How to Decorate a New Room With Columns

Frame a section of the room using the columns. If there is a major entrance into the room, use the columns to frame the doorway. Alternatively, use the columns to frame or outline a pair of windows or a single one. Furniture can also be framed between a pair of columns, giving the impression that the furniture is in another space.

Paint the columns. If you want the columns to be unobtrusive, paint them with the same color used on the walls or a shade that is close and in the same family. To emphasize the columns, paint them with a shade that is drastically different, but that still coordinates with the rest of the room. Using marbled or textured finishes can add an extra level of appeal to the columns.

Use the columns as a backdrop for a wall painted sky blue. If the columns are located along one wall, use them as a backdrop, making them appear as if they are outdoors. Painting a mural of an outdoor scene on the adjoining wall increases the effect. When properly executed, this technique should have the appearance of a view from a vast porch.

Drape tulle, satin or ivy around the columns to give them more texture and reduce their austerity. Begin draping the fabric or ivy at the top of the column, securing it to the top or to the ceiling with clear double-sided tape. Wrap the columns with the fabric or ivy, placing additional pieces of double-sided tape where needed to keep the material in place.