apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Sure. An accent wall with pattern, or something. Might be easy to screw up, but done right, why not? Cheaper too. I see some of those vivid graphic patterns, and those would be really hard in all walls, but pretty as a portion.

I've just finished doing just that in the living room, and its turned out rather well if I do say so myself. I went with a fairly vivid green, patterned, paper on the one wall and a very pale grey on the others.

This has been a tried and true technique in my family for many years.

I like this idea.

I think it would work well... big patterns in wallpaper can look intimidating on all four walls. I like the use of color here - walls aren't terribly expensive to change, so you can be bold without having to commit to it forever. The furniture will go well with lots of different backgrounds.

Variants I've seen include putting a bold print on a small or transitory space like an entry. Contrary to conventional wisdom you *can* paper a little enclosed space like a bathroom, but you have to have an eye for what works.

how long do you think the bold graphic wall trend will last?

i'm glad this room is safely tucked away in a magazine and not in my or any of my friends' homes.