When we decorate our home we add some art pieces, at the end of our decorating project. And it doesn’t have to be art with a big A. Holiday pictures, family pictures, a poster, your kid’s drawings. Acquiring the right art works comes in time, you have to discover a piece of art, you have to fall in love with it, specially when it comes with a certain price tag.
via The Ivy House - in the back via SF Girl
And where can you add art in your home? I would say everywhere, starting from your entrance lobby. How to add art in your home? The way you feel it, it can reflect your more bohemian side and you will simple mix it with books and other objects on a console table. Your art work can be framed or you can hang your painting even without a frame. You can’t discuss beauty or art, it is very personal.
on the left via Centered by Design - on right project of Jess Cooney
We add art in our living room, bedroom, but did you ever think of adding some paintings in your kitchen? I did it a few times in my interior design projects and it just uplifts the room. It gets more than just a room where you will prepare some food and maybe have breakfast on the run in the morning. Where to add art in the kitchen? I love to hang it above the kitchen sink, doing the dishes gets much more interesting. You can also add it on open shelves, in between some jars and porcelain bowls.
left down via A Glass of Bovino - left up via Fire Clay Tile - on the right via Lexi Westergard
The bathroom is another place where you wouldn’t think of decorating with some art pieces. Take a look how it can change this room. Specially the powder room should have something to make this room more poetic, or feminine, or artsy. Even a small sketch in a nice frame will make a big change.
A big painting above the bed will look amazing. Keep in mind that this is a room that should reflect a relaxing atmosphere. Select an artwork in the same colors as you used for the room. In case you want to make more of a statement and have a painting in your favorite colors than keep in mind that not all colors are fitting the bedroom. Blue tones, green, pink and lilac tones will enhance the relaxing atmosphere. Avoid red and orange as they will give you more energy and bring up your blood pressure.
via TLC Interiors
Picture walls are very trendy. You will see them allover the internet and in interior design magazines. This can be challenging. How do you start to select the different works? Keep the colors in harmony. Black and white pictures will be the easiest to start with. Print your holiday pictures or family pictures in black and white for a stylish end result. Make a selection in pastel tones or you are more for a pictures wall with sparkling colors. Important is to have a balance in colors.
More difficult is looking for the right dimensions and how to combine them.
Same size and simply in a row. Perfect option for a corridor, above the bed or the buffet in the dining room. Make it more interesting and play with different sizes, it will be the accent in the room.
via MK Envision
I would suggest to cut the dimensions you have of the different frames in paper and install them on the wall to find the perfect spot for each art work. It will be less stressful. This can help you also to find the perfect size for the frames if you will bring the artwork to a specialist to fix them in a nice frame. Depending on your style you can have all frames the same, in this case the frame will be simple and don’t ask any attention. You can also mix them in color and style, if you are courageous.
left via Elizabeth Street Post - right via Cozy Little House
A staircase can be a boring way up to the next floor. Adding here some nice pictures can make even this area of the house look interesting. A bit more challenging but it will be worth it.
architecture and interior Nainoa
Now that we started to work more and more from home, you maybe invested in decorating this space. Adding a great art work can make you feel more inspired during the day. A bold painting can make a boring office in a stylish room, where meetings can get to another level. We don’t want no longer the white meeting rooms, we want a meeting or office room that shows a certain style.
via Within The Grove
You have a tall painting? Just put it on the floor, create an artistic corner by adding some plants or statues. Your reading corner will inspire you to do more creative activities.
via Blesser House
Before you start adding a lot of colourful drawings in the nursery you can first decorate your walls with their first garments and shoes. They grow quickly, it will be nice memories every time you enter the room. And I’m sure they will cherish them once they are grown up too.
mural Surface View
You love those classical paintings in the museum but your budget is not allowing you to buy a real beautiful classical painting. Not yet, maybe one day. What about creating one wall with a wow effect? There are a lot of companies now where you can make a selection, classical painting, modern photography or nature inspired and have it printed on the dimensions of your wall. You can select even a part of the painting and have it blown up. For a small budget you get a piece of art on your wall.
Ready to decorate your walls with some art
follow your heart when selecting the art works
add also art in kitchen and bathroom
play with different sizes to create a picture wall
cut the dimensions of the frames in paper and find the right balance to put them on your wall
all the same frames or a mix of styles
think out of the box and frame fabrics, small items, shoes, etc
use a mural to install an artwork on the complete wall
You are ready to install your artworks, family pictures now finally in you home?
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