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Just moved in to your new house? Or maybe you're simply looking for a refreshing change to your oh-so familiar home? Don't worry, you don't have to totally re-decorate your house, nor buy expensive decorative items to fill up space or spice up your home's atmosphere.
All you need is a piece of art work to hang up on that blank wall, and voila! your space has just been given a makeover!
But before you go purchasing online and hammering nail holes on your wall, read these tips to help make you a better room decorator.
Determine the ambiance or feel' you want to get out of the room.
As mentioned earlier, a painting can set the ambiance for a particular room. As such, decide what you want out of the space. Determine the purpose or purposes that you would like the room to serve. For the family room, for example, would you like it to serve as some sort of quiet retreat for the whole family or would you like it to be fun and lively as you have young children in the family?
Once you've decided on this, go ahead and select a painting with the appropriate color themes like earth colors and neutrals for a relaxing feel or splashes of yellow and orange for a happy, lively atmosphere. Similarly, you may choose a painting with rather regular patterns or geometrical figures in calming shades of blue for your work area.
Determine the theme or style you wish to exude
A lot of modern homes nowadays have a central theme that binds all the elements of the house together. Therefore, selecting the right painting to accentuate a specific portion of the house should also revolve around this central theme. What kind of look or style are you going for? Traditional? Modern? A combination of both classic and contemporary?
The same holds true if you have a color theme. You may select a painting with colors from the same palette or something that is contrasting to your color scheme to highlight a specific wall or area in the room. You may also mix and match different styles and concepts to create your own unique style.
Positioning and arrangement Keys to getting the maximum effect from your paintings
Now that you know what your rooms are for and what style or mood you wish to emanate, determine where and how you would like to hang your paintings. Since the purpose of the painting is to add pizzazz to the room or to make it the focal point of the entire area, positioning and arrangement can make or break the entire concept.
For example, hanging paintings along hallways or in lobbies and stairwells gives a modern art gallery feel, while putting a number of pieces close to each other creates a focal point.
The latter can be done with both large or small wall spaces. On the other hand, one usual way of hanging a painting is above a piece of furniture like a sofa. In doing so, keep in mind to hang the artwork six to nine inches above the sofa or at eye level.
Your home is your castle. Therefore, use these secrets as well as other tips as guides, but be careful not to over-analyze. Let your own taste and personal style shine through with your selection of paintings and other works of art. After all, it's your house your castle so it should be all about you.
Remember the last time you saw a captivating painting or picture that gave you a blissful feeling inside?
Want to capture that feeling anytime? Choose a painting that captures your feelings and hang it in your favorite room and then... watch how your happiness and motivation begins to increases! Pictures stir up feelings!
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