These Stylish Accent Walls Will Give Your Home So Much Personality

When it comes to designing an accent wall, the potential combinations of material and colours are endless. Here are some inspired feature-wall ideas to get those creative juices flowing and help you design your own standout space.

Deep aqua accent wall with a ridged treatment in a retro living room with funky carpets, jewel-tone pillows, mid-century modern furniture as featured on HGTV’s Hidden Potential

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Green With Envy

A feature wall is an excellent way to add architectural interest to a basic white living room – make it with diagonal panelling in a bold colour and you’ve got a design showstopper.

Beautiful entryway set up at the base of a set of stairs with an antique wooden floor cabinet topped with a classic lamp, a stack of books, a potted orchid and a white and gold art canvas, in front of a wall covered in blue and white geometric wallpaper and two circular convex mirrors, and a coat rack with a straw hat and white coat hanging of it

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Timeless Traditions

A classic wallpaper design demarcates the front-door entry area, showing how an accent wall can be used to highlight a space’s particular purpose, such as an entryway or dining area – especially in an open-concept home.

A luxurious bedroom with a grey upholstered bed, end of bed bench, grey pillows and comforter, a black bedside table with a grey lamp, and walls painted in BEHR Smoky White BWC-13 and Broadway PPU18-20 and accents painted in BEHR Maple Glaze PPU3-16 Accent: Maple Glaze PPU3-16

Behr: Smoky White BWC-13, Broadway PPU18-20, Maple Glaze...

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Black Out

When it comes to a painted bedroom feature wall, the most common wall to pick is the one behind the headboard. But we suggest flipping the script and opting for the far side wall, especially if door opens to the side of the bed. Equally as important is choosing a top-tier paint that will last for years – BEHR DYNASTY INTERIOR Paint & Primer [LINK TK] is super durable and scuff and mark resistant, keeping your walls looking just as new as the day you painted them.

Chic living room with a long gas fireplace set into a feature wall with grey herringbone tile in an ombre pattern, dark wood floors, and built-in shelves as featured on HGTV’s Worst to First

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Totally Tiled

Tile isn’t usually the top material that comes to mind when scrolling through feature-wall ideas, but maybe it should be. This herringbone tile in an ombre pattern is the standout design element of this chic living room.

Cozy cabin themed bedroom with a log feature wall behind the grey upholstered bed, large white framed windows, navy walls, a large red run, two bedside tables with laps, a large black wicker pendant lamp, and black leather and wood armchair in the corner designed by Alison Victoria on HGTV’s Rock the Block

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Designer Driftwood

Halved, aged-wood logs set vertically as an accent wall behind the soft, upholstered bed give this bedroom immediate cozy-cabin vibes. The navy wall colour and mid-century-modern furnishing keep it from turning kitsch.

Striking entryway with a grey table with a blue succulent bowl, a white lamp, and framed artwork, dark wood floors, a colourful geometric rug, white door and archway paint in BEHR Ultra Pure White® and a paneled wall painted in BEHR Secret Meadow S360-6

Behr: Secret Meadow S360-6, Ultra Pure White®

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Home Coming

There are two easy ways to make a plain wall feel instantly special – add paneling for texture and add paint for colour. BEHR DYNASTY INTERIOR Paint & Primer [LINK TK] (Behr’s top-tier paint product) is ideal for high-traffic areas, such as entryways – with its advanced stain repellency, soap and water cleans it up in seconds.

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On Again Off Again

If you love the look of wallpaper but aren’t quite ready to commit to a single design, you have options. Removable wallpaper strips or even geometric decals (think dots or triangles) can give you the feature wall you want without any of the application hassle.

Vintage entry table topped with a large green ceramic lamp, a vase filled with cotton sprigs, three large ceramic vessels on the ground, a large woven basket on dark wood floors, a vintage rug, and a green wall with 12 framed vintage botanical prints hung on it

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Vintage Scores

A successful feature wall can have just as much to do with what you hang on it as which colour you paint it or which material you choose. A grid of framed vintage botanical drawings brings a timeless quality to this space, so think about what type of vibe you want to portray.

Chic bedroom with blonde hardwood, a large patterned area run, and a black panelled accent wall with built-in lamps and windows as featured on Boise Boys for HGTV Canada

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Illuminating Discovery

This is a very special feature wall. Not only does it have the two accent-wall go-to’s – paneling and paint – but it also has a hidden element: lighting. The gold bedside-table lamps and windows are incorporated into the wall’s design.

Beautifully curated bookshelves with a selection of photographs, candles, plants, art and mementos on a featured wall in an all-white living room featured on HGTV

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Material Girl

A feature wall doesn’t always need a colour change to make it stand out – here, the addition of white wood panels (and a new texture) across the back wall is enough to draw the eye.