Where is your signature style the most prominent in your home? In addition to the furnishings, the fittings, the ceiling, and the floor, the one feature of your home that speaks volumes about your creative aspirations is your walls.

Gone are the days when a single coat of paint or tile or wallpaper would add gloss and flair to your home. Wall coverings are the mainstay and a fashion statement about home décor.

Discover ten innovative wall covering options to explore this year for your home.

Wainscoting

Wainscoting is the best way to break the design on a wall and introduce different patterns. Running the length of the wall, but generally, only up to one-third of its height, wainscoting can add an old-worldly charisma to your home. Another advantage of wainscoting is that it helps hide scratches, holes, and other minor blemishes along the lower section of a wall. You could experiment with wood wainscoting panels or bamboo wainscoting panels in your living room or your bedroom. You could even try tiles, especially for kitchens or bathrooms, which help keep the space clean due to their waterproof nature and simplicity in cleaning up.

Felt Wall Covering

Lavish, well-appointed, and opulent, felt wall covering could bring the magnificence and grandeur of a plush abode to your home. It is rich in its feel and luxurious in its texture felt wall covering is sustainable and durable. It also provides a cushioning of sound around you for a peaceful atmosphere. It gives the option of going in for various shades and colours. It has also stood the test of time and has a glorious performance history behind it.

Stainless Steel Wall Covering

When the question is of practicality, like in the kitchen, the best option on hand for walls is Stainless Steel Wall Covering. Even though it may not be as common in most homes in the vicinity, it provides many benefits as the first choice in kitchen wall covering. Being heat resistant, it is, first and foremost, safe to use. Also, since you can easily wipe off grime, dirt and stains, it is an excellent product to use in kitchens. And the best part is it adds to the overall look as the stainless steel backdrop gels well with most of the utensils packed in the kitchen – the pots and pans that are often made of stainless steel.

Faux Stone Wall Covering

If you want a quick fix that looks good, you could go in for a faux stone wall covering for your home. It is easy to install and can be done speedily. Unlike actual stone coverings, it doesn’t require special tools for putting up. It is generally a lightweight material and can give the endearing impression of brick or stone. It can be conveniently used indoors and outdoors and relatively save time and money over traditional material. For easier application and maximum effect, you can opt for faux stone wall panels which will allow you to choose smaller areas to panel or to create a stand-out feature wall without committing to a complete stone wall.

However, one needs to bear in mind that this material may not come across as original brick or stone at a closer look. The best way to use this type of cover would be to select them for a place with minimal physical contact and where the closer look can be avoided. Alternatively, you can choose to add a natural stone wall for impact using your own choice of brick and Concrete to secure the wall covering in place.

3d Effect Wall Covering

If your style statement is loud, bold and eye-catchy, the best option suited for you would be the 3d effect wall covering. It stands out on its own and makes a strong statement about your character. Chic, cool and peppy, 3d effect wall coverings can take walls in your home to the next level. But there is a chance of overdoing it. So the best method to this madness would be to select a particular wall; like the wall behind your headboard in the room or the wall behind the seating space in the living room, and go in full steam for a 3dimensional pattern that will make eyes pop and tongues wag in appreciation.

Faux Leather Wall Covering

To go ultra-uber, modish and trendy, you could consider going the faux leather wall covering way. With spaces behind beds, couches or elegant armchairs, the look of faux leather is fascinating. You could do a smart mix of natural and faux leather. For spaces that come in direct contact, use genuine leather, but faux leather is a smart choice for out of reach spaces. The best part about this type of wall covering is that it’s easy to install. They stick on with construction adhesive or hot glue.

Tiles

To add a stunning look to any part of your home, go in for an accentuated tile wall covering. There are many options to choose from; some are listed as follows: faux leather tiles, shell mosaic wall tiles, decorative wall tiles, stone wall tiles, 3d wall tiles and gypsum tiles.

Laminates

Let your creativity explode with laminate coverings for walls. Limited no longer only to floors, you can complement the great look of your floors by choosing to dress up your walls too with complimentary lamination. Stylish, fashionable and elegant, laminates on walls is a new concept quickly catching on the trend.

Acoustics

With acoustics, you could transform your walls into works of art and increase your style quotient while at the same time controlling your decibel levels by absorbing sound and insulating the area. Till recently, acoustic walls were drab by their very nature, but of late, decorative panels such as acoustic fibreglass panels, acoustic foam panels, metal acoustic panels, acoustic cubes, acoustic drapery, etc., have given homeowners a plethora of choices in acoustic wall coverings.

Wood Veneers

Nothing exudes the natural vitality of wood. Having a wooden wall in your home brings you that much closer to nature. But if you are one of the more considerate ones and feel an obligation to make less use of timber in your home, the other option you could go in for is wood veneer. Coming in all shades of brown that could match your every whim and fancy, you could deck up your walls with the finish of wood, leaving a lasting impression on friends and family alike.

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