With “playfulism” being the number one interior design trend according to Living Etc., it stands to reason that something as youthful and whimsical as felt has become popular. Top interior designers and luxury home decor enthusiasts use this material to create breathtaking spaces.
Discover how incorporating felt products, several offered by Submaterial, can help you achieve a practical yet playful interior. In this article, we will explore seven creative ways to use felt wall coverings to enhance the spaces in your home. So, keep reading to uncover new ways to incorporate unique wall coverings into your home’s aesthetic using felt design projects.
1. Enhancing Your Living Room with Felt-Backed Wood Wall Paneling
Thin vertical stripes of wood over dark felt can give a room a sense of class. Modern wall decor in this style adds a rustic charm to your home without the hassle of full wood coverings. It is also much easier to clean and less prone to warping, meaning easier maintenance and greater longevity.
A wood-and-felt panel is much more cost-effective than investing in a full wood panel. Shipping a mixed wood-and-felt panel such as this is much cheaper than a pure wood option.
Combining felt with wood is eco-friendly, especially if 100% Merino felt and responsibly felled wood is utilized.
As wood and felt both come in various shades, it is perfect for customization. Choose a colorway that works with your preferred aesthetic.
2. Layered Felt Tiles for a Unique Wall Texture
Instead of using one large panel, consider laying felt tiles over one another to create a 3D effect. With a layered visual, you can add depth to any wall and create a more appealing surface. The tiles need not be square, either. Whether you want to try triangles, hexagons, or any other shape, you can create a whole mosaic of varied styles.
Felt tiles are light and easy to install, so you can even turn this into a small project, combining different colors to personalize the space exactly how you want it.
From a practical point of view, layered tiles also add more insulation. Using several overlaid felt patterns, you can keep your home warmer and make it more beautiful at the same time.
3. Acoustic Panels for Home Offices and Other Noisy Rooms
The fabric nature of felt panels makes them a great noise-dampening option for a home where excessive sound is a problem. Place them all over a wall to boost productivity in home offices or deaden the sound of music that might emerge from the space.
Reduce the stress you might feel from too much escaping sound and allow yourself to focus no matter where you are in the home.
4. Accentuate Artwork in Dining Areas
Use felt wall coverings to create a contrasting background for modern art in your home. The felt’s color and texture can make the wall art’s colors and details stand out more prominently.
If necessary, you can leave gaps along the wall in Submaterial’s felt panels to fit a piece of artwork or statuary. Using the color and texture of the felt to “frame” the creation, the negative space in the panels can highlight and enhance the art without overwhelming it. Techniques like these can give the artwork a professional look as it sits in a perfectly sized hollow.
5. Creative Felt Wall Art in Children’s Rooms
Felt art is not always only to be looked at. When used in a kids’ room, felt art can be an interactive experience, allowing children to engage with their home decor. As felt is such a soft material, you can choose a space where kids can touch and interact with the wall without worrying about injury.
For example, they can add further patches to the existing artwork or use Velcro or other materials to create a shape of their imagination. Whether you want this experience to be bright and fun, educational, or a cooperative activity is up to you.
You could even install a felt residential screen in your children’s room, offering them more privacy as they grow up.
6. Pick a New Direction
Nobody said that you need to install felt coverings vertically. Instead, consider rotating them to sit diagonally on the wall to give the room a unique feel and a different illusion of space. It may take a little more planning, but it can set a room apart from others in your home.
A rotated style adds a sense of depth and drama you would not get with a more bland vertical or horizontal pattern. In an entertainment room or a children’s playroom, for example, it can boost the feeling of it being a “fun” space.
7. Integrating Felt Wall Coverings to Cover Electronics
We all love having TVs in our living spaces for cozy movie nights, but we don’t always love the look of bulky plastic television sets. Recently, people have been working around this issue with projectors that play on blank walls and Frame TVs that can look like digital wall art. Another option is to cover your TV with a wool felt wall art piece that can move out of the way when you wish to use the TV. See an example below.
Transform Your Home with Felt Wall Coverings
Upgrade your home decor with Submaterial’s huge range of felt wall art and coverings. They combine style and functionality, creating a sophisticated and warm space for your whole family.
Check out screens and wall art pieces here or if you are looking for floor to ceiling solutions, explore the Submaterial Collection with Filzfelt here.
