One of the best ways to give a plain home some character is to employ decorative techniques that actually change the walls of the home rather than just change a part of the wall. This means using something dramatic like textured wallpaper in a living room or applying tin ceiling tiles to the walls of a kitchen to make it seem like a cook is actually in an authentic Italian bakery. Not only can decorating the walls from top to bottom create some truly fantastic ambience but this method can also remove the need to buy many small decorative items that can add clutter.