Choosing a piece of art work for your home is an exciting process. You’ll want to ensure that you find a piece that reflects the style of your home, and that represents your character. It’s never a good idea to rush when making an art work choice. Wait until you find a perfect piece and ensure that it fits in with the interior design style of your home. Here are a few tips on choosing the right piece of art work for you.
Determine your budget
Before you start shopping, it can be a good idea to determine an approximate budget. If your budget is modest, this isn’t a problem; artwork doesn’t have to be expensive to be beautiful and affordable art is just as stunning. It is far more satisfying when you find a piece at a reasonable price and don’t have to break the bank! If you see something that only slightly exceeds your price range, but is just perfect, you may be willing to make the stretch!
Determine your style
Your style will depend on both your personal tastes and on the colour schemes and styles of your home. You might prefer a photography art piece, or perhaps some lettering of an inspirational or funny quote. Instead, you might like traditional paintings of nature, Pop Art or something completely abstract. Researching online can help you to decide on your preferred style if you’re not entirely sure. Attempt to colour match your artwork as much as you can to keep your chosen room co-ordinated.
Determine the size
The size of your chosen art piece will depend on your intended room and where you want to position it. When it comes to the living room, it’s a popular choice to position an art piece above the sofa. To scale the piece correctly, it’s a good idea to choose one large piece that’s approximately the same length as your sofa. Failing this, you could go for three or four smaller pieces hung in a horizontal line.
Hanging a smaller piece on a large wall can make it look lost or out of place. For a look that’s more appealing to the eye, choose a larger piece or a set.
Buy according to room
You should attempt to buy an art piece according to the room in which you’re going to place it. Living rooms and bedrooms tend to suit bolder colours or stand-out, feature pieces. Green is a particularly great colour for the bedroom; it represents nature and health and so can have soothing properties. When choosing art for a bathroom, pieces that depict the natural world like flowers, landscape or water can be a great theme for this location. For a kitchen space, why not display a playful and charming quote about food or cooking!
Art can really add that wow factor to any room. Think about the themes of your home; be they modern, minimalist, traditional or a rustic style. Look for an art piece to suit your current theme. When you choose a piece of art, why not give the rest of the room a little revamp too?!
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