Textured Walls: Why and How?

Are you looking for an inexpensive way to decorate your walls, but don’t want to invest in wallpaper or panelling? Textured walls are hugely popular in residential, commercial and hospitality projects alike, due to their aesthetic and functional advantages. Trending in the 1970s, people have welcomed back the textured walls due to its cost and time-effective factors. Durable and stylish, they add character to boring walls with patterns created by intelligent use of light and shadows – think ‘orange peel’, ‘knockdown’, ‘popcorn’, ‘cat’s paw’ and ‘swirl’, to name a few. Read on to know more about textured walls and their benefits:

•  Adds an aesthetic value

Textured walls can be a creative process to work with, as you can experiment with different colors, patterns, and styles. Apart from adding a unique texture, they can be a great focal point if combined with other interesting elements. If textured walls seem too much hard work, you can work on ceilings as well. If you’re looking at a single wall, chances are that textured walls give a finished look to your rooms.

• Creates dimension

Textured walls give depth and dimension to your rooms, which enhances the aesthetic element over a regular wall.

• Covers minor imperfections

Textured walls are perfect to conceal any flaws, such as nail holes and sellotape marks. They are created using drywall sheets that are installed on the walls in sections, and the contractor seals and sands the gaps to even out the surface. Smooth patches in an otherwise textured wall are highly visible, but evenly textured walls hide repair giveaways.

• Colors For Textured Walls

If adding texture to your walls seems like the next big adventure, it’s important to choose the right color for the best effect. Right out of an architecture magazine subscription, here’s how you can choose the perfect textured walls for yourself:

• Regular light colors

Ideal for textured surfaces, paler shades gives a visually expanding effect to the room yet doesn’t compromise on the texture. Colors such as yellows, browns, and greens can be perfectly complemented with brightly-colored furnishings and accessories.

• Regular dark colors

Darker colors are the perfect options to create a small and comfortable space, but be careful when going for textured walls. Apply a primer for darker colors, and use colors such as reds, navy blues, and burgundy for an impactful look.

• Mosaic textures

Mosaic textures give a playful yet aesthetic touch to regular walls, where you can create checkerboards, swirls, zigzags and wavy lines to create a certain effect.

• Marble textures

Marble textures present a calm, clean and glamorous effect to the walls, which complements contrasting fabrics and furnishings as well.

•  Smokey textures

Velvety textures can be easily applied using simple tools, and the results can be amazing. They work particularly well for living rooms, bedrooms and other living spaces.

• Wood textures

Wooden designs are a classic staple in every interior design handbook, and wooden textures are no different. Usually used for bedrooms, it adds a rustic depth and beauty that looks exactly like faux wood.

• Brick textures

Perfect for a focal wall, brick-textured walls are a good background for a living room. They can be worked with deep-colored furnishings for an elegant look.