The phrase "cinderblock walls" refers to walls that are made of blocks made from a combination of cement and coal ash. These walls are typically sturdy and solid, but often lack aesthetic appeal and can give a sense of a plain or stark environment.
Sentences with «cinderblock walls»
Even though Monet wasn't my personal favourite — I was more of a Van Gogh kind of girl — I thought the poster classed up the bare cinderblock walls place nicely with my stacks of books with USED SAVES stickers on the spine and the gigantic Windows 286 computer taking up my entire side of a shared desk and so I kept it throughout my years at university. (sarahbessey.com)
So a week before school let out, Sandorf cleaned out his room, leaving few decorations on the whitewashed cinderblock walls. (indianapublicmedia.org)
In my research into the wall system I discovered that Jackson Pollock, Rauschenberg, and Rothko — among many others — did shows where they hung their paintings on cinderblock walls, because they're cheap and quick. (dismagazine.com)