| How to Decorate your Space with Wall Pictures | | | | entertaining pictures can include kittens and |
| If a room in your house lacks character, by | | | | puppies, or comedian actors such as the Three |
| simply placing some fine art prints on the walls | | | | Stooges or Laurel & Hardy. |
| can actually make quite an impact. Wall pictures | | | | Modern: With the strong black accents in the |
| are a necessary accessory in your home and are | | | | framed iron-work and the tapestries, striking black |
| great to tie in with the room's style and color | | | | and white photos are a natural choice for a |
| accent. Before you go off to buy some new | | | | modern and sophisticated look. |
| pictures for your walls there are a few things you | | | | Calm Retreat: To reinforce the mood of a |
| need to plan and decide upon. Here is a home | | | | nestled, cozy retreat, use artwork with neutral, |
| interior design guide on how to decorate your | | | | earthy colors and a horizontal landscape subject. |
| space with wall art. | | | | You can even mix and match different styles to |
| Shop for Wall Art by Room | | | | create a unique style of your own. For example, |
| The kind of home you have and the mood, | | | | frame traditional black and white photo prints in a |
| ambience and style of decor you create, should | | | | modern black iron frame. |
| be perfectly designed to suit your lifestyle. | | | | Arranging and Hanging your Pictures |
| Deciding on a style for your room should be | | | | In order to get the maximum effect of your wall |
| determined by the lifestyle you choose and not | | | | pictures in terms of adding character and a focal |
| by what's the latest home interior design trend. | | | | point to the room, you need to decide where and |
| Whichever room you are wanting to decorate, | | | | how you want to hang them. |
| whether it be your bedroom, living area, kitchen | | | | Here are some suggestions to help you decide |
| or office space, you need to decide what you | | | | how to get the best effects from your pictures:- |
| want to get out of that space. For example: | | | | Modern Gallery Look: To create a modern art |
| - do you want to hold dinner parties or entertain? | | | | gallery feel, particularly nice in hallways, lobbies and |
| - do you want a quiet retreat to get away from | | | | stairwells, give each piece ample breathing room. |
| the hustle and bustle? | | | | Stand at the center of the first piece and take |
| - Is this an area for the kids to play in? | | | | one swift, or two small steps along the wall. This |
| - Is this a room for your hobby? | | | | is a good center for the next piece. |
| Once you have decided what you want to use | | | | Above a Sofa: When placing art above furniture |
| the room for, you can now choose a color theme | | | | such as a sofa, you need to hang the picture |
| to suit the function of the room. For example, | | | | about six to nine inches above the sofa, or at |
| mellow greens and neutrals for your 'quiet retreat | | | | eye level. |
| room', lively yellow for the kids room, or pale | | | | Cluster Arrangements: Tightly group an even |
| tranquil blue for your office space. | | | | number of pictures together to give a statement |
| So far we have established the function and color | | | | or a focal point. This works on either large or |
| of the room in question, this then gives us the | | | | small wall spaces, depending on the look you want. |
| basis on choosing the right art prints for the area. | | | | In a row: By placing an odd number of pictures in |
| For example: | | | | a horizontal line to each other gives balance and |
| - bright colorful cartoon pictures for the kids room | | | | the sense of space. This works well in hallways or |
| - mellow pastel floral pictures for your quiet | | | | stairwells. |
| retreat area, or | | | | By deciding where and how to hang your pictures, |
| - tranquil landscape and scenic pictures for your | | | | whether it be a tight cluster or a single print |
| office space | | | | above a sofa, you can then determine the size |
| Choose your Style | | | | and shape of the pictures you need to buy. |
| Like paint color, artwork can immediately establish | | | | When you have decided on the room's function, |
| or change a room's mood. Not only can it pull the | | | | color and style, you are in a much better position |
| room together, but you can use it to create a | | | | to go shopping for wall pictures that fit in with the |
| style uniquely your own. | | | | overall theme. |
| - traditional & classic | | | | Summary |
| - modern | | | | Wall pictures are an underestimated home interior |
| - contemporary | | | | design accessory. This is probably because most |
| - fun & entertaining | | | | people do not know what to do with their |
| - casual | | | | pictures in order to get the maximum effect in a |
| - romantic | | | | room. Before you go hanging up your pictures |
| The style of the room is totally dependent on | | | | make sure you plan ahead what you want to get |
| your own personal taste and this is the time | | | | out of that room. Decide on the function, style |
| when you can inject your own personality into the | | | | and color of the room first before you buy your |
| room through artwork and textured accessories. | | | | artwork. By doing this you are in a much better |
| Suggested art picture styles: | | | | position to buy the right type of art picture to fit |
| Fun & Entertaining: Pictures can include bright | | | | in with the theme and color accent of your room. |
| colors both in the print and on the frame. Fun and | | | | |