Feature walls

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krgambling

Hi all,

I've got a kitchen and bedroom that could use a touch up of paint since the last tenant vacated.

I was going to go all one colour, but then thought I could try a feature wall in each room of a different colour.

Just curious about peoples opinion on feature walls - are they still popular? Getting dated now?

Cheers,
Keith
 
we do not like them. yes it looks dated. often in hideous colours or/and that textured look.
but guess its a matter of taste.
 
I guess a feature wall could work - I think it depends on where it is. For my development we have an ugly fence that borders the neighbours. We will probably put a feature wall there to make it look more attractive and give the place a better feel...
 
If its a rental,same color throughout is recommended,

If its your own PPOR you can do any thing to suit your own tastes,

I done two Feature walls alone last week for customers ,one was Metallic Moon and the other Bright red,
 
I agree, feature walls have been out for a while.

The only way I like to see them though, is if say a room is done in 1/4 strength Hog Bristle and then one wall is done in 1/2 or full strength Hog Bristle to give it a bit more depth, and a slight difference.

You have no idea the amount of times I do a feature wall for someone in a dining room and it is in dark red. They cannot understand why they go for it, but it is usually the colour that you associate with food and feeling hungry.
 
bronwynt said:
I agree, feature walls have been out for a while.

The only way I like to see them though, is if say a room is done in 1/4 strength Hog Bristle and then one wall is done in 1/2 or full strength Hog Bristle to give it a bit more depth, and a slight difference.

You have no idea the amount of times I do a feature wall for someone in a dining room and it is in dark red. They cannot understand why they go for it, but it is usually the colour that you associate with food and feeling hungry.
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I painted my unit with all the left over paint from my parents renovation - all the colours were done by a colourist/interior designer so they all more or less worked together or blended well one room into another - I saved lotsa $$$ Mum and Dads place is Federation so the feature is the bit between the picture rails and the ceiling/cornice - no whole walls are features.

I :heart: Hog Bristle - whcih is an excellent suggestion - my walls are either 1/2 or 1/4 strength - honestly cant remember back to 4 years ago.

I however have two feature walls because it worked out that way in the left over paint department - in the spare room one wall is a slightly darker shade of light green than the others - no idea what it was called - you almost don't notice it ... and in my main bedroom which has a really dark red which I think is called Marakesh Red ... it works with my inherited brass antique bed and garage sale antique wardrobe ... but for a rental I would agree with everyone else ... I would stick with as neutral a colour palette as possible ...

The last place I lived which I rented was YELLOW in every single room ... yellow everywhere ... after a year you stopped noticing it mostly .. oh with dark blue carpet ... AND I bought a red fabric lounge from ikea on sale - ex floor stock - I would have prefered a neutral colour lounge, but they only had dark red and I loved the shape and the size and comfort of it and most of all the price ... So yellow walls, blue carpet and a red lounge :eek: ... stick with Hog Bristle!
 
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