26 DIY Geometric Accent Walls for an Eye-Catching Focal Point

Whether you're wanting to design a colorful, eclectic room or if you want to spruce up your home's current design, geometric accent walls are a fairly easy way to bring color, visual appeal, and personality to your home design. With a little planning and research, you can create a geometric accent wall on your own.

How to Make Geometric Designs on a Wall

Plan Your Design First

Before you go out and buy materials, decide what type of accent wall you want. You can go with patterned wallpaper, a 3D effect using wood strips or tile, freehand painting, or taping off a design before you paint. Once you decide, choose a scale for your shapes either by freehanding or using a projector on the wall of your design.

Take Accurate Measurements

Unless you want more abstract shapes, you'll want precise measurements when creating a geometric accent wall. Use a tape measure, pencil, and level to measure the entire wall, the border where you want your geometric shapes, and measure out and mark each geometric shape you'd like to add. Triple check your work. Once you have all your measurements, cut any wood strips you're using to size.

Draft Your Design on the Wall

If you're painting your design, either use a projector to add your design to the wall or your measurements to tape off any shapes. Using painter's tape is a great idea because you can easily adjust the patterns without damaging the wall. Once you're happy with the design, you can buy all the materials to ensure you get everything you need.

Choose Your Colors

The possibilities are endless when it comes to choosing a color palette for your wall. You can stick with just 2 to 3 colors or go with 4 to 5 for a more over-the-top look. If you go with multiple colors, mix in muted with bold colors so the look isn't overwhelming. If you need help choosing colors, look to your home's existing design for inspiration.

Paint Your Design

If you're adding a 3D effect, use a nail gun and wood glue to attach the wood strips before painting your design. Remove any painter's tape once the paint has fully dried.

Check out our favorite DIY geometric accent walls below for inspiration.

Multicolor Wall

Make multiple colors work in one space with a combination of muted and bold color. This geometric accent wall features multiple colors and a couple bold colors that stand out. Depending on how perfect you want your shapes to be, you can use painters tape or freehand it.

DIY Painted Wall

If you want to liven up a craft room or inspire creativity in a home office, a wall mural is the way to go. Choose a bright and cheery color palette, add your design to the wall with painter's tape, and paint. Stephanie from Casa Watkins Living shows you how she created this look in her basement home office.

Gallery Wall Backdrop

If you have an extensive art and print collection you'd like to show off, it's only right you choose the perfect backdrop. This living room features an eclectic style with beautiful art prints on a geometric wallpaper backdrop. If you often switch out your gallery wall, opt for temporary wallpaper you can easily replace. This is also a great option for renters.

An Inspiring Homework Nook

If you have a closet turned homework nook, one way to make it feel less like a closet is with the right design and color palette. A color block wall mural is an easy way to liven up the nook. The mural features colors from the rest of the bedroom to help tie the two spaces together without matching too much.

Art Deco-Style Dining Room

A stunning room deserves stunning design. What stands out most in this large dining room is the art deco-style wallpaper that's modern yet classic with its dark and dramatic color palette. A tall ceiling and white wainscoting help brighten the space.

A Basement Game Room

When a room has no windows, it can be hard to work with when it comes to design. This basement game room and gym combo has the perfect layout and features a fun color block wall that only requires basic drawing skills.

Welcoming Snack Cart

Not only is this accent wall a fun design element, but it helps separate the different areas in this open basement. Even though the wall mural features simple shapes, it creates an eye-catching feature when all the shapes come together. A "hello" sign helps draw the eyes toward the snack cart for movie nights in.

Sophisticated Home Office

If you love the classic look of stripes but want to add a twist, choose a wallpaper that provides the same effect. This geometric wallpaper design features vertical shapes that make this home office feel larger and more open.

Traditional-Style Powder Room

When you think of geometric shapes, it's often associated with retro or art deco style. But they work with virtually any design style. This powder room features geometric wallpaper in traditional colors, giving the bathroom a timeless look.

Small Space Design

A small space doesn't mean you can't go big on style. This living room wall gets a lively makeover with a colorful mural featuring complementary colors. The rest of the midcentury modern space ties in all the colors of the mural for a space that's fun yet not too overwhelming.

Retro-Style Kitchen

This retro kitchen looks like it has a 3D triangle backsplash, but the tiles are actually hexagon shaped in varying color patterns. It's the most eye-catching part of the kitchen, and installing your own backsplash only requires basic DIY skills.

Geometric Wood Strip Pattern

The 3D geometric accent wall looks difficult to do, but it requires basic DIY skills and a few strips of wood to create. You can choose your own pattern to place the wood strips, and paint the whole wall to bring it all together. This bedroom wall is in a soothing blue color that makes the room feel like a retreat.

Midcentury Modern Dining Room

Oftentimes, you'll find geometric shapes in midcentury modern design, and this dining room is no different. The design is simple and clean, but the adjacent hallway features a geometric wallpaper design that adds an unexpected design element to the space.

Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper

Built-in storage is a great design and organizational feature in a home, but it can make your space feel bland and boring. You can easily spruce it up with peel-and-stick wallpaper or even cabinet liners in fun patterns like this geometric one.

Metallic Geometric Wallpaper

This geometric-patterned wallpaper instantly adds a modern, clean look to this luxurious bedroom. It would look great as an accent wall or you could cover every wall in the room for a more dramatic effect.

Subtle Geometric Pattern

Geometric doesn't have to mean hard angles and triangles. This bedroom subtly features geometric shapes with a light pink accent wall featuring a series of circles. It adds interest without overwhelming the space.

Mediterranean-Inspired Bedroom

This Mediterranean-inspired bedroom features a variety of shapes throughout, from the ornate mirror to the intricate bench at the foot of the bed. What really stands out though is the cobalt blue accent wall featuring geometric motifs. It instantly adds a regal look to the room.

Geometric and Floral

Geometric shapes and florals can live in one space even though these two styles don't typically complement each other. Wallpaper comes in several different patterns and colors. This bedroom wallpaper perfectly blends floral print with geometric shapes.

Color Block Column

Even if you don't have walls in your home, you can still add color through other architectural details. This high-rise condo has a large column that gets a color makeover with a block mural.

Glass Decals

If you have a cool feature in your home like a glass half wall, help it stand out more with decals. This Mediterranean home features geometric shapes on the glass that add a high-end look.

Modern Hexagon Backsplash

Incorporating hexagon shapes into your design is a modern and stylish way to add interest to a space. If you're updating your bathroom backsplash, consider hexagon tiles and lighting. It's a fairly easy DIY project you can do over a weekend.

Simple Bedroom Mural

This sunny yellow bedroom mural is simple yet makes a big design impact. The cheery yellow color carries through to the rest of the room for a monochromatic design that's not boring.

Laidback Design

This dining room features a subtle geometric accent wall, which is carried through to the geometric rug. The wood ceiling feature brings a more laidback feel to the space.

Hexagon Shower Wall

The hexagon shower tile wall is the focal point of this contemporary style bathroom. The deep, rich color helps the shape of the tiles standout.

Simple Archway Design

A wall between two windows is the perfect opportunity to add color to a room. This home office gets a creative makeover through a cheery pink archway between two large windows.

Metallic Gold Accents

This refreshing powder room features a trellis-patterned wallpaper that is a more classic way to incorporate geometric shapes. Gold accents throughout and an ornate mirror that mimics the wallpaper complete the look.

Frequently Asked Questions

What tools do you use to design and make geometric designs on a wall?

To design a geometric wall, you'll need pencil and paper, a tape measure, and level to accurately take measurements and create angles. Painters tape can also be helpful. To create a 3D geometric design, you need  wood strips and necessary cutting tools, wood glue, nails, and a nail gun.

What wood do you use on the wall for geometric wall design?

You can use MDF strips to make geometric designs on an accent wall. They're affordable and they won't warp overtime. You can buy them primed too if you want to save time painting.

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