Art is so subjective. What you love your partner might hate and vice versa. You may like pottery and he prefers glass. But you don’t have to be art connoisseurs or even agree that the Old Masters are better than the post-impressionists to be able to enhance your home with art. Your home is not a museum but there’s still great scope for the art your chose to be part of your home decoration.
The beauty of art with the sheer vastness of styles, types and colours is that if you do share a home with a partner, there will be plenty of stuff you both love. And if you live by yourself, the world of art is your oyster. As well as finding art that suits your personal taste(s) the same aforementioned abundance of variety can be bewildering.
For home décor, and when you are not starting a collection, the best solution is to choose art that fits with the room’s colour scheme. It should also be suitable to fit with the room’s dimensions. Artwork should enhance a dull expanse of a plain wall but not take over the room. The piece of art can be a focal point (above a fireplace or in an alcove) or it can add a finishing touch.
And art for the purpose of home décor doesn’t have to be a painting – although that’s the obvious choice for walls. Depending on the layout and its furniture, all kinds of artistic paraphernalia can enhance the overall look of a room. Ornaments and sculptures can sit on mantelpieces and sideboards, coffee tables and window sills. Large pieces can stand in a corner and other pieces might sit on a pedestal or piece of furniture picked especially to show it off.
It’s all a matter of taste.
For home décor, and when you are not starting a collection, the best solution is to choose art that fits with the room’s colour scheme. It should also be suitable to fit with the room’s dimensions. Artwork should enhance a dull expanse of a plain wall but not take over the room. The piece of art can be a focal point (above a fireplace or in an alcove) or it can add a finishing touch.
And art for the purpose of home décor doesn’t have to be a painting – although that’s the obvious choice for walls. Depending on the layout and its furniture, all kinds of artistic paraphernalia can enhance the overall look of a room. Ornaments and sculptures can sit on mantelpieces and sideboards, coffee tables and window sills. Large pieces can stand in a corner and other pieces might sit on a pedestal or piece of furniture picked especially to show it off.
It’s all a matter of taste.