If you’re eager to refresh your living space without the permanence or hassle of painting, this article is just for you. Whether it’s about maximizing personality through a gallery wall, introducing floral warmth with tapestries, or energizing a room with oversized mirrors, the possibilities to innovate are endless.
I’ve worked with AI tools like Ideogram and Midjourney to create vivid visual inspirations that will stimulate your imagination and help you visualize these decor ideas in your own home. Each image is paired with the prompts used, so you can see firsthand how these AI tools interpret the same instructions.
In order to come up with the very specific design ideas, we create most designs with the assistance of state-of-the-art AI interior design software.
1. Install Decorative Wall Molding
Midjourney Prompt: A sophisticated living room featuring decorative wall molding or wainscoting, adding architectural interest and elevating the overall design. The image should showcase the entire room, highlighting the molding along with stylish furnishings such as a plush sofa, coffee table, and tasteful decor items that harmonize with the classic theme.
Ideogram Prompt: A sophisticated living room featuring decorative wall molding or wainscoting, adding architectural interest and elevating the overall design. The image should showcase the entire room, highlighting the molding along with stylish furnishings such as a plush sofa, coffee table, and tasteful decor items that harmonize with the classic theme.
2. Make a Statement with a Large Wall Tapestry
Midjourney Prompt: A living room featuring a large tapestry hanging from ceiling to floor, providing a vivid focal point, while the entire room is visible. The scene should include a comfortable seating arrangement and complementary decor elements that highlight the tapestry’s texture and artistry, offering a cohesive and inviting atmosphere.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room featuring a large tapestry hanging from ceiling to floor, providing a vivid focal point, while the entire room is visible. The scene should include a comfortable seating arrangement and complementary decor elements that highlight the tapestry’s texture and artistry, offering a cohesive and inviting atmosphere.
3. Brighten Up with Oversized Mirrors
Midjourney Prompt: A living room showcasing a large wall-mounted mirror that reflects natural light from a nearby window, amplifying the brightness and creating a spacious feel, with the entire room visible. The room should have a comfortable seating area and simple yet stylish decor to complement the mirror’s enhancing effect.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room showcasing a large wall-mounted mirror that reflects natural light from a nearby window, amplifying the brightness and creating a spacious feel, with the entire room visible. The room should have a comfortable seating area and simple yet stylish decor to complement the mirror’s enhancing effect.
4. Add Dimension with Decorative Wall Panels
Midjourney Prompt: A living room featuring a wall decorated with intricate wood or 3D panels, providing a textured, dimensional look. The room should include modern furniture arrangements and complementary decor items that enhance the visual impact of the panels, with the entire room visible to showcase the full context and layout.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room featuring a wall decorated with intricate wood or 3D panels, providing a textured, dimensional look. The room should include modern furniture arrangements and complementary decor items that enhance the visual impact of the panels, with the entire room visible to showcase the full context and layout.
5. Showcase Collections on Wall-Mounted Shelves
Midjourney Prompt: A living room with wall-mounted shelves filled with an assortment of books, collectibles, and plants, providing a personalized and dynamic exhibit. The image should show the entire room, including comfy seating, a coffee table, and complementary decor that highlights the shelves, offering a cozy and inviting atmosphere.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room with wall-mounted shelves filled with an assortment of books, collectibles, and plants, providing a personalized and dynamic exhibit. The image should show the entire room, including comfy seating, a coffee table, and complementary decor that highlights the shelves, offering a cozy and inviting atmosphere.
6. Refresh with Removable Wallpaper
Midjourney Prompt: A living room showcasing a feature wall covered in peel-and-stick wallpaper with a bold geometric or floral pattern. The rest of the room includes modern furnishings like a sofa and coffee table, with decor that complements but doesn’t overshadow the wallpaper, ensuring the entire room and its cohesive style are visible.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room showcasing a feature wall covered in peel-and-stick wallpaper with a bold geometric or floral pattern. The rest of the room includes modern furnishings like a sofa and coffee table, with decor that complements but doesn’t overshadow the wallpaper, ensuring the entire room and its cohesive style are visible.
7. Add Warmth with Macrame Wall Hangings
Midjourney Prompt: A living room showcasing a substantial macramé wall hanging, offering a textured, bohemian focal point. The room should include a mix of modern and boho-chic furnishings like a cozy sofa, low table, and decor items such as throw pillows or indoor plants, with the entire room visible to highlight the macramé piece and its harmonious integration into the decor.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room showcasing a substantial macramé wall hanging, offering a textured, bohemian focal point. The room should include a mix of modern and boho-chic furnishings like a cozy sofa, low table, and decor items such as throw pillows or indoor plants, with the entire room visible to highlight the macramé piece and its harmonious integration into the decor.
8. Hang an Oversized Clock as Art
Midjourney Prompt: A tastefully designed living room featuring an oversized wall clock as both decor and a focal point. The room should include a harmonious arrangement of furniture, such as a sofa and coffee table, with decor elements like plants and rugs that complement the clock’s design, ensuring the entire room is visible to highlight the clock’s integration.
Ideogram Prompt: A tastefully designed living room featuring an oversized wall clock as both decor and a focal point. The room should include a harmonious arrangement of furniture, such as a sofa and coffee table, with decor elements like plants and rugs that complement the clock’s design, ensuring the entire room is visible to highlight the clock’s integration.
9. Use Wood Panels for a Rustic Look
Midjourney Prompt: A rustic living room featuring reclaimed wood panels or shiplap installed on one or more walls, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. The room should include cozy furnishings like a plush sofa, a coffee table, and decor items that complement the wooden textures, with the entire room visible to showcase the harmonious integration of the wood paneling.
Ideogram Prompt: A rustic living room featuring reclaimed wood panels or shiplap installed on one or more walls, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. The room should include cozy furnishings like a plush sofa, a coffee table, and decor items that complement the wooden textures, with the entire room visible to showcase the harmonious integration of the wood paneling.
10. Create a Wall of Mirrors
Midjourney Prompt: A living room featuring a captivating wall of mirrors, showcasing an array of shapes and sizes that enhance the perception of light and space. The scene should include comfortable, modern furnishings like a sofa and coffee table, with decor that complements the reflective qualities of the mirrors, ensuring the entire room is visible for full context and visual harmony.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room featuring a captivating wall of mirrors, showcasing an array of shapes and sizes that enhance the perception of light and space. The scene should include comfortable, modern furnishings like a sofa and coffee table, with decor that complements the reflective qualities of the mirrors, ensuring the entire room is visible for full context and visual harmony.
11. Decorate with Wall-Mounted Storage Solutions
Midjourney Prompt: A cozy living room featuring a wall adorned with various wall-mounted baskets and organizers, contributing to both style and storage. The room should include comfortable seating like a sofa, a coffee table, and decorative items such as plants and books within the organizers, with the entire room visible to showcase the functional and aesthetic integration.
Ideogram Prompt: A cozy living room featuring a wall adorned with various wall-mounted baskets and organizers, contributing to both style and storage. The room should include comfortable seating like a sofa, a coffee table, and decorative items such as plants and books within the organizers, with the entire room visible to showcase the functional and aesthetic integration.
12. Showcase Artistic Wall Tiles
Midjourney Prompt: A living room featuring a striking feature wall adorned with decorative ceramic or 3D tiles, offering a vibrant and artistic focal point. The image should capture the entire room, including modern furnishings like a sofa and coffee table, with decor elements that complement the tiles’ colors and patterns, ensuring a cohesive and well-integrated space.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room featuring a striking feature wall adorned with decorative ceramic or 3D tiles, offering a vibrant and artistic focal point. The image should capture the entire room, including modern furnishings like a sofa and coffee table, with decor elements that complement the tiles’ colors and patterns, ensuring a cohesive and well-integrated space.
13. Transform Your Space with a Gallery Wall
Midjourney Prompt: A living room with an entire wall covered in a curated collection of various framed artworks and photographs. The room should include a cozy sofa, perhaps a small coffee table, and enough space to view the gallery wall comfortably, with the entire room visible to provide context.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room with an entire wall covered in a curated collection of various framed artworks and photographs. The room should include a cozy sofa, perhaps a small coffee table, and enough space to view the gallery wall comfortably, with the entire room visible to provide context.
14. Bring in Nature with Mounted Antlers or Faux Taxidermy
Midjourney Prompt: A cozy living room featuring a wall adorned with mounted antlers or faux taxidermy, contributing a touch of rustic elegance and natural charm. The room should include comfortable seating like a plush sofa, a coffee table, and decor elements such as cozy blankets and indoor plants, ensuring the entire room is visible for a comprehensive view of the harmonious integration.
Ideogram Prompt: A cozy living room featuring a wall adorned with mounted antlers or faux taxidermy, contributing a touch of rustic elegance and natural charm. The room should include comfortable seating like a plush sofa, a coffee table, and decor elements such as cozy blankets and indoor plants, ensuring the entire room is visible for a comprehensive view of the harmonious integration.
15. Use Hanging Planters for Vertical Gardens
Midjourney Prompt: A living room featuring a lush vertical garden of wall-mounted planters with trailing plants, adding a lively and refreshing touch. The entire room should be visible, including cozy furnishings like a sofa, a coffee table, and decor elements in natural materials that complement the greenery, ensuring an integrated and welcoming atmosphere.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room featuring a lush vertical garden of wall-mounted planters with trailing plants, adding a lively and refreshing touch. The entire room should be visible, including cozy furnishings like a sofa, a coffee table, and decor elements in natural materials that complement the greenery, ensuring an integrated and welcoming atmosphere.
