37 Original Wall Decor Trends 2021 for the Whole House

Wallpaper, frames, posters, mirrors. .. There are many ways to decorate your walls ! With a little imagination and original objects, the trendy interior you dream of without necessarily spending your entire budget.

37 inspiring decorating ideas for trendy walls

Retro tiles, mottled posters, practical decorative objects for everyday life… A whole bunch of wall decoration objects allow you to decorate your walls in a trendy and sometimes useful way.

From the living room to the bathroom, including the children’s room, quickly discover the 37 home wall decor trends 2021 we have found for you. Your walls will thank you.

Original wall decorations for the living room

1. A metal world map to display your travel memories

Origami style, this metal world map allows you to display your most beautiful travel memories with originality

Instead of letting your travel photos sleep in a box, hang them on the wall.  This 100% personalized decoration allows you to immerse yourself in your most beautiful memories every day.

Hang your framed photos around the metal world map, and connect the elements together using a simple gray or black masking tape.

2. Scrabble letters to get messages across

Keep your keywords or mantras in front of you by writing them on your walls using Scrabble letters

DIY way or bought on the Internet, Scrabble letters bring a playful and original touch to your walls. Reserve their use for fairly short words, so that it is impactful and the decoration is not overloaded.

3. Wallpaper to create a unique painting

Very graphic, this plant wallpaper turns into a painting, by placing it in a frame created naturally by the woodwork

Above a fireplace, to dress a large section of wall or simply framing it, wallpaper. Especially if it is very graphic. can become a true unique painting. Use trendy patterns such as plant, tropical or Art Deco patterns.

4. Old botanical prints to give a vintage touch to your living room

Landscapes, flowers, plants… Old botanical posters are part of the “return to nature” trend that is invading our interiors.  Use wooden frames to highlight them

Shop around or go to bookstores dedicated to old books to buy old botanical prints.  Frame them and create a wall dedicated to plants in your living room, for a decoration inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

5. Magnetic wallpaper to dress your walls as you wish

On a wall, graphic wallpaper brings character to your living room.  Perfect for highlighting an item of furniture such as a beautiful sofa or sideboard

Easy to install, the magnetic wallpaper allows you to dress your walls according to your desires and trends in interior decoration. It is a very good way to give a new atmosphere to your living room, even if you are a tenant.

In a bedroom, you can use this type of product to create an original headboard.

6. Painted moldings to bring color to the walls

Traditionally, the moldings are fixed to the ceiling.  But in a colorful version, they allow for original wall decorations, combining retro and modernity

Buy decorative moldings in DIY stores and paint them in trendy colors (such as Classic Blue, color Pantone 2020). Arrange them on a single piece of wall, like poster or mirror walls.

The classic and modern mixture thus created is suitable for a living room with classic decoration, of Scandinavian type for example.

7. A plant wall to bring nature into its interior

Composed of artificial plants or easy-care plants, the green wall is particularly suitable for the layout of a living room

The green wall is a great idea for bringing nature into its interior, especially if you live in an urban environment. To highlight it, favor a place in your living room to create it.

No need to cover all the walls of your living room with green plants! And if you really don’t have a green thumb, you can create a green wall with artificial plants.

8. Artifacts to create a mystical atmosphere

Eye, moon, stars. .. In golden metal, these wall decoration objects create a mystical atmosphere in your living room if you play the card of accumulation

Witchcraft has been making a comeback for a few months, whether in fashion, literature or interior decoration. Salt lamps, incense, hangings. ..

These new age objects combine perfectly with a wall decoration honoring symbols and lucky charms like the eyes, the different phases of the moon or even the stars.

9. A false brick wall for an industrial-inspired interior

The red brick wall is reminiscent of New York factories or lofts.  Easily reproduce it in your living room using a wallpaper to complete an industrial decoration.

Wallpaper version or faux bricks to be placed on the wall, the result is the same: your living room immediately becomes warmer with a red brick wall !

You can use this technique to define a sitting area in a large loft-like room or to dress the wall behind your sofa or TV.

10. A poster that has the dog to divert the codes of classical painting

Classic portraits diverted in dog version allow to display his taste for art with humor

Forget the paintings inherited from your great-grandmother that are too classic for your living room. Show your love of art with humor, by displaying an animal portrait in your living room.

Be aware that some sites like Louvenir also offer to create this type of portrait from your pet’s photo, for an even more personalized wall decoration!

11. A wall of shelves to obtain a bric-a-brac spirit decoration

Place simple plants, framed posters and other trinkets on simple raw wood shelves

Buy simple wooden shelves in a DIY store and hang them on an entire wall in your living room.

Take inspiration from flea markets and concept stores to install a whole bunch of decorative items, such as vases, plants, trinkets. .. The more clutter and variety, the better ! The big plus of this wall shelf: its modular appearance.

Original wall decorations for the kitchen

12. A metal basket to store fruits and vegetables

Forget the traditional fruit basket placed on the worktop.  Attached to the wall with a hook, it turns here into a decorative and practical shelf

In a small kitchen, use the space on the wall to attach wall decoration items that are both beautiful and practical.

The fruit basket allows you to bring color to the room when it is filled with beautiful fruits and vegetables, but also to always have these at hand.

13. A slate blackboard to note the shopping list

Magnetic board or slate painting: these are two ways to have a blackboard in your kitchen to use it as a giant sticky note

The most gifted with their two hands will create an original decoration on this blackboard installed in the kitchen.

Others will simply use it as a giant sticky note or as an activity board to keep the kids busy while preparing the meal.

14. Wooden kitchen utensils for a rustic kitchen decoration

Simple wooden spoons allow you to decorate a rustic or country-inspired kitchen wall in an original way

In the kitchen, favor a wall decoration that is in keeping with the room and its usefulness.

So mix wooden spoons with cooking posters or enameled plates to create a rustic or vintage decoration in this room of the house.

15. Preserving jars to transform your kitchen into a grocery store

Glass or earthenware jars filled with food and placed on wooden shelves allow you to create an original and practical wall decoration

Bulk is gaining more and more followers.  This greener consumption trend can become a real decorative element, if you place these foods in glass jars or earthenware pots.

Then place them on open shelves to create a grocery-style kitchen.

16. A wax-like adhesive splashback to bring color to the kitchen

With its colorful patterns, this waterproof adhesive splashback in wax immediately puts color in the kitchen without redoing everything

Symbol of African culture, the wax is a very graphic trendy colorful pattern.  By applying a splashback of this style in your kitchen, you can immediately transform a very classic small kitchen into a modern and trendy kitchen.

Original wall decorations for the bedroom

17. A floral tapestry to create a bucolic atmosphere

Combining prints and embroidery, this floral tapestry is perfect for a folk or bohemian-inspired bedroom

Wall hangings or tapestries allow you to decorate your walls in an original way. Choose patterns in the same theme as the decoration of your bedroom: floral for a bohemian or romantic bedroom, mystical for a new age bedroom, plant motifs for a more natural bedroom, etc.

Another original option: hang dried flowers on your walls.  We recommend that you use a little masking tape to hang them without making a hole.

18. An electric garland like a curtain for a light headboard

The electric garland is very trendy.  It allows to have a soft light and to decorate the walls of the room with delicacy

Install a large electric curtain chain above the bed, suitable for indoor use. This original wall decoration also allows to have a dim light in the room, conducive to cocooning and relaxation.

19. A sticker to pass the message each evening to his half

Installed above the bed, this message sticker allows you to decorate your wall discreetly enough to mix with the rest of your bedroom decoration. ?

Stickers are a practical and affordable solution to decorate your walls without having to redo everything.  Message stickers are very trendy, provided you choose a more original handwritten lettering than a simple colored sticker (which will have a lower end finish).

20. Straw hats to decorate your room in a country style

Attached to the wall with simple hooks, straw hats. holiday souvenirs. decorate a headboard or a dressing room

Countryside, rustic, farm life. .. Deco styles very trendy in recent years. And rather simple to reproduce, whether you live in town or in a more rural environment.

Decorate a room with furniture and walls in light shades with country objects such as straw hats, baskets, dried flowers in iron pot vases, etc.

21. Coat hooks to create a wall-mounted wardrobe

Simple wooden coat hooks create a line on the walls of the room to hang coats, clothes and other handbags

It’s everyone’s dream: to have a dressing room in your bedroom.  But the lack of space sometimes requires ingenious solutions, such as very classic wooden coat hooks.

Fixed next to each other along the length of a wall, they make it possible to arrange a wall-mounted dressing room ideal for a minimalist wardrobe.