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Entity's guide to 5 DIY prints that work on walls.

Are you tired of staring at the plain white walls in your home or scrolling through hours upon hours of Pinterest pages wishing you house looked a little more picture perfect? Well, ENTITY is here to help! Redecorating your walls is one of the easiest ways to make your home more comfortable and cute without breaking the bank.

Minimalism is in, but rewarded are the brave with creative hearts and a little bit of danger in their DIY blood. Boring does not have to be the aesthetic of your home or your sleek white walled apartment. We have compiled a list of print ideas that won’t give you a headache or overwhelm you in the DIY minefield. Paint or paper one wall in a room of your choosing for an accent space or cover all the walls to give a room a pop of originality with these 5 prints we think look best in any room.

A tip for the wise and frugal, if covering your walls, keep your floors and ceilings simple to avoid loud designs and headache inducing spaces. They say home is where the heart is, but we know, home is also where the Instagram-worthy spaces can come to life. Check our Entity’s 5 print ideas to make your walls pop!:

1 Stripes

An easy and quick way to make your walls pop? Stripes! Stripes can add dimension and light where there otherwise might not be and are the lifesaver lazy decorators has been waiting for! They can make a room appear taller and more spacious which can be a lifesaver in a smaller space, and can add color to a room without overwhelming your budget or your weekend plans.

Vertical stripes look best if painted on thinner and horizontal stripes look best painted on wider. Try and keep the stripes to two-three colors so you don’t end up with walls that give your guests a headache and the best part of painting stripes? You only need to buy one color if your walls are already white! Set up some blue tape and some tarps and you can have stripe-tastic walls in less than an hour!

2 Stenciling

Want to achieve a Pinterest-worthy room without breaking the bank or loosing out on all your fun plans for the next year? Stenciling is here to save the day! Stenciling can be as simple or ornate a project as you decide, this perhaps might be why we love it so much. You can easily stencil designs onto your already painted walls for a little décor on a dime or paint your walls your favorite shade and stencil over them for a decadent and subtle DIY project your friends won’t be able to stop admiring.

A decoration that has unlimited possibilities and can be customized for any aesthetic, it really is the win-win of décor DIY. Think of it as a facelift for your walls, still sleek and simple, but also intricate and fabulous!

3 Floral

For the bohemian in all of us, floral wall prints are back to save the day! Nothing like the loud and neon wall paper of our 80’s bedrooms, flora and fauna covered walls are a whimsical and feminine way to bring the outside world inside 365 days a year. Painted or wall paper: your choice! A way to make sure the print isn’t too much would be to test it on one wall of your desired room before making the full commitment, both to see it all together, and to decide if you really love the print.

Watercolor inspired floral prints are in right now, and are some of the most beautiful wall coverings we’ve ever seen. Floral printed wall paper will sure to be the statement piece of the room if you decide on the investment, so be sure to stick to one color pallet and simple decorations and furnishings to show off the space well without overwhelming you senses. This is for the decorator and DIY dreamer whose got an eye for the colorful and a love of the quirky and creative!

4 Geometric

For the DIY-er who loves clean lines and simple but striking designs, one way to spice up those blank walls is to paint or paper geometric patterns all over! Geometric prints are perhaps one of the most versatile wall prints because they lend themselves to the minimalist and the color pop lover in all of us at the same time.

Create an elegant space with simple black or grey shapes on white walls, neutral furniture, and minimal designs.  Or bring a room to life with bright colors, varying shapes, and mixed print furniture! Whichever design you go with, your geometric print walls will sure to be the swan song of the space, spend a day painting and papering, and then bask in the compliments of adoration from friends forever.

5 Textures: Metallics/ bricks/ wood panels

Want your walls to come to life and jump out at you literally? Add some texture to your space by switching white or colored walls for something a little edgier and a little more three-dimensional. Metallic paint, exposed bricks, and wood paneling are all options that will transform your walls from drab to fab. Though these are quite an expensive option, they will pay themselves out over the years as you don’t have to repaint or touch up out of style colors or peeling paint layers. A modern and fresh take on wall coverings that will make your home stand out for sure!

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