Commercial wall coverings offer more than just aesthetic benefits. They are often thick and durable, resisting stains and moisture as well as providing sound dampening and preserving the wall underneath. However, not all commercial spaces are perfectly shaped into simple rooms of rectangles and squares.
If your building utilizes creative design, you might feel as though wall coverings are not an option for you due to the constraints of your space’s shape. Wall covering experts can help you explore your options for customized coverings that fit even the most unusual and intriguing shapes and designs.
Let’s examine the use of wall coverings in non-standard commercial spaces, such as curved walls or irregularly shaped rooms.
Use Framing to Highlight
Before you commit to equipping your entire room with a new wall covering, consider whether you can avoid some of the challenges presented by irregular shapes by using highlights.
For instance, is there an alcove or nook that is more standard in shape and size that could benefit from a wall covering? By changing just this area, you can accent and highlight this space, changing the ambiance of the entire room.
You can even draw attention to décor placed there, which is a useful way to get customers or clients to look at products, awards, or other items you’d like them to see when they visit. Sticking to accents in this way avoids the challenge of redoing an entire irregularly shaped room.
Stick to the Ceiling
Another method for utilizing wall coverings in unique spaces is to focus on the ceiling. In general, a ceiling will not curve and bend as much as decorative walls may, making the ceiling an easier option for installing wall coverings.
Changing the ceiling offers a number of benefits as well—your business can increase sound absorption by opting for a textured covering on this area, which is often the flattest and most problematic space for amplifying sounds.
The texture will prevent many of the sound waves from reflecting, cutting down on noise and echoes so that customers, employees, and visitors can hear each other clearly.
Furthermore, the color of your ceiling plays a big role in how the entire space is perceived. A darker ceiling can give the impression of a cozy, warm space that is safe and contained.
Conversely, a ceiling that is lighter than your walls can make your space seem much larger and brighter than it is, contributing to crisp and clean impressions.
Use Customized Coverings
Even the most uniquely shaped walls and decorative elements can be planned for using customized wall coverings. These coverings are adjustable and can be cut to the exact specifications of your rooms. They can bend and sit smoothly on curved surfaces, so if you want to cover all your walls, you have options.
Play with Color and Pattern
Those opting for wall coverings along bowed or irregularly shaped walls should consider how colors and patterns impact the finished product. For instance, if your walls curve, you may want to select a pattern that flows horizontally to elegantly encapsulate the existing movement within the space.
Choosing something vertically oriented can make the visuals seem disjointed and lacking in harmony. If you select lighter colors for the areas that stick out and darker ones for the recessed elements, you are leaning into the attributes that your unique space already contributes and will create a resonant, unified impression that feels intentional and professional.
Try Mirrors
Wall coverings are more than just durable wallpapers. If you do not want to fully enclose your business space in wall coverings, consider how you could utilize smaller installations such as mirrors.
Mirrors that reflect a lightly colored wall or decorative piece brighten a room and can make it appear more open and spacious than it is. In a dark room, a mirror adds a glow from existing lights that makes the space seem warmer and mitigates the feeling of claustrophobia from darker walls on all sides.
Depending on the material from which the mirror is made, it too can be created in unique shapes and may even be able to bend to suit the irregularities of your room.
Get Personalized Wall Coverings to Suit Your Unique Space
If your commercial space is far from ordinary, you may have assumed that wall coverings cannot work for you. However, the experts at Tree Towns can help you explore the many wall covering choices that can be customized for the unique elements of your space.
Contact Tree Towns to discuss your goals for your business and discover how commercial wall coverings can help you achieve them.