I have two areas of monstrous blank walls I have to deal with. The sheetrock installation gave me a revelation. Wide but variegated, horizontal stripes would be striking in my color palettes, some in my beloved metallic paint. I went to the web for some inspiration:
via PadCandy
also via PadCandy
via Apartment Therapy
via The Lennoxx
via Your Decorating Hotline
via Harlequin
via Mary McDonald
…On to work it out in Photoshop.