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18 Fabulous Feature Walls (That Have Nothing to Do With the '80s)

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Vanessa Walker
Vanessa WalkerMay 18, 2021
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor.
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Gone are the bright primary colour feature walls of the ’80s. In their place are walls that attract attention by virtue of being subtle, textured, tactile…

And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work, including their contact details, by clicking on an image.
Creative Wall Solutions
1. Draw you in. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Creative Wall Solutions
DUST
2. Handmade heritage. Phoenix, USA
Designer: Dust
color theory Boston
3. Tile style. New York, USA
Designer: Color Theory Boston
Etelamaki Architecture
4. Surrender to serenity. New York, USA
Designer: Etelamaki Architecture

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Beacon Lighting
5. Punctuation. Melbourne, Victoria
Creative Wall Solutions
6. Nuance now. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Creative Wall Solutions
Creative Wall Solutions
7. Uneven appeal. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Creative Wall Solutions
Green Anvil Co.
8. Compare and contrast. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Killing Matt Woods
Adele McNab Architect
9. Raw surface. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Adele McNab Architect
Alessio Guarino Photography
10. Minimal. Florence, Italy

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11. Headboard happiness. San Francisco, USA
Urbanology Designs
12. On a lean. Dallas, USA
Designer: Urbanology Designs
Dulux Paint
13. Cosseted and cosy. Victoria, Australia
Nickolas Gurtler Interior Design
14. Straight talking. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Nickolas Gurtler Interior Design
anthrosite
15. Ply and fly. Newcastle, NSW
Designer: Anthrosite
Atelier Here
16. Square peg. Singapore
Designer: Atelier Here
Brickworks Building Products
17. Brick spick. Sydney, NSW
Citizen Design Co.
18. Framed. Regina, Canada
Designer: Citizen Design Co


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