How to decorate the wall in the living room above the sofa: how to decorate the shelf in the hall, decor photo

Decorating individual elements of private houses and city apartments is a separate art form. In the modern world, where working days are filled with constant stress, the arrangement of dwellings according to all the canons of "Feng Shui" is the only outlet for a tired person. Recently, the decoration of individual elements of rooms has become fashionable. In this article, we will figure out how to decorate the wall in the living room above the sofa, what color to choose, and also get acquainted with the various finishing options for dwellings.

Decorating the wall above the sofa is the final stage of decorating the living room interior

Do I need to decorate?

Of course, the final decision on the decoration of the wall rests with the owner of the home. But look at the pictures below. Imagine you are in one of these rooms. What do you feel? What emotions does this or that design option evoke?

When choosing a decor, you should follow the principles of proportionality.

The author believes that being in one of these rooms at least raises the mood, from which, as doctors have established, increases immunity and has a general strengthening effect on the entire body. This is especially important during a raging East Asian disease.

Scale objects are suitable for large rooms, in a small room it is better to use compositions of small objects

This option is especially convenient because you can hang almost any thing on the wall in the living room, and the overall design of the room will benefit. This finishing method is recommended by the leading experts in the field of design excellence. Thanks to him, it is possible to equip the dwelling in the style of "Minimalism" and "High-tech".

Wall decoration methods

Thanks to industry advances in building materials, there are so many finishes and decoration options available. Within the framework of this article, we will consider the most popular, as well as amazing design methods.

• Gluing posters on a plastered surface or wallpaper. Both options are acceptable, they look very convincing. The second method is more expensive than the first, but the effect of using combinations of different shades makes the most unusual dreams come true.
  

  Wall decoration with posters is often used in industrial style interiors

• Photo wallpaper as the main focus of your hall.
  

  Wallpaper with photo printing allows you to achieve the desired effect and spend a lot of money.

• Paintings. This rendition is similar to posters. This type of finish is chosen by more aristocratic natures who are ready to truly appreciate the elegance of expensive wooden framing frames. Several ways are possible. One involves the installation of a single picture of impressive dimensions. It depicts a landscape, a modern city, stylishly dressed people or wild animals. The second is the use of several small paintings combined into a single composition. It is allowed to use variegated abstractionism.
• Photos in beautiful frames are also suitable for arranging the wall behind the sofa. Using a mat will repeatedly transform the overall design of the living room. Everything will do here: from family photos that conclude a history of several years, captured wildlife or our smaller brothers.
  

  Photos can be simply hung on the wall or placed on decorative shelves.

• In some cases, geographic maps are used. This design makes special demands on the general furnishings of the hall.
  

  An original idea - a wooden panel with a map of the world

• A great opportunity to visually expand the room is to install decorative or ordinary mirrors on the wall surface. This will add extravagance, modernity and will serve as a great help as an impromptu podium for trying on clothes.
  

  The composition of several mirrors of various sizes looks original

• For lovers of the styles inherent in Italian and French villages, experts in the field of design advise using hinged shelves lined with ceramic dishes. You can also use dishes that are attached directly to the wall. Various designs are allowed on ceramics: from ordinary bordered edges to photographs printed around the entire circumference of the plate.
  

  In the photo, an option for decorating a wall in a Provencal-style living room

• Wall clocks, lamps, sconces and niches are also used. The latter is replete with all sorts of options and possibilities.
  

  The photo shows an example of successfully placing the clock above the sofa in the living room.

• A combination of the above. Use your imagination to the fullest. There are no clear boundaries here. But do not forget: you cannot overload the situation. Such a design will become painful for the residents of an apartment or house, spoil the mood and cross out all good ideas.
  

  The highlight of the decor will be live plants, suspended in pots or installed on a shelf.

Before answering the question: how to decorate the wall above the sofa in the hall, analyze all of the above methods. A great idea would be to combine a few points, coupled with the manufacture of a plasterboard niche behind the sofa. Whole compositions can be organized here. Install wall lights, place a small aquarium with exotic fish species on the shelf, arrange lighting around the perimeter. Every homeowner chooses what he likes and wants.

Interior stickers are one of the most affordable and cheapest room decor options.

Furniture can also decorate a room. For example, you can place bookshelves above the sofa.

A living room in a classic style can be decorated with frames made of moldings with wallpaper inserts

Design example

Before you start decorating the wall above the sofa in the living room, look at the photos that are given as an example at the end of the article. Perhaps a selection of an experienced designer who generously provided our portal with these wonderful pictures will hook you to the living, inspire new achievements and experiments.

Consider an example of an absolutely incredible way of decorating a wall in a living room behind a sofa.

Let's start with the flooring and respecting the color palette. A light gray (off-white) laminate or carpet with a medium pile length is laid on the floor (prerequisite). When decorating walls for painting or pasting with ordinary gray wallpaper, the baseboards must be installed in a pure white color.

Light gray laminate will favorably emphasize the original design of the coffee table

The ceiling is made completely ordinary. A simple painting in a light white shade without additional patterns will do.

The sofa is purchased in purely dark tones. Here are the palettes to look out for:

• dark brown;
• black;
• dark grey.

The most successful solution is to buy a dark brown leather sofa with beige scuffs along the sharp edges. This shade will be very noble to combine with the general range of the living room. Place small pillows on the sofa. This will bring additional comfort, decorative fullness, convenient and comfortable pastime.

A leather sofa will look great against a gray wall

Let's go directly to decorating the wall behind the upholstered furniture in the hall. To give contrast, purely planed wooden boards covered with brown stain and varnish are attached to the surface. When choosing a cut of wood, give preference to bars of different lengths. Arrange the wooden structure asymmetrically.

The dimensions of the wooden panel are selected based on the availability of free space above the sofa

When buying wooden blocks, pay attention to the thickness of the blanks. For decorative, domestic purposes, the thickness of the pieces of wood should be no more than 20 mm.

As we have already decided, place the pieces of wood on the wall in a chaotic manner. You can install two or three lanes in one row. At the same time, the length of each workpiece must be different. This requirement is mandatory. This style implies some negligence, asymmetry.

Choosing an accent

After installing wooden structures, start hanging the decor. As the latter, we will use:

• marble pot with artificial greenery inside;
• deer (or any other) antlers;
• sturgeon model, fixed on a plate;
• large letter of the English alphabet.

Let's go over in order. The marble pot is selected in white and gray. It is placed on wooden planks mounted to the wall. A mandatory requirement is the absence of clear, verified lines. The pot should hang on the wall as unevenly as possible.

Small stones are suitable for decor.

A model of a green plant is placed inside such a pot. You can use live greens, but you have to keep an eye on it. When planting climbing plants, over time, a stem of impressive size and length will sprout, which will repeatedly decorate the design of the living room.

Fish and horns, together with the pot, occupy only one half of the wall composition. In the case of organizing an angular arrangement, these 3 components are placed on one side of the wall space.

The letter comes last. It should be done in a casual, rude style. Tin material is necessarily used. In terms of color, the letter should combine two shades at once:

• white, with rusty blotches around the perimeter, located inside the rim of the structure;
• on the outer edges - dark gray version, also supplemented with rust.

Ordinary incandescent lamps are installed inside the letter. Such a performance gives an extraordinary charm, vintage, and at night - comfort and warmth with lit fires.

For backlighting, it is better to use ordinary low-power incandescent bulbs, which give a soft yellow light.

If the decorative fullness of the wall space behind the sofa is not enough for you, you can fix small photographs on the boards (like the Polaroid format). In this way, you will fill the space by adding good memories of past years.

A simple decor option with photographs on the boards

As an accent, this style does not imply explicit, flashy elements. If you wish, you can add sofa cushions in a noticeable tone. Some tenants like to arrange colorful pictures. This option is also fine.

Be sure to consider the option of arranging a wall in a niche. Check out the photos posted at the end of this article. Here you will find exactly what you like.

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