9 Spectacular Ways to Design the Wall Behind the Sofa

Usually, the dead spaces in a home end up in bringing up of monotonous spaces. Talking about the dead spaces, the most common is the dead wall at the back of a sofa. The most common idea is to bring up a painting and hang it in the center. However, there are more creative solutions to address the same. Further, we have compiled a list of ideas that can transform that dead wall into a piece of interest, breaking the monotony of space and adding up a tinge of charm and sophistication.

1. Put up a Display

Use the rear wall as a display wall. The display can be paintings, sculptures or photographs. A creative tinge to the display may do wonders. The wall may act as a gallery wall comprising of framed artwork, a few sculpted pieces, word art, a tapestry, or a combination of both.

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2. Carve out Niches and add Shelves

Shelves and niches help up breaking the wall. It helps in ending up the monotony of the wall. It gives the freedom to create multiple eye-catching pieces on the wall. The shelves offer a bundle of options such as ledge shelves, hook shelves, cube shelves, and more. Go for a shelving option that complements the character of the seating area.

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3. Paper it all

For a bigger impact, go for wallpapers. Instead of wallpapering the whole wall, try it on a single wall, that is the wall behind the sofa. Adding wallpaper on one wall creates a point of focus, helps in breaking up the visual monotony, as well as adds a bit of drama and charm to space. Its an artwork on its own, minimizing the need for framed artwork and wall pieces.

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4. Thinking in the Third Dimension

Try adding up the third dimension in the 2D plane. Think of sculptures that emerge out of the wall or a popping out mural is also a good option.

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5. Large Art

Try a large art to be displayed on the rear wall, which beautifies the place. It is an easy to install kind of technique. The large art can be a single piece or multiple pieces that together form a single art.

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6. A Bit of Eclectic Attitude

It's not always necessary to use frames, pictures and photographs to decorate the space. Try a bit eclecticism. Try using scraped mechanical gears, shutter doors, or other scraped materials from the garage, antique stores, flea market and yard sales, and try finding the objects that best suits the oddball wall. Add creativity to the concept and play along.

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7. The Biblio Files

The one thing that a home generally lacks is the storage space for books. The best thing to do is to add a complete book wall at the rear of the sofa piece. It adds a bit of coziness and interest in the space, especially if they attain a floor to ceiling height. And the beauty is that it's not mandatory to fill all the shelves with the books only, various pieces of art can also fulfill the purpose.

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8. Board and Battens

Board and battens is an emphasizing technique that involves layering of boards upon a wall to add visual texture to the wall. Get engaged with the symmetrical nature of boards and battens. You can opt for the half wall, a quarter of a wall, or full floor to ceiling height, depending on the taste. Try the various alternatives and go for the one, which suits the best.

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9. Accessorize it with Mirrors

The wall behind the couch can act as a perfect space for the installation of a large mirror that offers a panoramic view of the space. Mirrors possess an added benefit of creating an illusion of space, which results in the creation of space that is much tempting and inviting. Also, artwork by using multiple small mirrors may act as a piece of interest.

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It's not mandatory to use only a single technique. Mix it up to achieve the output that best suits the available space, and results in a more charming and inviting space.

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