I painted the staircase landing wall Interesting Aqua to accent a huge painting of a tree. The painting's main colors are green, bronze and blue. Interesting Aqua is not too green and not too blue. Thank Paint people for upping my knowledge of paint, LRV, etc.
I like the wood accent walls and the kitchen mural in the shelving in this video. I like the geometric ones too. In new homes, I've seen textured or metal with shapes in it. Thank you for sharing!
I've never been a fan of an accent wall because it breaks off the flow of a room and can be jarring to the eye. On the other hand, the examples you offered are very tasteful and interesting. Good job, James. This video changed my mind.
I like accent walls a LOT, and I sure appreciate this video! I remember doing a color block wall in a granddaughters bedroom to highlight her medals from gymnastics. You are right 💯 all you need is a little creativity and you are good to go. This is an AWESOME video, James, thanks so much!
I just painted over a black chalkboard with magnetic paint in my basement which I did for the children. They used it had fun but I don’t need it anymore. Bm Navajo white again! The room looks brighter!
During the past two years I heard on RU-vid that accent walls were done. But then these same RU-vidrs have shown rooms featuring accent walls in subsequent videos.
I really admire this channel a lot for not talking absolutes. Talking about ways to have a modified accent wall or blending walls with an accent wall shows thinking outside the box.
Must be done in concert w a cohesive concept. At the hands of a talented designer? The scene, photo Jay Wilde, at 5:25/10:24 is superb. One of your very best videos, ty.
Accent walls aren’t going anywhere. Sorry designers. Slat-wood walls will be put to bed when people realize the dust they kick up before the accent trend goes away.
I love the acoustic panels you showed, especially the striped squares. I am from Montreal. Can they be bought locally in Canada, or do they have to be ordered from the UK? Keep up with the interesting colour combinations.
Great video. I have been debating about an accent wall in primary bedroom but was thinking is this just boring (ie: just a colour) but I have not found something that will really look right with the room
I like an interesting accent wall like you’ve shown, not just a block of color and call it an accent. Great video! Where did you source the picture with the awesome brown couch in the beginning? I love it.
These are all good examples of when an accent wall is effective and polished: murals, wood shiplap. Having said that, rather than the timid one wall painted a color, top designers are now recommending to embrace a fully cohesive look: going for the "color drench" where all the walls, trim and ceiling are one color but different sheens; Bold, saturated colors all over; Wallpaper, in smaller prints on all the walls with a strong color accent trim; wallpaper on all the walls with matching fabrics on all the upholstery, curtains, bedding -that's very expensive old school design. I think the key here is to not be timid, and just paint one wall, when you could paint all four (if money was no object) -AND -having the ceiling the "fifth wall" -and that is the "accent wall" with lacquered finishes, wood shiplap, geometric designs, accent colors, etc.
