Cheap decorating ideas for a big wall?

[Bernadine]

J had a long, blank wall in his house. He hates it, but doesn't have a lot of money to spend to hang stuff. Any ideas?

[Bernadine]

Dec 29, 2012 11:53:33 GMT -5 @astrid said:

We have some great consignment shops where I have found neat things. Craigslist? You can stretch fabric on canvas. Then there are stores like Gordman's. What is his aesthetic?

Aesthetic = bachelor pad meets whatever his mom's picked up for him. Lol. It drives him nuts that his house looks like a bachelor pad, he wants it to look more homey.

I'll tell him to keep an eye out on Craigslist.

[mamasaurus]

Buy some cheap frames at the craft store or Ikea. Make stencils from templates online for painting on newspaper/magazine pages/other free or cheap source of paper. Put them in the frames and put the frames together on the wall like a puzzle.

Think something like this:


but with stuff like this:



You can also do this with a few small square and rectangle mirrors. It's cheaper than one big mirror and is more visually interesting.

One piece of interesting textile would also work, but you'd have to mount a curtain rod or wire to hang it.

Oh, and if there is an art school near him, students usually sell work cheap. He might even be able to pick up an investment piece.

[sugarplum]

Ikea has some large scale photography/art that is affordable. You could also pick something out from allposters.com or art.com and do something like this. pinterest.com/pin/166492517446315924/ You can buy canvases from Michaels - sign up online for 40% off coupons.

Ikea has some simple frames. Start off with a small area in the center and then expand over time.

[melindafelinda]

I look on free photo sharing sites like flickr and download some high resolution photographs and put them in frames.

[winecat]

Check out Fat Head. You can get custom ones done too. Wait for a sale though. They have them pretty often and it's usually a good deal.

[Deleted]

Sugarplum's suggestion is good. I love big walls.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Paint a mural? It's not hard if you can paint inside lines! You just need a projector to get the design on the wall

[daringmiss]

I haven't bought anything from them yet, but these looked interesting.

md-canvas.com/

[julesf84]

What about a reasonably priced mirror?