Exterior House Wall Decorations
Buy the best exterior house wall decorations selected and recommended by interior designers. By Sophie Flaxman, Peyton Robinson.
From faux blocks or stones, to hanging wall planters, these exterior house wall decorations will add individuality to any average home design. In neighborhoods where it seems like every other house looks the same, giving yours some personality with many easy to install and practical options from this collection, will improve your perception of living in a planned neighborhood.
Exterior House Wall Decorations
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Sophie Flaxman
Interior Design Expert
Sophie hops between Buenos Aires and London, keeping on top of interior trends and gathering inspiration from around the world. She is a freelance writer specializing in interior design and lifestyle, and an experienced communicator with a background in public relations and marketing. Sophie is also an interior design student at KLC, getting ready to tell stories through interiors that inspire and serve, and create experiences worth remembering.
Peyton Robinson
Interior Design Expert
From fancy feeding stations to designer crate furniture, Peyton knows how to ensure comfort to your furry companion without compromising on the aesthetics of your home.
Exterior house wall decorations can be a way to make your house stand out from the surrounding houses in your neighborhood. This can be helpful to you and to people to whom you are giving directions, especially if you live in a subdivision where all the homes are remarkably similar. Although having your house number prominently displayed, it is also nice to be able to say, “It’s the one with the rock garden,” or “It’s the one with the clematis on the art nouveau trellis.” Numbers are easily forgotten, but mind pictures are more memorable.
Adding a half wall of brick or stone siding to your regular siding is one way to add interest to a house that has plastic siding of whatever color. The half wall can be the backing for a rock garden or for a bed of perennial bulb-type flowers. The brick or stone could include a shelf that could underscore the house number.
Sometimes you are confronted with previous owner’s renovations, which can include painted brick. Or you might have had a problem with unplanned or possibly inappropriate graffiti. Removing paint from brick is a laborious process, but there is an alternative solution: paint over it with something better. You might not be a Banksy, but armed with stencils from your local gift shop, perhaps a floating wall or even a trellis, you can quickly turn that unsightly splotch of paint that was used to cover a prankster’s unsightly doodling into a work of art.
Delicate hand-wrought iron scrollwork makes a wall decoration that is resistant to wear and adds that subtle something to a long, blank wall. Alternatively, a unique metal artwork in iron, zinc or copper can become a true conversation piece. Correctly protected against the weather by a colored or clear gloss paint, metal decorations can last several lifetimes.
One enterprising YouTuber used duct tape to create his house numbers. While not as permanent as brick or metal, it is still a way to get creative.
Another budget-conscious wall decoration method is to hang flags. These don’t need to be political. They can be department store flags printed with pictures of cute kittens, adorable doggies, butterflies or flowers. Draped from a windowsill or mounts on a wall hanging lanyard, they will add interest to your home’s appearance.
You don’t have to settle for plain, boring walls. You can dress them up with exterior house wall decorations. There are so many selections to choose from, you are certain to find something that’s perfect for you and for your home, even if you are on a tight budget.