7 Ways to Enhance Your Home with Art
By Pro.com
Special to Yahoo Homes
Whether you’re in the market for a painting, drawing, photograph or sculpture, a piece that works for your budget is within reach. Decide what you’re looking for before setting out on a shopping excursion. Do you want to accentuate a wall? Are you seeking a conversation starter? By selecting something you love and properly displaying your art, you can do all that and more.
Don’t be afraid of art. When a landscape, portrait, print, watercolor or statue harmonizes with your home, you’ve successfully enhanced a room. Here are some tips to get you started.
1. Notice Displays
Scan the exhibits in coffee shops, restaurants and colleges. Artists exhibiting their wares in these venues and not in galleries may offer better prices for their work.
2. Look at Different Mediums
Decide what will influences the room’s décor the most. Do you want one oil painting with a big punch or a few smaller photographs? Sculptures tend to add depth to a room while a painting brings in more color.
3. Size Matters
Measure the size of the wall you plan to tackle. Take several photos of the room so when you’re shopping you can better imagine what the space will look like with the specific art.
4. Consider Color
Match some of the colors in the artwork to the same colors in the room. Complementary shades also do the trick. Keep in mind the walls, furniture, pillows and curtains when deciding on a palette for your new art.
5. Buy What Appeals to You
If you don’t absolutely love the piece, don’t bring it home. You want something that gives you enjoyment because you will see it every day.
6. Hang It Properly
Art galleries show paintings and photographs at eye level, which means the center is about 60 inches from the floor.
7. Try Rotating Your Art
Change your artwork as often as you want. When you get bored with a landscape, switch to an abstract. Try cool tones in summer and bursts of brown, orange and red in fall.
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