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Need help with long wall to decorate

11 years ago

I need help with ideas to decorate this big wall. It is 5.2 metres (17 feet) long. I'm not sure if I should hang more than one decoration and if so, how do I choose what to hang. Any ideas would assist.

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DESIGN BY LIGHT
11 years ago
Maybe feature wallpaper would give it more drama rather than hanging decorations!! http://www.designbylight.co.uk/#!blogger-feed/c17h3 check out our blog for inspiration?
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Fiona Schultz
11 years ago
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I agree, wallpapers are great for that purpose. But don't decorate the whole wall, just a part of if. For example you could put a three-stripe wide wallpaper decoration behind the sofa. Print out the photograph and expeiment with different colours.
You like magenta as it appears on some of the pilows It would be a good idea to use that colour on the walls.
Or another possibility is to use a light wallpaper and hang a picture in the middle of it with darker colours.
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Fiona Schultz
11 years ago
And you definitely should use more types of lighting. You have wonderful tables to put some lamps on.
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ASVInteriors
11 years ago
How about a very long photograph. Your look seems fairly minimal so something that needs scale to compete with your long credenza on the other side. Plus another long horizontal line will add to the drama.
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