Your home office is a space that should inspire you to work.
Whether your home office is an entire room or a dedicated workspace within your living room or bedroom, here are some excellent home office wall décor ideas to create the space in which you create! Depending on the wall space you have, you can incorporate one or many of these home office wall décor ideas.
An Accent Wall: Wallpaper and Murals
If you do not want to commit to wallpapering or painting the entire workspace, then choose an accent wall and start there. There are great temporary and easily removable wallpapers and murals on the market. Just think, you could change the wallpaper as much as you want, because it doesn’t damage the wall, and it’s simple to apply and remove.
Pick a wall, and then pick a pattern or image you love. There are great unique wall decor, graphics, and photographic images to fit every wall. Choose a more extensive design that spans the whole wall if you have a large wall. Select a smaller print or one image if you have smaller wall space. Tempaper pioneered the self-adhesive wallpaper. It is water-based and environmentally friendly.
- An excellent choice for a large wall is Tempaper Figures Removable Wallpaper in Blue/White. This bold splash of color across its neutral background looks like a large piece of Art.
- A geometric print is a great way to create texture and infuse a wall with design. Tempaper Gatsby Scalloped Wallpaper in Pink/Black is an Art Deco-inspired print, which will instantly liven up the space.
- If you are going for a more organic motif, choose the Blossom Chinoiserie Mural from Anthropologie. The gorgeous green background sets the calm mood amidst the climbing flowering vines and colorful birds. This mural instantly transports you into nature.
- Want a WOW-factor in your home office? If your design aesthetic is more photography, you will love Woman With Butterfly Mural by dada22 at Society6.com.
Functional & Unique Wall Décor: Shelves
Shelves are a decorative way to get more storage and allow you to display items. You can decorate these shelves with: art, framed inspirational prints, office supplies, vases, plants, books, and more! Shop for clear acrylic wall shelves if you want a sleek, minimalist, and modern design. These clear shelves will appear to float and allow whatever color or pattern is on the wall to come through.
- CB2 Acrylic Wall Shelf Comes in three different sizes that you can mix, match, and mount in various heights to create designs on your walls.
- CB2 Acrylic Storage Shelf is a floating cube so that you can display items or supplies both inside and on top.
If you want your shelves to stand out, this is accomplished by adding a different color or metallic element to a wall.
- A more traditional shelf design choice is the Collar Brass Wall Shelves from CB2. Their rounded edges and deco appeal are sure to add the right amount of glamour to the walls.
Another way to incorporate shelving and decorate the walls simultaneously is to pick a shelving unit in an exciting shape.
- Metallic Wall Shelf from CosmoLiving By Cosmopolitan’s interlocking gold circles with interior shelves instantly adds design to your wall.
- Another option is several square shelves; the Efharis Wall Shelf Set of 3 by Ashley Home gives you the freedom to space them out, vary the shelf height and create a design in proportion to your wall.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who makes a small space look larger after all?
That’s right, Mirrors! Those magical wall hangings reflect light or images and create the illusion of space. A mirror can make a room as large as infinity when placed correctly. Mirrors come in a wide variety of styles, shapes, and sizes. They can make a single significant statement, and can also be placed in groups.
- The Julia Mirror from One Kings Lane is a very versatile design. The tiered mirror frame design perfectly melds traditional with modern with Art Deco. It is both masculine and feminine at the same time.
- The Chinoiserie Wall Mirror from One Kings Lane is a chic update on the traditional pagoda shape in bamboo. The mirror’s glossy white lacquer finish is design excellence.
Another idea: pick a highly stylized mirror in a bright color or white, instantly transforming the space.
- Global Views Small Tilt A Wire Mirror comes in four different sizes and can hang individually; however, create Art on your wall when grouped. The open wirework holds a floating mirrored center designed to create a tilted wall perspective.
- Mirrors as an art installation? Yes, to that! Named after a punk rock band, the Negazione Wall Mirror by Goop x CB2 is Art. It has three separate Abstract, 3-Dimensional, and full of edge pieces.
In Any Home Office, Organization is Key
Time Management
Wall clocks are a great way to keep on task visually and manage time. Mix it with your other wall décor or organizational visuals.
- Elegantly watch time with the Ridge Road Decor Silver Wall Clock.
- The Elroy Wall Clock from Anthropologie allows your wall design to be its face. Think of the possibilities!
- If somebody defined time in color, it would be the Nelson Wall Clock Multicolor from MOMA Design Store. This wall clock is a replica of the museum’s collection. It is an homage to George Nelson, a seminal designer of the 20th Century, who originally designed this in 1948.
Calendars, Goals & To-Do Lists
Visually organizing and mapping out a project can keep you on track to meet your goals.
1801 & Co. makes custom Calendars, Goals, To Do, and Notes boards for walls. These acrylic boards are entirely customizable and come in various sizes, colors, fonts, mounts, and patterns. The floating style hardware makes these boards visually pop just the right amount. Since it’s compatible with a dry erase marker, you can erase and reuse it.
- The Custom Monthly or Custom Weekly Calendar is fully customizable. Add a notes section, the name of your company, etc.
- The Acrylic Goals & To-Do List Board sets the goals and then lists the action steps.
- Are you a note-taker? The Acrylic Modern Blank Notes Board is an example of their optional patterned borders.
Want your desk to be a clean space? The Vitra Becker Uten.Silo puts all the necessities front and center with varying shaped dedicated compartments. The molded plastic design makes the organization look like Art!
Wall Décor with Hooks
Hooks are great pieces on any wall because they are practical and decorative. Hooks come in a vast array of styles and designs. Make a design with the hooks and utilize them in diverse ways. Use hooks to hang art, plants, tapestries, and other decorative items or for your more practical things like your computer bag or coat. Hooks can be mounted in a pattern to make a design on your wall or spell out your company’s name or inspirational words.
- The Large Clothespin Coat Hooks are whimsical, colorful, and eye-catching. These can be used for coats on the top and pinch the bottom to hold bags. No need for frames! These hooks can also hang Art or anything on paper, fabric samples, and photographs.
- If you want more sparse and modern home office wall décor, then the Set of 3 Dot Coat Hooks is a perfect choice. These reclaimed 50-year-old wood pieces from homes in Northern India. These wood dots are all unique and eco-chic!
- Creating a message in your home office wall design can be done with letters, but why not make them useful as well? Enter the Ceramic Monogram Hook from Anthropologie. These painted ceramic and metal hooks have just the right font and many colors for readability.
Arts & Crafts
A fabulous art or photography image will instantly create a feeling and transport you. If you want it all to blend in for a more monochromatic design, choose the same color field, but choose a different or opposing color to make it stand out.
Photography
Hang a great photographic image. Photography has always been a simple yet stylish way to decorate any interior space by choosing an image that stimulates the brain. Black and white photos are eye-catching, iconic, and make a great addition to most rooms. If you select a colored print, then think about the other colors of your home office décor.
- The Flower Room Poster features the Artist melding into her beautiful, thought-provoking fictional world. Anna Niemi’s work instantly pulls the viewer inside into the piece. Find it at Fotografiska, an excellent resource for finding a vast array of photography. This poster is part of a series.
- If you want one striking image to command the room’s focus, choose Getty Images Gallery Photography Derby Spectator.
Art
When choosing art for a wall, scale is most important. Whether you will hang one or several or create a gallery wall, it is always good to measure the wall space before choosing the art. You will see this view while sitting at your desk at least five days a week. I always keep this in mind when selecting art. I find more abstract and modern artwork works best in workspaces. It can be very abstract and graphic or softer and more serene. Non-distinct images tend to allow your imagination and your thoughts space.
- Pink Orange Wall Art from Anthropologie is abstract, yet it looks impressionist-modern. It is framed in a more traditional gold frame choice, allowing it to work with various styles effortlessly.
- A more modern choice is Primitive Shapes Art Print by Ben Fearnley. The bold cobalt blue shapes are the right mix of angles and spheres and appear almost 3-D.
Gallery Walls
When choosing to do a gallery wall, there are vast possibilities. You can work with the same size pieces across one section and direction of the wall, you can do varying sizes and heights, and you can mix media and objects. I personally love Society6.com. They are a unique company because the Artist is front and center and has a dedicated shop, so you can see their entire collection. Graphics are a great way to create design across a wall with words and quotes or without.
If you feel trepidation about whether different art will go with one another, I have chosen one artist and several of their prints to create a gallery wall. Artist Tony Magner’s work is retro, colorful, and all work together.
- Retro Geometric Double Arch Gradated Design 515 Art Print by Tony Magner Prints
- Sonic Wave Pattern 222 Art Print by Tony Magner Prints
- Retro Geometric Gradated Design 733 Art Print by Tony Magner Prints
- Retro Geometric Crisscross 527 Art Print by Tony Magner Prints
A great way to make your gallery wall decor cohesive is to use the same size frames. Inspirational Wall Art can motivate one to get through the workday. Make your home office wall décor inspire, support, and get you working by adding a quote!
- YES, YOU CAN. Typography Art Print by Show Me Mars is sure to have your back when you’ve hit the midday work slump!
- Another motivational graphic is the Don’t Forget To Be Awesome Art Print by Crafty Lemon.
Crafts
Crafts, baskets, masks, hats, planters, and other handmade items are a great way to bring your taste into your home office décor.
- Mila Wall hangings from StyleMeGHD are a great neutral choice.
- Perhaps pair these with a mirror similar to the Ari Round Seagrass Accent Mirror from Four Hands.
- Go with an African Juju Hat from Juju Art House. These eye-catching ceremonial hats instantly give your wall some texture and color. Juju Hats symbolize prosperity, so not only do they add beauty, but also good fortune!
- Is your taste more Boho? Then try a tapestry! The Tree of Life Wall hanging from Anthropologie is colorful and full of history.
- Bring the outdoors in our workspace with a Mosswerk set of 3 white-shaped hexagons with preserved moss.
I hope one or many of these ideas inspired you to decorate your home office walls.
