Recessed walls and niches are designed into many homes to allow the homeowner to showcase their belongings in a prominent way.  These recessed walls and niches can cause decorating dilemmas as it can be difficult to choose the correct items to showcase in it.  If you have recessed walls and niches in your home, here are some tips you can use. 

Measure your niche or recessed wall in order to determine the size of the furnishings and wall art you will use to decorate your niche. 

If you are dealing with a large recessed wall, purchase seating that will fill the space nicely.  You can use two chairs and a table, a bench, or a sofa. 

If the space is a small niche cut into the wall, use an art piece that fits into it with just a few inches on each side. 

If you want to use more than one item to decorate your niche, they should be closely related or even identical. 

This Cressy Metal Wall Décor piece will accent any niche or recessed wall are beautifully.  It is a wrought iron sculpture in a sunburst shape with an ornate medallion as its center.  It is 23 inches in diameter, and would look especially nice in a niche with an arched top.

• November 2007