How to increase the home’s value with wall decor

Improving your home to increase its value

Your home is one of the most important possession that you have. This also means that you have to either maintain it or improve its value. Improving the value of the home is not just about reselling it in the near future. It also means that you value the people living in it since you want them to have the best they can get from your house. Though home improvement is not always a guarantee that the value of the home also increases due to many factors. Factors such as the economic status of the real estate industry and the materials used in renovating the house. However you see it, still home improvement will always yield good results as long as you know the reasons behind the project and that you are the one who spearheaded it as well as being involved in the project.

Wall and its importance in the house

There are many kinds of walls. In general, a wall is a structure that defines an area, carries a load, and provides shelter. Examples of these kinds of walls are defensive walls, retaining walls, seawalls, solid fences, border barriers, and many others. Of course the walls inside the house that can serve both as structural and aesthetic.

The word “wall” is derived from the Latin word “vallum” which means, an earthern wall or rampart set with palisade, a row or line of stakes, a wall, a rampart, fortification. The Latin word “murus” however, means a defensive stone wall.

In houses and other buildings, walls are necessary to support roofs, floors, and ceilings, as well as to enclose a space. Walls could also provide shelter and security and house various types of utilities such as electrical or plumbing. There are basically two types of walls in a building, framed walls and mass-walls. Framed walls commonly has three or more components: the structural elements, insulation, and finish. Mass walls on the other hand are made from solid materials which include masonry, concrete, log, and others.

Benefits of having wall decor in your home

Walls that are left bare or in plain white may look dull and boring. This is one of the reasons why many homeowners prefer to have their walls decorated. Here are some of the benefits of having wall decor in your home that you may find interesting:

1. Wall decor can create a focal point. Home interior is not complete without a focal point. Focal point is one of the most important elements in interior design. The presence of focal point can provide a preview of what to expect from the home. A well chosen wall decor can draw the eye into a space and can therefore bring life to a dull and boring room.

2. Wall decor can provide a color palette even if the wall is unfinished or plainly colored with white paint. Honestly speaking, homeowners often times find it hard to choose the appropriate color for their walls. As such are left unfinished or to play safe, painted with neutral colors. In such cases, the addition of wall decor finishes the job and provides the color palette that you like.

3. The addition of different decorative pieces in various mediums can instill different sense of texture into the home.

4. Have you ever seen an interior that has unfinished walls? In certain interior design style such as the Industrial style, unfinished wall is common since it is the essence of the style. However other styles need to have finished walls. If walls were left unfinished for whatever reason, wall decor can serve as the finish. The appropriate wall decor will always bring out the best in the home.

Wall decor ideas that can improve the value of the home

Here are some wall decor that you can use to increase the value of your home:

1. Design of your choice with the use of stencil

2. Canvas paintings

3. Wall decals

4. Modular shelves

5. Framed chalkboards

6. Photo gallery

7. Cubby wall organizers

8. Modular shelves

9. Tapestries

10. Wall garden

11. and others