If Your Walls Feel Too Boring, Don’t Just Repaint—Add Some Texture

Text by Kenya Foy

During a recent decor brainstorming session with a friend, she lamented the state of her walls: "They’re just so stark and…white." As I listened to her plans to brighten up the space with a few fresh coats of vibrant paint, my mind immediately went to the running list of ideas I have mentally filed away for my future dreamy (and impeccably designed) home—and none of them included paint. While we analyzed color swatches, I wondered how a gallery wall would look against a grass cloth backdrop or whether my artwork would somehow stand out better mounted above wainscoting rather than on a wall just coated in a sheeny lavender shade.

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