Fresh paint is a simple way to give your home a new look. A lighter paint shade can brighten a dim room, while a bold accent wall can make a dramatic impact in an otherwise ordinary space.

Below are some fresh feature wall ideas that will affect a real aesthetic shift in your home. An accent room. Yes, a whole room! Consider the sight lines from room to room in your home.

Not in time for the bat mitzvah, of course. But Andrade recognized that his touch could make the wall more appropriate – more spiritual even – than the venetian plaster that had been applied just a ...