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Joanna Gaines' accent wall treatment has caused a sensation – do you love it or hate it?

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Exposed stone walls always start a debate. While some admire their uniqueness and imperfections, others can be critical of their unfinished appearance. However, this feature has gained a notable devotee who has given her stamp of approval to this rustic style.

The co-founder of Magnolia, Joanna Gaines, has a way of kickstarting design movements – from her signature industrial-country aesthetic to her popular storage solutions. However, it is her accent wall ideas that, we predict, will become the next interior design trend to go viral.

In an episode of Fixer Upper: Welcome Home titled 'Mediterranean Money Pit,' Joanna rewrote the concept of the accent wall by creating a living room feature wall from exposed stone from the house's exterior. She repeated the technique in other rooms, too.

Here's what her super-charged recycling and decorating idea involves.

Joanna Gaines' rustic wall trend

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In the episode, Joanna Gaines brought the outside into the Mediterranean-style property through a series of accent walls built from the home's original stone.

The Magnolia designer used the stone as an bedroom accent wall idea (as pictured above) before adding golden-bronze light fixtures to give the material a luxe luster.

'We loved the rock so much on the outside that we thought, let's do it inside,' Joanna says as she reveals the bedroom to the homeowners.

Similarly, Joanna in the living room (below), Joanna exhibited the same technique – using the same stone to create a focal point in the space.

This living room wall idea works effortlessly alongside the wooden beams on the ceiling – but it also creates a welcome juxtaposition against the clean, curated furnishings and accessories that complement its industrial style.

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Joanna Gaines' stone wall works seamlessly in this Mediterranean-style property, but what do other designers think of this wall decor idea?

Shanade McAllister-Fisher from Shanade McAllister-Fisher Design explains that exposed brickwork 'can make a strong design statement' through its unique texture and tactility that creates a great focal point'. This is especially true 'if the other walls in the space have a contrasting smooth finish' – quite like Joanna demonstrates.

'It has a naturally warm feel and so is perfectly placed in a bedroom or living space where you want to create a cozy environment,' she says.

The home's exterior – where Joanna sourced the brick

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When it comes to Joanna's room color ideas, Justyna Korczynska, senior designer at Crown , suggests that the metallic shades (used in the bedroom) are the best choice.

'Metallic shades are one of the easiest ways to introduce a real warmth into your space. Gold and bronze work wonderfully well texturally as they add also add shine,' she says.

'These deep warm tones are versatile. They look fantastic with sleek surfaces and natural materials like exposed brickwork.'

Has Joanna Gaines changed your opinion on exposed stone walls? If it has her approval, we surely can't disagree.

Megan is the News and Trends Editor at Homes & Gardens. She first joined Future Plc as a News Writer across their interiors titles, including Livingetc and Real Homes. As the News Editor, she often focuses on emerging microtrends, sleep and wellbeing stories, and celebrity-focused pieces. Before joining Future, Megan worked as a News Explainer at The Telegraph, following her MA in International Journalism at the University of Leeds. During her BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, she gained writing experience in the US while studying in New York. Megan also focused on travel writing during her time living in Paris, where she produced content for a French travel site. She currently lives in London with her antique typewriter and an expansive collection of houseplants.

Fixer Upper’s Chip and Joanna Gaines talk accent walls, decluttering, and more

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It was big news when Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines announced that the fifth and current season of the hit HGTV show would be their last. But the wall-tearing, shiplap-loving couple is far from removed from the world of home design and decor. How’s that massive new home collection with Target for starters?

The Gaineses, in partnership with Kilz, recently also gave a presentation in New York City focusing on paint, color, and refreshing the home—and Curbed there was to listen in.

If you’ve ever wondered what the Gaineses think of accent walls, decluttering, and more, then keep reading.

Using “bold colors”

When it comes to taking risks with paint colors at home, Joanna Gaines says the one room she would take a chance on is the dining room. That’s because the dining room usually gets more light—which can play up the color—compared to, say, the bathroom, which tends to be more cramped and where she’d prefer to experiment with bold fixtures and accessories.

When asked specifically about purple—Pantone’s new Color of the Year as it happens—Gaines admits it’s a “hard” color for her, one that reminds her of Disney princesses. Nevertheless, she’d recommend picking a less essential room to experiment with—like the laundry room—or start by painting furniture.

Accent Walls

Joanna Gaines says she goes “back and forth” on accent walls. As she puts it, “When you do it right, it’s not an accent wall.”

The takeaway, it seems, is to avoid doing an accent wall just to do it, but to do it because there’s a good reason to. For example, it might make sense if the room is “shaped right,” wherein the focal point is exactly the back wall, where the bed or fireplace is located. Or, from a more practical standpoint, an accent wall could help a couple compromise on whether the room should be darker or lighter.

“Greige”

Grey interiors, including the lighter-handed “greige” variety, have been raging for some time now—perhaps especially so in house flips trying to look trendy, as one astute Curbed reader pointed out. So we had to ask the Gaineses, veteran flippers, about a fresh take on this rather overexposed style.

Joanna Gaines, whose line of paints with Kilz includes an ample selection in the greige range, says she likes to make those colors more dynamic by creating high contrasts. One way is to play more with trimwork, like incorporating light wainscoting to bring out darker walls. Another is to hang more “architecture” on the walls—meaning dimension-adding pieces like the statement clock above.

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A renovation “must”

When it was his turn to talk reno projects, Chip Gaines drilled home the importance of primers (which was to be expected from an event hosted by a company known for its primers).

Primer “allows paint to do what it scientifically is built to do,” he says, and that’s how you get a finished product to look like the paint chip. More renovation adages from Gaines: “DIY shortcuts always become evident in the final product”; “Saving a step rarely pays off in your favor”; “Always prime. ”

Decluttering

Decluttering is basically a way of life now thanks to Marie Kondo (who is getting her own TV show for it), and the Gaineses are on board. “For spring, decluttering is always first,” Joanna Gaines says.

In their household, decluttering isn’t just for adults. She gives the kids each a trash bag and turns it into a game of timed decluttering, everyone removing things they don’t want anymore for 20 minutes.

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