Spotted! Oversized Floral Feature Walls
Adorning the walls of our homes, oversized blossoms are having their designer moment
It’s not a look for the faint-hearted, but designers are having marvellous fun filling new interior design projects with big blowsy florals. In bathrooms, bedrooms, dining rooms and kitchens, these in-your-face flowers are found rendered in mosaics, painted as murals, featured on tiles, or patterning wallpapers. Here are some of the best.
Petal power
Don’t let a small space put you off making a big decorative statement. Despite its dimensions, this large-scale floral design in a small powder room looks perfectly balanced. As it is created using a mosaic tile, a pixellated effect is produced, and this offers a modern twist on the old-fashioned rose motif chosen as the subject of this decorative feature wall.
Don’t let a small space put you off making a big decorative statement. Despite its dimensions, this large-scale floral design in a small powder room looks perfectly balanced. As it is created using a mosaic tile, a pixellated effect is produced, and this offers a modern twist on the old-fashioned rose motif chosen as the subject of this decorative feature wall.
In the spotlight
Flowers don’t need to be colourful. In fact, in a contemporary home, they look best rendered in monotone. Just add a super-realist, black and white photograph of blooms to a room and you will certainly liven up the space. If you are lucky enough to have the overblown image feature in a dining room as stylish as the one pictured here, you also won’t need windows for daylight. A massive skylight overhead provides plenty of light to spotlight the oversized floral spray on the wall.
Flowers don’t need to be colourful. In fact, in a contemporary home, they look best rendered in monotone. Just add a super-realist, black and white photograph of blooms to a room and you will certainly liven up the space. If you are lucky enough to have the overblown image feature in a dining room as stylish as the one pictured here, you also won’t need windows for daylight. A massive skylight overhead provides plenty of light to spotlight the oversized floral spray on the wall.
Larger than life
If you’re serious about a statement wall, check out this bold, graphic depiction of a lily. It’s featured in the kitchen of a Canadian home and, although the enlarged flower looks like it’s been made from mosaic tile, it has actually been painted. See how it was done here.
If you’re serious about a statement wall, check out this bold, graphic depiction of a lily. It’s featured in the kitchen of a Canadian home and, although the enlarged flower looks like it’s been made from mosaic tile, it has actually been painted. See how it was done here.
Grandiose granny florals
A large mural of vintage-looking flowers can act as a calming backdrop in a bedroom if rendered in muted pastels, as in this example showing the La Maison wall mural from Brewster Home Fashions.
A large mural of vintage-looking flowers can act as a calming backdrop in a bedroom if rendered in muted pastels, as in this example showing the La Maison wall mural from Brewster Home Fashions.
Oriental option
This richly decorated bathroom takes inspiration from Asia, and features a red, black and white colour palette, lacquered vanity furniture and a patterned glass screen covered in bouquets of bold red and pink-toned flowers.
This richly decorated bathroom takes inspiration from Asia, and features a red, black and white colour palette, lacquered vanity furniture and a patterned glass screen covered in bouquets of bold red and pink-toned flowers.
Giant’s garden
How much fun is this colourful mural of spring blossoms? If you were an artist, you could grab some inks and watercolours and hand-draw something similar yourself. But if you haven’t the talent or time, you can buy the Joli mural as pictured here from Brewster Home Fashions; either way you can release your inner Monet.
How much fun is this colourful mural of spring blossoms? If you were an artist, you could grab some inks and watercolours and hand-draw something similar yourself. But if you haven’t the talent or time, you can buy the Joli mural as pictured here from Brewster Home Fashions; either way you can release your inner Monet.
Big but barely there
You could feel like you’re bathing in a luxury spa with a mosaic mural that shimmers and shines as much as this one does. But the lovely thing here is that all that sparkle is subtle. In fact, the pattern in this mural is so understated that the complete floral design only becomes obvious when light is reflected off the silver surfaces of the tiny tiles that make up the roses. I think you’ll agree, the effect imbues the space with an aura of spa-like bliss.
You could feel like you’re bathing in a luxury spa with a mosaic mural that shimmers and shines as much as this one does. But the lovely thing here is that all that sparkle is subtle. In fact, the pattern in this mural is so understated that the complete floral design only becomes obvious when light is reflected off the silver surfaces of the tiny tiles that make up the roses. I think you’ll agree, the effect imbues the space with an aura of spa-like bliss.
Bumper display
Why not introduce flower power to the kitchen? Any kind of print can be adhered behind a glass splashback. This will keep a large flower image such as the one seen here protected. And, as the splashback is quite often in the centre of a modern kitchen, the larger-than-life floral artwork will be in a noticeable position in the room, bringing colour and interest to the decor.
Why not introduce flower power to the kitchen? Any kind of print can be adhered behind a glass splashback. This will keep a large flower image such as the one seen here protected. And, as the splashback is quite often in the centre of a modern kitchen, the larger-than-life floral artwork will be in a noticeable position in the room, bringing colour and interest to the decor.
Climbing up the walls
If pretty posies and sweet roses are too tame for you, how about giant tulips? This large, decorative ceramic-tiled wall panel, called Tuli-art from Bardelli, is entirely hand-made in three colour variations, on a glossy white background with a painted silky finish. Each tile is 20 centimetres square in size and there are a total of 96 pieces.
If pretty posies and sweet roses are too tame for you, how about giant tulips? This large, decorative ceramic-tiled wall panel, called Tuli-art from Bardelli, is entirely hand-made in three colour variations, on a glossy white background with a painted silky finish. Each tile is 20 centimetres square in size and there are a total of 96 pieces.
Blooming bar
Now here’s an accent wall that’s not only blooming lovely but bold and brave as well! In this basement bar retreat, the wall art depicting gigantic red flowers creates a sense of fun and largesse in an otherwise narrow room. Photographic wallpapers such as this need to be printed to the exact dimensions of the wall to maximise the impact, and will work particularly well in rooms lacking big windows or a strong focal point.
Now here’s an accent wall that’s not only blooming lovely but bold and brave as well! In this basement bar retreat, the wall art depicting gigantic red flowers creates a sense of fun and largesse in an otherwise narrow room. Photographic wallpapers such as this need to be printed to the exact dimensions of the wall to maximise the impact, and will work particularly well in rooms lacking big windows or a strong focal point.
Shower Scandi style
If you’re renting and can’t paint or decorate the walls in a plain white bathroom, add a burst of colour with a fashionable shower curtain featuring funky florals, such as this one from Marimekko.
If you’re renting and can’t paint or decorate the walls in a plain white bathroom, add a burst of colour with a fashionable shower curtain featuring funky florals, such as this one from Marimekko.
Colossal craftwork
Raid a craft shop for some interesting papers and go to town making floral garlands to hang on the wall. In this dining nook, the homeowner has hung hand-crafted paper flowers made by designer Irene Park of Southern Fried Paper, who most cleverly transformed unused wrapping paper into a sculptural art piece.
Take a tour of this home
Raid a craft shop for some interesting papers and go to town making floral garlands to hang on the wall. In this dining nook, the homeowner has hung hand-crafted paper flowers made by designer Irene Park of Southern Fried Paper, who most cleverly transformed unused wrapping paper into a sculptural art piece.
Take a tour of this home
For the birds
Your imagination could easily get swept away when visiting a bathroom decorated with this whimsical portrayal of a pretty cottage garden, complete with hummingbirds. The design, called ‘Colibreeze’ from RADform, comes in a variety of wallpapers, including one suitable for bathrooms.
Your imagination could easily get swept away when visiting a bathroom decorated with this whimsical portrayal of a pretty cottage garden, complete with hummingbirds. The design, called ‘Colibreeze’ from RADform, comes in a variety of wallpapers, including one suitable for bathrooms.
Dream big
Create a dreamy effect in the bedroom by commissioning a delicate mural to be painted on the walls. Flowers are an elegant choice of motif, but can be a little too feminine. Transform the look by painting them oversized.
Create a dreamy effect in the bedroom by commissioning a delicate mural to be painted on the walls. Flowers are an elegant choice of motif, but can be a little too feminine. Transform the look by painting them oversized.
Let the sunshine in
Bring good vibes into your bathroom with a sunny mural depicting a huge yellow sunflower or daisy. It’s sure to brighten up even the blandest of bathrooms.
See more ideas inspired by Van Gogh’s art
Bring good vibes into your bathroom with a sunny mural depicting a huge yellow sunflower or daisy. It’s sure to brighten up even the blandest of bathrooms.
See more ideas inspired by Van Gogh’s art
Grand greyscale
This large photo wall mural zooms in on spring blooms, bringing a light and fresh feeling to this bedroom. It can be bought from Rebel Walls or you can do it yourself: get a favourite image turned into a wall-sized print from either an office supplier, graphic studio or printer. For best results, take a simple, clear image in restful shades that will complement the rest of the room rather than overpower it.
This large photo wall mural zooms in on spring blooms, bringing a light and fresh feeling to this bedroom. It can be bought from Rebel Walls or you can do it yourself: get a favourite image turned into a wall-sized print from either an office supplier, graphic studio or printer. For best results, take a simple, clear image in restful shades that will complement the rest of the room rather than overpower it.
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If you’re craving a big change for little effort, then an enormous flower on the wall will really add the wow factor to your room. Here, an all-white dining room benefits from a significant shot of pink provided by the larger-than-life camellia on the wall. Mural-style photographic wallpapers are an impressive way to get this look. This one is from the Greenhouse collection by Rebel Walls.