Turn a Wall Into a Work of Art
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There are several ways to liven up your home to make it beautiful. This is not just by paintings but also through creative thinking. A home that is filled with art reflects the owner’s personality and inanimate objects come to life and not just lying around. Anyone living or visiting that home, have endless artistic possibilities and can project a sense of style and elegance.
You can turn a wall into a work of art. Wall art can be done in various ways. Pictures, paintings, pressed flowers, bits of lace from the veil and a pair of gloves worn by the bride combining well in the shadow style of box. This provides a look that lasts for long after the owner has passed away and will be treasured for many years to come.
Baby shoes, christening dress, these preserve a memorable event in your child’s life. Enclosed in a deep frame with a glass cover to keep out dust, these items will last forever. Some other ideas though not fancy could be old maps, antique documents, and interesting fabric swatches. All these have the potential to become wall art. Think of the beautiful handmade lace, quilts, and embroidery that could be framed or hung to become wall art.
These are some things you can do to enhance your wall art:
1. Size of the room: The advantage with using art is the creation of illusion. You can either make a large room look fuller or a small room look larger. The decorations can be anywhere from murals to mirrors
2. Shades of the walls: Do take note of the shades that your walls are painted in. If it is dull or in faded shades, you can give it life by adding bright colors like oranges, reds and earthy browns.
3. Leased houses: If you are living in a leased home, make sure you buy art that has self adhesive. This is especially for renters whose owners disallow the tenants bore holes into their walls.
4. Lighting: Based on which way, your home is situated, some rooms may have more light and some rooms may be darker. Use of muted lighting for romantic weekends and bright lights for play days for children can be achieved by use of lamps and shades
Wall art is easy to buy and can be bought online and is affordable. You can buy unframed prints of many famous artists ranging from a Picasso line drawing of a dog for $60, to a Dougall autumn tapestry for $300. Michael O’Toole’s Mediterranean scene is a bargain at $40. Emerging artists are the latest rage. Ken Bailey’s Boston’s Best Crme Pie is a whimsical dog print that will make you smile and could be the focus for many animal posters.
Most online art galleries support and promote new and independent artists who want to advertise their work on the internet. These works of art can be bought directly and safely online. Most galleries exhibit and encourage these incredible talent and remove the middleman, bottom line, you get a better deal. Whatever your budget, there are different types of classic wall art offerings in the market. The art are affordable that you can even design seasonal themes and change your wall art 3 or 4 times each year. Many come in more than one size, and can be arranged to match your decorations.
After moving house, it is cheering to have familiar wall art hanging in the new home. If you are young and have few events to collect and store, borrow some of those from others. For instance, buy wall art at an antiques store that features old time photographs of family groupings. The frames alone are works of art many times. You can also look at ways for your own photograph to be made into a canvas wall art painting.
When we buy wall art, we are creating a home atmosphere that nourishes us whenever we are present. It is important to select those things that evoke emotions in us. Whether restful, exciting or interesting, our wall art is important.
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