Decorating Tips: Head-Turning Walls
Alexia Rossetti Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 10:00AM 
Uccelli wallpaper by Fornasetti from Cole & Son
One of the tenets of good interior design is that every room should have a focal point. If you don’t have a natural focal point in your room – like a fireplace or a window with a view – and you don’t have any artwork, try turning your whole wall into a focal point.
These wallpapers designed by Italian artist, Piero Fornasetti, are conversation-stoppers! They’re quirky, they’re unique, they’re anything but boring. If you're tired of the usual florals and geometric prints put you to sleep - take a look at these wild patterns. Above in the Uccelli pattern, a flock of birds brighten up a dull hallway.
Cole & Son is reproducing famous designs by Fornasetti and turning them into wallpaper for the home. You have a boring stairway? How about these zebras peering out at you as you climb the stairs?
Procurati wallpaper by Fornasetti from Cole & Son
Nottambule wallpaper by Fornasetti from Cole & Son
If you don’t want the whole wall covered, try a border around the room instead. Have a hoot with these night owls, the Nottambule wallpaper. And if prints of animals are just not your style, the Teatro wallpaper will take you on a night out on the town. Theater-goers peer down from their balconies in this wonderful old-style Fornasetti design. Now that's a wall full of drama!
Interested in learning more about wall treatments? Take a look at Sheffield School's Complete Course in Interior Design. At Sheffield, you will learn how to transform a space, create color schemes, and select furniture, lighting, and accessories.