Friday, February 5th, 2010
Your home should always reflect the mood, ambience and decor you create, so that it reflects not only your lifestyle but also you in every sense. What kind of a style you want for your room should be decided by the way you choose to live and not by the latest interior design fashion, that rules.
Deciding on how to utilize your space and how each room should look be it the living area, bedroom, office space or kitchen, is important. For example:
Do you entertain much, or want to hold parties often?
How about a quiet retreat to escape from the din and rustle?
Do the kids play around here?
Can you pursue your hobbies here?
If you have decided how and why you would like the room for, you may decide on a color pattern to suit the functionality of the room. Neutrals and mellow greens for a ‘retreat’ and a bright yellow for your kids play area, or tranquil pale blue for the office area.
Once you have decided on the function and color of the room in consideration, it may lead on to the basis of choosing the right art work for the area.
As for example:
Colorful and bright cartoon pictures for the kids’ area
Soothing pastel floral prints for the quiet retreat, or
Scenic pictures and tranquil landscape for your office area
Choose whichever you want.
Just as paint color, art can make an impact on a room’s character. It not only binds the room together, but also helps create a style truly your own.
Modern yet traditional & classic and contemporary, casual and romantic, fun & entertaining, whatever style you set for your room is totally up to you and your personal taste. This time though you can bring in your own individuality into the room through textured accessories and artwork for a different look.
Suggested art picture styles:
Entertaining & Fun: Both in the print and on the frame pictures should include vibrancy. Pictures of puppies and kittens, or comedian actors like the Laurel & Hardy or Three Stooges can be fun and entertaining.
Modern: for a modern and sophisticated look, try strong black accents in framed ironwork and the tapestries; striking black ‘n’ white photos could also be ideal.
Calm Retreat: Splash in the mood of a cozy, nestled retreat; try out artwork with earthy, neutral colors and horizontal landscapes in different treatments.
Try mixing and matching different styles to make something uniquely your own. You could frame traditional black and white photo prints with modern black iron frames.
If you want to get the maximum effect of your wall pictures as far as adding character and a dimension to the room is concerned, you have to decide where you want to hang them and how?
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