You’ve seen wood planks on the wall a million times, but these rustic wood accent walls ideas aren’t what you are thinking. These accent wall ideas are a fun and unexpected way to bring warmth and visual interest to your home.
Rustic Stone Fireplace
An accent wall doesn’t have to be a small nook in your home with weathered wood planks. This floor to ceiling stone fireplace dramatically elevates the space with loads of texture. The texture from the stone and warm beige tones throughout, help draw the eye upwards making this room feel larger than it is.
Even if you don’t have tall ceilings like the living room featured, a floor to ceiling fireplace will bring visual interest to your space and make the ceilings feel higher up. Stone or brick is an easy way to makeover an existing fireplace or you can go with a smoother fireplace for a more modern look.
Consider faux sheets of marble, drywall painted the same color as the walls, or a complimentary paint color. An accent wall or fireplace doesn’t have to be dramatic if that is not your personal style.
An accent area is meant to be a focal point that helps draw attention toward a certain space in the room to bring the design together.
Rustic Kitchen Accent Wall
Another way to create an accent wall is in the kitchen with open shelving, vintage pots and pans, cutting boards, small lamps, baskets, and artwork. This is a great way to turn your kitchen into a cozy rustic cottage. Look around your home for items or browse thrift stores for unique items that can be displayed on your kitchen accent wall area.
Another way to create a rustic accent wall in your kitchen is to cover a large area with backsplash or brick that coordinates with your cabinetry. Brick is a great option that brings, texture, warmth, and various tones to use in your design.
Rustic Wood Accent Wall on Ceiling
Adding wood to a ceiling or an unexpected paint color is a sure way to add visual interest to any room in your home. If you have an exposed ceiling with pipes and wires, painting it black is great option to hide everything.
Painting an exposed ceiling black allows everything to seamlessly blend while creating drama in the space. I was shocked that my basement felt larger after I sprayed the exposed ceiling black.
If you have enough can lighting throughout the area, the ceiling actually feels higher with a dark ceiling. The reason for this is because the bold ceiling color, draws the eye upwards making the space feel larger.
Rustic Wood Accent Wall in Bar Area
Wood planks can be adhered to the front of a bar, a small nook, or on a wall behind a bar. This DIY accent wall is great beginner friendly project to complete in a couple of hours.
Wood planks can easily be removed or painted a new color if your design style changes. I recently painted my wood plank wall a bold blue to pop behind my basement bar area.
Rustic Hutch
The great thing about a hutch is that you can typically find one for free or very cheap on marketplace. A hutch or China cabinet might seem outdated, but this isn’t the case if you style it the right way and give it a little makeover.
Most people don’t own a set of fine China today, so instead of displaying fancy dishes, decorate with vases, baskets, books, and other various decor items. A DIY rustic hutch like this one helps fill out the dining area while acting like an accent wall.
Conclusion
When it comes to rustic wood accent wall ideas, there are many ways to bring one into your home that don’t include shiplap. Get creative with the items that you have and try to rework them into your rustic design.