Advice for Huge, White Wall? Good Question

Advice for Huge, White Wall?
Good Question

Q: My new ground-level apartment in Cologne, Germany used to be a laundry and has very high ceilings (13 ft/ 4m). We built our kitchen into a walk-through room without a window and although I think it has turned out quite cozy I just don't know what to do with the huge white wall behind our dining table...

Sent by Christiane

I wouldn't want anything too dark, as there is little natural light already, but am open to all ideas. I have thought of painting it a bright color (but which?) or hanging some large-sized art (but what?). Thank you for any suggestions! Thank you and greetings from Germany! Christiane

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i think a beautiful art quilt would look wonderful hung on that wall. Something modern and colorful.

posted by car54 on September 28th 2009 at 5:22pm
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we have vaulted ceilings and had a large empty wall behind our dining table in our living/dining room so we decided to hang a large piece of marimekko fabric.

i liked the tuuli print the most and actually found that a fabric shower curtain was cheaper than yardage of the fabric...
we just built a frame, and stretched and stapled the fabric on for $50. and it's BIG! just an idea...

http://www.alwaysmod.com/marimekko-tuuli-shower.html

posted by erinpearce on September 28th 2009 at 5:23pm
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oh, since we didnt use the full length of the curtain we have a strip of fabric left and its enough to make 4 12" wallhangings for another room.

posted by erinpearce on September 28th 2009 at 5:25pm
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I have 4 rooms with large expanses of white walls. I've filled two with art and the other two are now built-in floor to ceiling bookshelves painted white. I love the look.

posted by williamsweyr on September 28th 2009 at 5:25pm
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the space looks kind of cramped - have you thought about getting rid if the table and building a breakfast bar along your big white wall - this might give you a bit more room and break up it's big whiteness at the same time. You could introduce colour in the bench top and/or by spray painting some accompanying bar stools.

posted by erna on September 28th 2009 at 5:31pm
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The shape and colors of this kitchen make it feel kind of boat-like to me. For that reason, it may be kitschy or may be kind of cool to bring in an old sail from a sailboat to hang up on your tall white wall. I'm thinking something graphic and textural without a lot of color just because everything else seems so busy, and my eye would be looking for someplace to rest.

posted by unabridged on September 28th 2009 at 5:33pm
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lime!

posted by mjr on September 28th 2009 at 6:19pm
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You could paint stripes on this wall, or chalkboard paint for menu or messages. And I know that it can look like your grandmother designed you apartment, but I really like colorful plates like those:

http://gallery.apartmenttherapy.com/photo/sf-lisa-congdon-house-tour/item/67060

posted by Mariana Melo on September 28th 2009 at 6:30pm
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http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/good-questions/ideas-for-big-white-wall-in-my-kitchen-good-questions-096140

posted by visualingual on September 28th 2009 at 7:25pm
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Yes, what's goin' on??? As visualingual points out, this was posted further up by Janet Laban (though supposedly at 7:00 p.m. on Sept. 28, which makes no sense at all, since this one is marked 6:15 p.m. and comes later in the queu).

posted by mirandabee on September 29th 2009 at 6:23am
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A big mirror would open the space up visually, or maybe as other have suggested a canvas stretched with a fun print fabric.

posted by tesseract84 on September 29th 2009 at 3:29pm
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