Hang a Large, Heavy Rug on The Wall

Go for this pink hue! Sara Kate used BEHR’s Sweet Nectar.

Pattern up with vinyl wall decals! Buy or DIY for the look of wallpaper.

→ 9 Wall Decals to Add a Little Extra Oomph to Your Space

Go for a wall-sized nature photo or wallpaper!

Go for a chalkboard paint!

→ Rethinking the Chalkboard Wall

Go for a brick wall! Don’t have a brick wall? Guess what, you can DIY one.

→ Before & After: Vickiann’s DIY Real Brick Wall