Wall paper to go with your sofa

Ever have one of those irresistible desires to change how your wall looks? I know it sounds strange but when you’re walking past a store (or idly browsing its isles) you can’t but help imagine how great some of these patterns would look on your wall. I’m a sucker for anything with gold or silver trim because to me it gives the ultra sophisticated look (not to mention a hint or royalty). To satisfy my wall paper desires I have one wall reserved in the entrance hall where I change a panel of wall paper whenever I feel like it. There’s a nice little varnished table that sits there and I put a matching vase or some other decorations piece on the table and it looks just wonderful. For someone like me, whose compulsive at best whenever I see some a new pattern for anything, this is the only thing that can be done. However, if you’re the calm and sensible home maker who doesn’t get giddy just walking past fabric stores you can do so much more to bring out any old room with a simple wall paper change.

You’re probably thinking that you’ll need to make some serious changes in your furniture if you decide on a wall paper that doesn’t go with your current scheme but there are a lot of other options. If you ever look closely at how rooms are made over, you’ll notice that the designers create a more sensible color interval to bring out the furniture. Color interval isn’t something official; it’s what I call it when there is a neutral color between any two matching strong colors. Say you’ve got a bold wall color, your sofa and cushions will be less bland but the center rug is going to be just as flashy as the wall.

When you repaper the wall you just need to add something at a good interval. Let’s say you’re entire room is furnished in pink and you suddenly decide on sky blue or green wall paper. Add a matching decoration piece in the center of the room and at all corners that draw attention. You can purposely place something that matches the new wall color under bright light or add one or two cushions on the sofa to match the new color and tie in the whole theme.