A rare living room setting is complete without a sofa. It is the guarantor of the comfort of its atmosphere, and often even becomes an accent element. A properly selected sofa can really decorate a room, but it can change the interior beyond recognition only if the wall space behind it is also decorated.
The design of the wall above the sofa can be the most diverse, and the designers, on this occasion, have a whole bunch of ideas. Forget carpets. Even the most beautiful of them will look like a relic of the past. Let's look for really relevant solutions together.
Does the space above the sofa always require decoration?
Since the sofa is responsible for creating a comfortable environment, it may not always be traditional to use it in it. For example, upholstered furniture often has to take on the function of space zoning. In this case, the sofa is rarely standing along the wall. It is often pushed to the center of the room. With this arrangement, there simply will not be a wall behind it, which means that there is actually nothing to decorate.
Zoning the living room space with a sofa
You will not have to suffer with the selection of decor if the sofa is placed under the window. Decoration with such an arrangement of furniture will be the view that opens behind the glass, and the beautiful design of the window area. Luxurious curtains, for example, in 3D design, can provide a very original background for the sofa.
In all other cases, there will be an unsightly piece of wall above the sofa back, and you will have to work with the empty space.
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You can approach the issue of designing an empty area in detail and reproduce something grandiose there, or limit yourself to using various accessories and decorative ornaments.
Quick Decisions
These include the use in wall decor:
- posters;
- paintings;
- photographs;
- kart;
- mirrors.
Decor with posters
Modern posters are colorful, made of quality materials, and feature an abundance of stories. They can be purchased at the store or made to order. However, for all their attractiveness and ease of use, these elements are recommended to be used only in those interiors that have no stylistic reference.
Wall decor above the sofa
Thematic posters often appear for children. They are especially appropriate in the design of teenagers' rooms. A similar decor will be good in the living room, where creativity is above style.
Posters are also appropriate in the interior of the room.
The poster is an organic solution for the wall above the sofa, standing in a room decorated in the spirit of pop art. It can be used in a loft, Scandinavian interiors. The main thing is that what is depicted on the poster has a certain artistic value or supports a general interior theme.
Decor with paintings
You can decorate the wall above the sofa with a picture. It is desirable to place the volumetric element in the center.This way you will support the theory of symmetry in interior design. What is depicted in the picture should be in harmony with the surrounding space both at the plot level and in the color aspect, so as not to provoke dissonance. Moreover, the framing of the decorative element should also be appropriate, so take your time in choosing and look for a balance. Well, you can’t take a picture in a carved gilded frame as a set for a modern sofa. It will be an absolute bad manners.
The image in the picture should be in harmony with the surrounding space.
Large-scale paintings, painted in watercolor, oil, pastel, inserted into chic frames, will not look out of context in classic interiors. Having placed them above the sofa of the corresponding design, do not forget to arrange additional decor lighting in order to be able to fully enjoy the masterpiece spectacle.
Wall above the sofa in a classic interior
For small living rooms, where it is quite difficult to imitate the palace style, you need to choose something less pompous, without gilded baguette frames, for example:
- etchings;
- small watercolors;
- engravings.
Under these conditions, they will look extremely organic and aesthetically pleasing.
The mainstream of our time can be called a triptych. This three-part drawing is an incredibly mesmerizing sight in the design of the empty space above the sofa.
Decoration of the wall above the sofa with a triptych
A triptych can have a paper, fabric or film base. The printed drawing is divided into composite elements that are stretched onto stretchers. When decorating the space above the sofa, it is better to place the details at some distance from each other. Then, as if the unfinished look of the decor will attract with its desire for reunification.
Similar accessories for wall design are not difficult to find on sale. For the creation of triptychs will be happy to undertake in the art workshop. It is allowed to use accessories without a frame. The idea will not look worse from the lack of frames.
Decor photos
“Black and white shots enclosed in narrow frames will look stylish”
Having decided to arrange a photo gallery on an empty section of the wall behind the sofa, you should initially take care of holding a professional photo shoot. Enlarged amateur footage should not be hung in such a prominent place. No, photos taken on vacation can also be used in the process of friendly gatherings, but it is better if they become an addition to high-quality portraits. Try to draw family photos with a storyline. This will tell guests about the priority values of homeowners.
For wall decor, give preference to professional photographs.
You can go the other way and hang on the wall a picture on an abstract subject, taken by an eminent photo guru, or showing an episode that impressed you. Black and white frames enclosed in narrow frames will look stylish.
Stylish shots in black and white
You can place photo compositions in a wide variety of ways, but all the pictures included in them must have something in common: either color, or shape, or frame type.
The idea of arranging a photo collage over the sofa will appeal to representatives of creative professions.
Decor cards
No, not playing, although the idea is also not deprived of the right to be. We are talking about larger geographical maps. It does not matter whether it is multi-color or monochrome, whether the state or the whole world is depicted on it, whether it is framed or not - in any case, the element will look extraordinary.
The map above the sofa looks extraordinary
This decor of the area of the free wall surface above the sofa is very appropriate in the interiors of the colonial orientation.The map will perfectly complement the environment, where there is a leather sofa, a vintage chest, preferably made of wood, which can play the role of a coffee table, a lamp in the design of a globe, a rocking chair wicker.
The map will perfectly complement the colonial-style decor.
Decor with mirrors
This decorative element is a universal solution that is relevant for any interior, and the case with wall decor above the sofa is no exception. The main thing here is to place it correctly.
If the sofa is exposed against a long wall in a narrow room, then the area above it should be decorated with a wide, but not high mirror. This will help to correct the perception of space.
The choice of decorating the wall surface above the sofa with a mirror in dark living spaces is more than justified. Here, upholstered furniture should be placed against the wall opposite the window. So it will be possible to improve room lighting.
The mirror will help to correct the perception of space
Modern mirrors often have a very colorful, fantasy design, which gives rise to its own style. They are used in living rooms of the appropriate design. In this design, the mirror itself becomes an art object, therefore it does not accept companions.
A mirror can become an interior art object
If the house has a mirror that is inherited, then do not hide it in dark corridors. Feel free to mount antiques in the most prominent place in the living room - the wall above the sofa. Complete the composition with vintage lamps, perhaps even a photo of the ancestors and the original decor of the space will be ready.
Dish decor
Also an easy way to decorate the empty surface above the sofa. Decorative types of plates and other utensils will perfectly complement the design of halls in the style of country, ethno, vintage. A pleasant aura will immediately appear in the interior.
Decor with plates for the interior in country style
Thematic decor
This category includes authentic decorative elements that can support the main idea of interior design. So in the living room, where a marine style is implemented above the sofa, you can place, if not an anchor with chains, then at least a life buoy. For a chalet, animal skins are placed in this space. Egyptian-style interiors will respond well to scrolls, images of pyramids.
Wall above the sofa in a marine style
Difficult decisions
You can decorate the wall above the sofa in more detail:
- stucco;
- textured decor;
- shelves;
- niches;
- paints.
Stucco decor
“Today, the trend is the symmetrical arrangement of stucco details on the wall”
Images can be the most non-standard: from nature to human figures. The volume of objects will give the effect of 3D. Nice geometric pattern too.
Stucco details on the wall
Today, the trend is the symmetrical arrangement of stucco details on the wall. These solutions are in demand in modern, mixed classics. Instead of massive gypsum elements, it is allowed to use stucco products made of lightweight polyurethane. Polyurethane moldings randomly scattered on the wall sockets will make the atmosphere of the room more dynamic and cheerful.
Textured decor
There are situations when any object in the space above the sofa will seem superfluous. In this case, when planning the design of the living room, the installation site of the sofa is allocated in advance and the wall in this place is textured. You can imitate brickwork, work with decorative plaster, lay out a mosaic panel. Extraordinary will look behind the sofa photo wallpaper in 3d quality. They can depict nature, night cities, historical and tourist sites.
3D wallpapers look extraordinary
You can tighten the entire wall or some part of it with a noble fabric. How do you like the idea of making an appliqué from sapphire-colored velor, framing it with narrow snow-white wall friezes and decorating inside the original form with lamps with gilded cases or shades? Instead of velor, velvet, silk, satin can be used.
Original wall decoration above the sofa with fabric
The texture will also be just a white, even surface of the wall, highlighted with contrasting lines or light colored strokes.
Shelves
Their appearance in the sofa area will make it possible to make the room more comfortable.In addition, surfaces will appear in the room where you can place cute trinkets, a group of sculptures, and organize a home greenhouse. Changing the filling of the shelves will allow you to regularly update the atmosphere in the hall.
Shelves will make the room more comfortable
An additional bonus for the owners will be the arrangement of the illumination of the shelves. The enveloping pleasant light coming from them will dispose to relaxation, fill the atmosphere with notes of intimacy.
Niche above the sofa
It is also equipped during the renovation. A niche can be decorative or functional and fulfill the tasks of the same shelf. The backlight is relevant.
Functional niche with shelves
Decor with paints
The wall behind the sofa can be made accent by painting it with contrasting paint or by resorting to painting it. Stencils will help to apply the drawing. They are easy to make yourself. If you want to have a real masterpiece on the wall, you should invite a professional artist. The latter option should be chosen when decorating classically decorated interiors.
Wall painting above the sofa
Conclusion
To decorate the wall above the sofa, you can choose any of the above options or, in general, develop your own. The main thing is not to destroy the overall color and style of the interior.
Photo gallery - wall above the sofa
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