From graphic tilework to hand-painted wallpaper, architects and designers have found a myriad of ways to create striking surfaces in the bedroom. Here are seven standout examples.

Duplex in NYC, USA, by Crosby Studios
Crosby Studios founder Harry Nuriev and his partner Tyler Billinger combined white tilework with a gold-lame headboard to create a statement wall in the bedroom of their New York apartment.
Nuriev and Billinger didn't hold back when it came to designing the rest of the room, which boasts ultraviolet side tables and throw cushions, as well as a hand-shaped light.
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Hygge Studio, Brazil, by Melina Romano
Tan-coloured bricks that feature in the communal living spaces of this Sao Paulo apartment continue through to the bedroom to form a rustic feature wall, finished with a lengthy headboard upholstered in terracotta-red fabric. Interior designer Melina Romano explained that the warm medley of materials and colours are meant to channel a sense of hygge ? a Danish term for a feeling of cosiness or contentment.
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Chelsea Pied-à-Terre, USA, by Stadt Architecture
Gold paint seems to ooze down the painterly, deep-green statement wall that features in the bedroom of this New York apartment.
The owners, who originally hail from southwest Canada, had wanted to bring the lush verdancy of the landscapes in their hometown into the apartment's interior.
"We couldn't literally accommodate a green liv...