How to Decorate Inside Walls With Wood

When most people think of decorating their interior walls, paint and wallpaper are often the first choices to come to mind. While these are both highly acceptable and common modes of decorating, they're not your only option. For example, wood can be a powerful decorating tool, because it's so evocative of nature and has a strongly organic quality to it. While it can at once give your home the sense of being in a log cabin or in the forest, you don't want to overdo your use of it.

Wood paneling
Paint
Wood picture frames
Wood branches
Drill
Screws
L-brackets
Wood door or window frame

Instructions

- 1
  Install wood paneling in the shade and grain style of your choice on a single wall. This will create an accent wall similar to those created with an eye-catching wallpaper or paint. This allows you to bring a slight log-cabin quality to your home, but without it seeming overwhelming.
- 2
  Paint your remaining walls a color that complements the accent wall. Frame all your paintings, prints and photos on these walls in wood frames that directly match the wood of your accent wall. This will help bring the look together.
- 3
  Drill real wood branches onto decorative L-brackets above your window frames to use as curtain rods. This subtle detail will bring a sense of the forest into your home.
- 4
  Hang a vintage wood door, window frame or even a headboard on one of your walls as an alternative to standard wall decorations. Any of these items will keep with your theme, yet add a degree of shabby-chic sophistication.

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