Using wallpaper to decorate the walls has always been an economical option than getting the walls painted. This medium of wall decoration has lately been making its way back to modern designs with its edgy style. Check out these exceptional uses of wallpaper in home décor:

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Make Artworks with Wallpaper

In order to get a big effect, you do not need to use wallpaper on the entire space of a wall. You will have an instant personalized piece of art by framing a fragment of wallpaper and hanging it up on a wall. An advantage of wallpaper is that most of its designs can be tailored to fit any space. You can also create a mini-art gallery effect by grouping some framed pieces together. For example, you can frame 9 or 12 wallpaper squares in three or four different patterns and hang them on a wall in a rectangular shape.

Take it out of the Wall

You can take the usage of wallpaper beyond the walls. In fact, it can literally be put to use all over the house. Consider putting wallpaper on the ceiling of your bedroom and any other room. The great thing is that wallpaper is available in so many patterns that you can create any atmosphere with it – bright, cozy, cheery, or shady. Using it on the bedroom ceiling will allow you to look at something beautiful at every night.

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Unexpected Style

Think outside of the box and do the opposite to what everyone expects. For example, striped paper is normally used vertically but you can hang it horizontally instead. On the other hand, paintings and prints are rarely hung on wallpaper. However, doing so can add visual energy and craft new planes of interest. Just make sure to arrange your groupings carefully.

Use Leftover Pieces

A number of effective ways are there to make use of leftover paper from a wallpapering project. With small pieces of paper, make greeting cards, place cards, or gift tags. Use patches of wallpaper to cover insides of jewelry boxes or wrap gift boxes. You can even wrap the covers of your kids’ books with leftover pieces. With large pieces, you can line the insides of storage cubes or open bookshelves. One interesting use of decorative wallpaper pieces can be spicing up a plain coffee table. Place a paper on the surface of the table and then, use a glass sheet to hold it in place. You can change or remove it at any time to add a refreshing touch to the space. Similarly, you can renovate an antique lamp by coating the lampshade with patterned wallpaper.

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From framed arts to headboards, the decoration possibilities with wallpaper are endless. In fact, it is a versatile decorative element that can easily be used creatively.

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Window treatments have come a long way from just covering a window for privacy while adding visual interest at the same time. Curtains are most commonly used to keep sunlight in or out while also adding privacy, but there are also other creative ways to use curtains. Fabric and textiles are a beautiful way to add height in a room when hung closer to the ceiling, they make a bedroom look more romantic when hung around a canopy bed, and they are a simple way to separate a studio apartment that needs distinct areas within a room. Here are some inspiring ways to make your curtains brighten your interiors.

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Use curtains in non-traditional ways:

While curtains are beautiful at your windows the material can be used in several unconventional ways. Order online curtain fabric and use as beautiful wall covering in place of wall paper. If you are handy with a staple gun and batting, consider making an upholstered headboard for your bed with curtain fabric. They also make a beautiful backdrop on the backside of open shelving or inside of a hutch or bulletin board in your home office! Curtains can be used for more than just windows.

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Use curtains outdoors:

Most people think of curtains for only inside your home but curtains have become popular in outdoor applications as well. On your patio, lanai, or even to keep the sun out of your sunny deck, all-weather curtains are a great idea. Ensure that the fabric you choose can hold up to climate changes, and especially harsh sun rays. There are several brands online that will help your outdoor home look and feel as beautiful as your interiors!

Curtains are a beautiful way to soften your interiors but they can also be used in a myriad of options. Try a few of these ideas out in your home inside and out. You will be surprised how curtain fabric is versatile and beautiful when you add it with your creative decorative touches.

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Last night, I had great conversation with #InteriorDesignChat on Twitter Chat.  A group of design professionals who get together each Tuesday night at 6pm EST and talk about home design related topics. Last night the topic was ‘Fall Trends in Home Decor’ – absolutely up my alley!  It was wonderful to hear what colors, textures, and ideas we think are going to become designer home trends.

One topic in particular that caught my attention was the use of orange in decor. Now when I say orange, not just any orange. Hermes orange to be exact.  If you don’t know the name Hermes, think – Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart, holding huge leather handbags.  That infamous orange ‘Birkin’ bag is just one of many products from Paris’s Hermes original saddlery maker since 1837. Today, the Hermes scarves and leather handbags are synonymous with luxury and status.

What is even more exciting to me, is that fashion has influenced the home design world. The beautiful deep orange that the Hermes logo is comprised of, is now a huge trend in home decor.  Look at these homes and tell me that you couldn’t use some Hermes orange in your decor!

Powerful and clean, Hermes orange in this dining room is rich and engaging!

I love how the Hermes orange, turquoise and yellows are combined in this modern living room.

In the bedroom this beautiful orange coupled with pops of black and white is stunning.

This fall look to see what colors are trending for the fall.  If you like it enough, it may be a great color to introduce into your home!

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I’m always looking for home decor that is a little off the the norm.  Not too off the norm, but enough to make you take a second look as if to say, ” I wish THAT was in my home!”  I came across this great wallpaper and fabric site called Osborne & Little. Take a look at these beautiful fabrics and wallpaper combinations.

The Sylvania Collection features this pastel iridescent beautiful fabric.

Salix wallpaper from the Sylvania collection is rich in color and texture.

Gilty wallpaper is made up of “fish scale” pattern glimmering pieces.

Swan Lake fabric from the Sylvania collection is a larger print fabric, but still has a beautiful feel to it.

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With all the talk of wall treatments, paint, wallpaper, how about the ceiling?  Do we forget about it because there isn’t many choices? Maybe we forget about it because we don’t hang pictures, or decorate it in any unique ways.

Marie Burgos Design has come up with some wonderful ceiling solutions, to avoid the same ‘ol blah ceiling.

I like wood ceilings, because they add warmth and natural hues.  Wood is unique in every application and can’t be replicated exactly the same.

How about fabric? I’ve always heard of it, but look at how dreamy it is for this nursery!

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