An African style theme is not difficult to achieve. Coordinate your wall color to a wallpaper border in an African theme. Match colors to the current color scheme in the room.

Has the thought ever occurred to you to use African style at home or in the office, but you had no idea where to start? It isn't that difficult to do, and you can do it by making some creative changes to the walls of a room

With paint and a wallpaper border that has an African inspired theme, you can transform your room into one that boasts of African style and elegance. If your walls and wallpaper already coordinate, all you need to do is add the border, but if you need to paint the walls to incorporate a border, you want to make sure to use a color that is already in your room, and then add the border to finalize the creation of your new African inspired décor.

Choosing an African Inspired Wallpaper Border

Make sure you choose an African inspired wallpaper border that coordinates with a color currently in your room or a color scheme that will complement your current color scheme. If your room has printed furniture with a dominating print, the best idea is to choose the background color in that print to paint your walls, afterwards coordinating the wallpaper border to that color.

You will find a nice selection of different multi-cultural designs for wallpaper borders on African-Images.com. The most popular design presently is Abstract Masks, which is a modern portrayal of various African tribal masks. You can also give your room a genuine African feel with the traditional patterned Bushango line designs. The advantageous of these wallpaper borders are you can scrub them, they are already pasted, and they are easy to remove. If you are not sure about matching colors with the wallpaper borders, you can order samples. Once you receive the samples, place each one near large objects in the room to check for color match or coordination with any of the colors that are included in the wallpaper border. Once you find a good match, use the color of the object you used to match it as your wall color.

Choosing the Color of Your Paint

If it's necessary to paint your walls before you add your wallpaper border, take a sample of something that contains the wall color you need. If it's not a standard color, you can have the paint store mix it for you by using your sample.

Making Changes to Your Room

You can choose where you place your wallpaper border—top, bottom, or chair railing height. Decide where you want to apply your wallpaper border before you begin, and if you plan to paint, prepare your walls and finish that first. Wait until your walls are completely dry before you add the wallpaper border you selected.

About the Author

Andrew Caxton is the author of many articles on subjects like style and published at http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com . Find more publications about African style at his website.