Wall Tapestry Ideas to Spruce Up Your Home Decor

To create a dramatic, elegant look and feel in your home, you'll need deep, rich colors with stimulating artistic designs. One way to achieve this look is to add wall tapestries. A tapestry is a fabric of multiple colors and designs, which are woven upon a warp by hand. The finished tapestry can be used as a furniture throw or covering, a wall hanging, or for other adorning purposes.

Wall hangings can be used to accent any room. They come in all shapes and sizes, so you can use a wall tapestry to decorate a small wall in a hallway or as the center decor piece of a large room. Wall tapestries come in a variety of colors and designs, so you can easily find a pattern to match your current paint colors, wallpaper, flooring or carpet, and furnishings in any room.

• Types of Wall Tapestries

Wall tapestries reflect many themes so you can easily find one to fit your style. If you prefer medieval decor, there are plenty of medieval tapestry patterns to choose from, including 11th century Bayeux, unicorns, King Arthur, Godfrey de Bouillon, Milani, Vendanges, and many others. For a religious decor theme, some of the more popular wall hanging themes include Angel of Light, Christ, Be not afraid, Annunciation, The Last Supper, Madonna, The 23rd Psalm, Vierge Roc, etc. There are also Belgian and European wall tapestry themes, William Morris tapestries, and a variety of Eastern and Oriental creations.

If you prefer a more general home decor, try wall tapestries with animal and wildlife themes, floral patterns, nautical artwork, landscapes, or other general themes. World map tapestries are also popular for those who love to travel (or often dream of traveling) to foreign lands, or for anyone interested in world history and geography.

• Wall Tapestry Decor Tips

Choose wall tapestries that will work well with your other decor accessories. Tapestries can be added near a lamp and table or on a wall beside a floor lamp. They also fit beautifully between a couple of wall sconces, which can be used to light up the tapestry and bring out its colors and designs. For the kitchen, look for a wall tapestry to fit with your kitchen colors. Bright floral and fruit patterns work well in most kitchens. For the bathroom, hang a tapestry above a decorated shelf or near a mirror. Tapestries with deep, rich colors usually look great in bath decor as well as those with scenic paintings such as country or farm scenes. Animal wall hangings look great in the bath or kitchen.

In the bedroom, hang a calming wall tapestry above your headboard or above a dresser. Accent the tapestry with wall flowers or figurine shelves. Tapestries also look great above fireplaces or in any dining area. Other accessories to consider along with tapestries are statues, rugs, lamps or chandeliers, silk flowers, paintings, family portraits, and wall fountains.

Wall tapestries can be used to add dramatic affect to any room's decor. Tapestries also work well to decorate any business office, restaurant, hotel room, or hospital rooms and waiting areas. Go online today to browse all the colors and themes available to find an affordable wall tapestry for your home or business.

Chris Robertson