No matter how hard we try, there’s always that one wall in everyone’s home that’s persistently prepossessing. Whether it’s because of the pushpins, recurring spots, or just for its plainness, we all agree it’d be best to hide these walls.
Despite regular maintenance, your home or office walls may get damaged with time. But the more significant challenge is the tiny dents and dings here and there. They’re way too minor to call for a repair or patch job.
Not considering repainting as an option, let’s talk about some innovative ways to hide wall blemishes.
8 Ideas to Hide wall blemishes
1. Wall tapestries
Tapestries can truly do it all. And, no, not all tapestries make your home look like the Vatican.
You can browse from the numerous textile arts, vintage, and weaving fabrics. They are artful pieces that add color, vibrancy, pattern, and texture to any space.
The best way to cover a blemished wall with tapestry is to stretch it over a frame. You can use a plywood board or wood frame. You can stretch the fabric on the frame edges, fold it in, and staple it.
You can also use Velcro, create a canopy of tapestries, or simply hang it from a rod. But weighty fabrics may need more support. So, consider using a baseboard or wood frame if you have the option.
2. Gallery wall
Gallery walls work great to create a focal point in your home (apart from hiding blemished walls!). It lends a unique character and personality to the space.
If you’ve marks or scuffs in the hallway or up the staircase, even better. Gallery walls are perfect for these sections, although they can be placed anywhere.
To make a gallery wall, you’ve two options:
- use your collection of pictures/paintings/posters/prints
- buy themed art prints
Next, decide the theme, color, size of prints, and scale of the collection to suit the interiors. It can be abstract, family photographs, places, handmade prints, etc.
Same size prints work best for a clean look, but you can also go for random sizes and arrangements.
3. Drapes
Apart from hiding ugly paint or brickwork, curtains and drapes work excellently to cover open wardrobes, shelves, hanging rails, and the like.
When going for this option, choose a fabric and color that complements the interiors. It’s almost like creating a cocoon inside your home.
Draping entire walls is common in commercial event halls but work equally beautifully in small homes. It adds warmth to any room by softening out the walls and creating a more inviting feel.
For the fabric, always go for thicker materials like velvet or damask when covering damaged walls or similar. Textured fabrics like linen, silk, corduroy also work well.
4. Drywall mud
This technique is great if you want a textured look for the corner. Perfectly harmonizing with the flat, block color walls and drywall mud wall will help add personality to the area.
You can go for some of the most popular texturing styles. Comb, popcorn, orange peel, knockdown, sand swirl, or slap brush. They’re pretty easy to pull off too.
All you need to do is apply mud on your walls, texture it, let it dry, and paint over it. You can also mix paint with drywall mud for an even matted look.
5. Green wall
Most homes have faux greenery. So why not spin them for a refreshed look? Topiaries are super easy to work around as you don’t need a horticulture degree to pull it off.
To keep it simple and stylish, hang a big mirror on the wall and place a few pots on the sides to create symmetry. Now, form a base by layering and stacking vintage elements like lamps, books, urns, cloches, and top it with some topiaries of different sizes and shapes.
Try to maintain a cohesive color palette that works excellently with any accent item. You can also add jute throws or silver/copper plates for a complete themed wall side.
One other way to use greenery to cover wall blemishes is to use hedges. Green wall hedges look fantastic in any spot, be it an office space or home. It simply uplifts the overall aura of the area.
You can use a store-bought artificial English Ivy hedge or buy faux ivy plants to make a distinct and natural look.
6. Floating Shelves
Add some floating shelves to the ugly paint area. Whether it’s your laundry room, kitchen, living area, or bathroom, adding some shelves is never a bad thing. It doesn’t always have to be linear or traditional wood-toned. It also serves the dual purpose of organization and storage.
You can place some statement pieces and plants on the shelves, which work as the artwork itself. Or you can also add a pop of color by painting the shelves in a contrasting shade of the interiors.
7. Corkboard
Who doesn’t like a good old-fashioned corkboard to put up your notes and daily to-do lists? And these cork boards work excellently well in covering up an ugly water spot or pinhole in the most functional way.
If you think hanging to-do lists are too mainstream for you, put up whatever you like. Your favorite fridge magnets, keychains collected over time, or even the simplest thank you note you got at work!
8. Mural
Murals are a dynamic way to elevate any plain or empty area. While you can choose from various decals and murals, a world map mural works beautifully for any space. More if you’re an avid traveler.
Whatever your taste, you can go for any kind of map, modern subways, city maps, medieval maps, or anything that suits your liking.
