Blank Wall Ideas: 5 Quick-n-Easy Solutions That Just Might Blow Your Mind!

Looking for blank wall ideas? Whether a small accent wall or a large blank wall you don’t know what to do with, I’ve narrowed down your options into five simple categories to choose from and make your life easier! 🙂

Walls, walls everywhere!

What’s a person to do?😅

Whether it’s

a big empty wall you’re drawing a blank on (no pun intended)
a console or TV wall you’re struggling with knowing what to do with, or
a gallery wall you’re looking to fill with photos and pictures…

…there are thousands of options out there just begging to overwhelm you, so I’m here to help you simplify — and find exactly what works for YOU and your exact wall! 🙂

Let’s do it!

Blank wall idea for living room with floor to ceiling bookshelves along one wall — **12+ Modern & Timeless Floor-To-Ceiling Bookshelves (from Built-in To DIY)!**

Vertical shiplap on fireplace wall is a blank wall idea in a living room — You may be surprised to hear this photo shows three (yes, 3!) different ways to handle a blank wall! From **wall paneling** to **artwork**, and the surprise third one (which is one of my favorites), read on!

Large piece of round artwork hangs above a couch is an idea of what to do with a blank wall — **Wall Decor Ideas: The (Only) 10 Types You Actually Need to Know!**

Blank wall decor ideas with large pieces of artwork hanging on the wall in multiple places — **By Room: 50 Unique Wall Art Ideas for Your Living Room, Bathroom & More!**

Questions for you:

Do you really need to “fill” the wall — or should you do a wall treatment like paneling, shiplap, or wainscoting?
Should it be symmetrical or asymmetrical?
What kind of lighting should you consider — or skip lighting altogether?
Do you have existing constraints to work with (such as light switches, a fireplace, or power outlets on the wall already)?
Should you really have artwork there? Or a bookshelf? Or something even more creative and unique to you?

WHAT TO DO WITH A BLANK WALL

Step #1: Simplify Your Options!

I’ve put together several lists below that

simplify this for you!

They include layouts, drawings, and example photographs of designs I’ve done for clients so you can move forward with confidence on the solution that’s perfect for YOU and your lifestyle!

First, to simplify your entire outlook and before you buy a single thing more for your home, I 100% recommend you start using our Essential #1 Step Home Design Guide! (It’s exactly what I make all my clients go through, and they rave about how it changed their lives!) There I take everything and break it down into steps tailor-made to you (get it HERE).

LARGE BLANK WALL IDEAS

Step #2: Choose Your Solution!

After you’ve completed the Essential “#1 Step” Guide, then you’re actually ready to choose from the five options I have for you below!

(I mean it. 99.5% of people skip that step when they’re on their own, and that’s why I created this guide — because I think the reason most people tend to think they can just “skip” ahead to choosing what goes on their wall “first” is why people are so unsuccessful and unhappy with their choice later on…and have to keep redoing it…and redoing it…)

With the thousands of blank wall ideas out there, I’ve narrowed it down to 5 categories for you then expanded each one into what you can focus on: