30+ Big Wall Decor Ideas For Your Blank Walls
If you’re struggling with how to fill big blank walls in your home, you’ll love today’s post! I’m sharing my favorite big wall decor ideas.
There is something so overwhelming about big blank walls. Especially if you’ve just moved into a new home and every wall is big and blank and seems like it is staring you in the face.
One of the best ways you can tackle blank walls is to create a focal point in each room. Sometimes that is obvious in the room, like if it has a fireplace that will probably be your focal point.
But other times, you’ll need to get creative and make your own focal point. One way to do this is to use big wall decorations. When you use large-scale art pieces, they will make a bigger impact on your room and make it feel more modern!
The good news is that you don’t have to go out and spend a fortune on huge art pieces. You can make your own large wall decorations!
Big Wall Decor Ideas
Make a Farmhouse Typography Sign
See how I used a $2 engineering print to create my own custom farmhouse-style typography sign! Talk about a budget-friendly project!
DIY Large Scale Wall Art from a Shower Curtain
This is such a creative way to fill a large blank wall!
Make your own braided wall hanging with yarn
If you have a blank space that needs filling, this project seems easy enough.
Print a pretty landscape and make your own large piece of art
This is a great way to make any printable you see only into wall hangings!
Use pool noodles and yarn to make an oversized rainbow wall hanging
The bare walls in this kid's space were livened up with this fun rainbow art!
Print color engineer prints and attach them to foam boards
This is a super budget-friendly way to create art with a big impact.
Make a large recipe wall art for your kitchen
I love the visual interest and character this adds to her kitchen! So cute!
Get matching frames and fill them with coordinated prints
If you have a large empty wall, this is a great solution! It looks great in this dining room!
Hang a large wall tarp with a quote
This large tarp wall art is an easy way to cover a big space on a wall.
Make a huge wall map mural with a projector
Using a projector is a genius way to paint an accent wall design on your wall. You can make this as big as you want. You could even cover the entire wall.
Make your own giant pegboard with plywood
This giant pegboard wall was the perfect solution for this home office that also needed to store art and craft supplies.
Paint a mountainscape on the wall
You don't need to be an artist to make a mountain mural. Just choose a color palette, sketch out with a pencil, and paint one section at a time.
Paint an arch design
Painted arches are all the rage. Learn how to paint one yourself. This is a brilliant way to transform blank wall space behind furniture, like a desk or bed frame.
Frame a large tapestry
Struggling with that big blank wall above your couch? Get a tapestry and make your own frame.
Hang family photos in a grid with square frames
This is a perfect way to add family pictures to your home but in a modern way. Another idea is to use all black and white photos for a cohesive look.
Find baskets from thrift stores and hang them on the wall
You can make this basket wall as large as you want by adding more baskets. Collect them from yard sales and thrift stores and hang them on your walls to fill the empty space.
Create a wood grain painting from a 4x4 sheet of birch
You can totally customize this to fit within whatever color scheme you want! Just paint over certain areas on the wood grain for this abstract art.
Frame a large vintage tapestry
This gorgeous textile art is truly the focal point of this living room.
Frame out a vintage landscape wallpaper mural with chair rail trim
I love this creative use of removable wallpaper trimmed out to look like art! The entire room got the same picture frame molding treatment, which added so much character to the room.
DIY oversized art made from wood
This large piece of wall art turned out great, don't you think?
Hang placemats on the wall
Placemats are really easy to find and cheap to buy. Some placemats are just too pretty to keep hidden under your dinner plates, so put them up on the wall. Love all of the different colors on these ones.
Press leaves and flowers and put them in matching frames
This framed pressed leaves and flowers cover a large wall space. You'll be shocked at how easy it is to make them yourself.
Print vintage tree sketches and hang them in coordinated picture frames
This is one of my favorite big wall decoration ideas. If you want to cover a larger area on your wall, you can add more or print them larger.
Make a gallery wall to cover a large space on the wall
Sometimes it is best to keep it simple with a traditional gallery wall. Even though most of the wall decorations are small, when they are arranged together they cover a large space on an otherwise big boring wall.
Paint your own wall mural
This painted mural is gorgeous. She used a projector to put the design on the wall and then simply painted each area. This is a great idea for any space!
Create your own faux-stained glass with a vintage window
Don't have a large canvas? No worries! Grab a vintage window and paint your design on the backside to make it look like stained glass.
Make a large end-grain wall art with wood
This gorgeous large scale wall art not only decorates the wall but will also diffuse sound.
Make your own macrame feathers
You can make these macrame feathers to cover a large space on a wall. Don't worry if you've never done any macrame. The tutorial walks you through the entire easy process.
Make your own wall art with wood shims
This is such a pretty piece! I can't believe she made with simple wood shims.
Create a statement with decorative paper in frames
She used a Japanese print on wash paper, but you could also use pretty wrapping paper or contact paper. Just put it in a frame and put it on the wall. Voila!
Cover a wall with faux boxwood
This idea is SO good! Follow along with this beginner-friendly DIY tutorial for how to cover a wall with boxwood panels. You can do this inside or out.
Which of these large wall decorating ideas is your favorite??
Wishing you a joyful day!
* This article was originally published in August 2017 and most recently updated in February 2023.*
Very pretty! I love how it came out. I bought some white chalkboard paint a month ago and still haven’t used it. Now I think I have to.
I took a picture of a vintage sign that I wanted to re-create so thanks for the tutorial! I created a blog post with the top essentials for achieving the modern farmhouse style…
https://fortandfield.blogspot.com/2018/07/modern-farmhouse-style.html