“My boyfriend and I just moved into our first home.  We are on a super tight budget but we want to make a big impact in our space.  What can we do?”

Everyone has a budget when it comes to everyday expenses and of course, when it comes to home decor.  But don’t panic you can make a big and beautiful impact on your space even with a restricted budget.  Best advice for you is – create a feature wall.  A strong feature wall will draw the eye, making the rest of the room less on an issue.  You can make maximum impact with just minimal materials.

A feature wall could consist of a fireplace (that would be a higher price point), wall paper or bold paint (medium price point depending on the product) – you can get creative with painter’s tape and stencils. How about a feature wall of reclaimed wood planks or a textured brick wall?

You can even create a feature wall using furniture, art and other accessories.  Try placing a long rectangular console table against the wall and add lamps, books and/ore decor pieces.  The wall behind the table can be home to one large piece of art, a large mirror or even a grouping of many smaller pieces hung in a gallery style.

When it comes to selecting your feature wall – generally a larger wall with lots of open space is the way to go.  In other words, a wall with a lot of distractions like lots of light switches, thermostat and other functional elements shouldn’t be the wall of choice.  But having a feature wall in a room with all those ‘distractions’ will pull the focus away from those purely functional features in the room.

A feature wall in another great way to colour, texture and/or print into your space and show off the space and your personality!