How to decorate your space with wall pictures

If a room in your home is lacking in character, simply hanging a few art prints on the walls can make a big impact. Wall pictures are a necessary accessory in your home and are great to match the style of the room and the color accent. Before you go shopping for new pictures for your walls, there are a few things you need to plan and decide. Here’s a home interior design guide on how to decorate your space with wall art.

Shop wall art by room

The type of home you have, and the mood, ambience, and decorating style it creates, should be perfectly designed to fit your lifestyle. The decision on a style for your room should be determined by the lifestyle you choose and not by the latest trend in home interior design.

Whatever room you want to decorate, be it your bedroom, living room, kitchen or office, you need to decide what you want to get out of that space. For example:

• Want to host dinner parties or entertain?
• Do you want a quiet retreat to get away from the hustle and bustle?
• Is this an area for children to play?
• Is this a room for your hobby?

Once you’ve decided what you want to use the room for, you can now choose a color theme that suits the function of the room. For example, soft, neutral greens for your ‘quiet retreat room,’ vivid yellow for the kids’ room, or calm, pale blue for your office space.

So far we have established the function and color of the room in question, this gives us the basis for choosing the right art prints for the area.

For example:

• brightly colored cartoon pictures for kids room
• soft pastel floral images for your quiet retreat area, or
• Tranquil landscape and scenic images for your office space

Choose your style

Like paint color, artwork can immediately set or change the mood of a room. You can not only unite the room, but also use it to create a unique style.

• traditional and classic
• modern
• contemporary
• funny and entertaining
• casual
• Romantic

The style of the room is entirely up to your personal taste and this is the time when you can inject your own personality into the room through artwork and textured accessories.

Suggested Art Picture Styles:

Fun and Entertainment: Images may include bright colors in both printing and framing. Fun and entertaining images may include kittens and puppies, or comedic actors like the Three Stooges or Laurel and Hardy.

Modern: With strong black accents in the framed ironwork and wall hangings, bold black-and-white photographs are a natural choice for a sophisticated modern look.

Tranquil Retreat – To reinforce the atmosphere of a cozy and inviting retreat, use artwork with neutral, earthy colors and a horizontal landscape theme.

You can even mix and match different styles to create your own unique look. For example, he frames traditional black and white photographic prints in a modern black iron frame.

Organize and hang your pictures

To get the most effect from your wall pictures in terms of adding character and a focal point to the room, you need to decide where and how you want to hang them.

Here are some suggestions to help you decide how to get the best effects from your images:-

Modern Gallery Look: To create a modern art gallery feel, particularly pleasing in hallways, foyers, and stairwells, give each piece ample room to breathe. Stand in the center of the first piece and take one or two small steps along the wall. This is a good center for the next piece.

Above a sofa: When placing artwork on furniture such as a sofa, you should hang the image six to nine inches above the sofa or at eye level.

Cluster Arrangements: Tightly group an even number of images to give a statement or focal point. This works on large or small wall spaces, depending on the look you want.

In a row: Placing an odd number of images in a horizontal line with each other gives balance and the feeling of space. This works well in hallways or stairwells.

By deciding where and how to hang your pictures, whether it’s a tight group or a single print over a sofa, you can determine the size and shape of the pictures you need to buy.

Once you’ve decided on the function, color and style of the room, you’ll be in a much better position to shop for wall art to fit the overall theme.

Summary

Wall pictures are an underrated accessory in home interior design. This is probably because most people don’t know what to do with their images for maximum effect in a room. Before you hang your pictures, be sure to plan ahead what you want to get out of that room. First decide on the function, style and color of the room before purchasing your artwork. By doing this, you’ll be in a much better position to purchase the right type of art print to match your room’s theme and color accent.