Unexpected things on your walls

Background

A couple of months ago, we helped a client decorate an empty wall in her bathroom. We worked together with her to select a combination of prints & a mirror with an unusual frame.

Today she popped in to say thank you and that she loved what our pieces did to her space. 

Project: Lounge room

Her next task was the lounge room. She showed us a sample of feature wall wallpaper and told her she was looking for ideas for the lounge room which had this paper. 

The wallpaper was white with irregular vertical silver stripes (a perfect neutral paper with a touch of interest).
She had a chaise in paprika, grey tiles and two chairs in grey.

There was also a red chair in the house which could end up living in the lounge instead of the two grey chairs (darned size limitations!)

There was also a black/grey arched floor lamp in the mix.

Usual things in unusual places

By now, you've probably figured out that this lady loves unusual pieces. She is the sort of client who would take our French style furniture and use it in unexpected ways. She is very open to new ideas. Lovin' this lady!

We talked about coffee table and side table possibilities and she is off checking measurements.

We drooled over the chaise in such a stand out colour.

We talked about the feature wall (behind the chaise). A mirror was not do-able as the wall faces the kitchen & the view wouldnt be ideal.

The traditional idea was a print or an oil.

Given her openess to interesting ideas, we suggested "unexpected things on walls".

Here are some ideas for inspiration:

Use the accent colour on the couch for many medium size, varying textures of empty frames. Yes, empty frames. The oval frames add a distinct softness to the rectangular frames.

A single large very traditional frame, empty. Wow! And you've saved money on the print/oil too!

Many same colour frames in various textures.

Very graphic, sleek frames in primary colours.

Lots of colours, lots of frames & many overlapping.

Very bold frames in a single colour.

Metallic frames picking up the rectangle shape of the fire place.

Another breathtaking wall.

This one is a little bit bland in our opinion.  But it's an option.

Or you can add photos and leave some of the frames blank.

Light fitting plaques.

More light fitting plaques.

More light fitting plaques.

Notice how the wall fittings pick up the colour of the throw/cushions.

Pick a colour & mix it with white, then find it in many different prints.  Crazy energy here, but in a good way.

Various plate ideas

Plates with mirrors - these may take some work, but the end result is lovely.

White plates mixed with white/black toille style plates. Get the idea?

Toille plates in a Wedgewood type blue/white colour. A wonderful complement to the lavender   upholstery.

The plates look like they are flying away...gorgeous.

If you love symmetry, something like this will give you peace. If you love asymmetry, this will drive you nuts! 

The vertical ribbons used here are an interesting twist. But you have an additional decision to make, what colour ribbons?

More toille style plates. in toning plum/red shades.

We hope these photos have given you some inspiration for your home and we also hope that our client returns to our store soon so we can play with some more ideas for her home.