Selecting Art for Your Home
Everyone wants to have a home that is attractive and will always make them feel like being there. There are many ways that we can make our homes attractive, and some of the ways are through making our gardens look beautiful with flowers, accessorizing with fish ponds outside, and fish tanks inside, using attractive décor, and a host of other things. It basically depends on your taste, the size of your home, the amount of money that you’re willing to invest, the type of house that you have, apartment or bungalow, whether there are children in the home or not, and at times even your profession and social circles. All of those are things that influence the way that you can make your home attractive. In this article, we are going to focus on art, namely selecting art for your home. Art has been used to heighten the beauty and the status of many homes for many years now, and it will continue to be used for a long time to come.
Knowing What is Available
Look at as much art as possible
It is important for you to check out things like galleries, museums, exhibitions and anywhere else where art is displayed so that you can have an idea of what you want to have in your home. This art could be in many forms such as paintings, photographs, sculptures and many more forms. Once you have done that, you can select the art of your choice and look for the seller.
Choosing the Art
Select art by size to fit a particular space. The art that you select should not be too large to fit in particular rooms, or too small to be noticed. Leave enough “white space” so that the art you’ve hanged on the wall doesn’t feel crowded.
Go for artwork that is in harmony with the colors of the rooms. Match the colors carefully, although you could opt to make the art a screaming opposite of the color of the room. It all depends on the art and the sort of impression that you want to bring out.
Another thing is to go for paintings that match the theme of the other paintings in the room. If you’re using antique style frames, make sure that all the photographs or paintings have the same style.
When you buy a painting or artwork only to realize that it doesn’t go with the themes of the rooms, you can always change the themes of the rooms to fit with the artwork.
The Best Wall Art – The Top 5 Recommendations
We are now going to review some of the best wall art pieces that you can find for your home. We will begin with the best one moving down the ladder. This is a buying guide for those that love wall art.
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai by Wall26
This is a stunning masterpiece that was done Katsushika Hokusai is perfect for decorating a large living room wall. The painting was done on a large canvas, bringing out the colors and shades well. It comes hand printed by professionals on a wooden frame that is shrink proof. This inspiring piece of art brings a sense of a sense of serenity and overwhelming calm.
Features
- It comes with a full set of accessory tools for easy hanging
- The canvases are hand printed and stretched by top level pros
- The canvas is stretched on shrink resistant wooden frames, light and easy to hang
- The stretcher bars have a thickness of 1.50 inches
Wieco Art – Extra Large Size 5 Piece “Perfect White Lines”
Hours of intricate work produced this masterpiece by the professional painters at Wieco Art. They used cutting edge tools, top quality canvas and museum grade oil to reproduce this painting, making it look just like the original, he perfect avant-garde. The surface of this masterpiece comes lined with a plastic layer that prevents it from staining and spoiling. The frame is stretch resistant wood complete with a hook to mount the painting on a wall.
Features
- 100% authentic, hand painted replica by professional artists by the Wieco Art
- A very good gift idea
- The oil painting is ready to hang
General World Map Black Background Wall Art Painting – By Firstwallart
This painting is a general world map on canvas that is perfect for the guest room, living room or any other room in the house that can be seen by people. The World Map by Firstwallart is long lasting and brings about a soothing effect. The best thing about this painting is the fact that it is affordable. This is also fun for the kids as they can try and memorize their geography.
Features
- The dimensions of the painting – 12 x 26-inch x 2Panel, 12x 35-inch x 2Panel
- The painting is printed on durable – high quality canvas by professionals
- Stretched canvas – printed on durable wooden frame
- Every panel is incorporated with a wall hook for easy hanging
Green Frog Sports Themed Canvas Wall Art
This is the perfect canvas wall painting to decorate the kids room. It comes with four separate wall panels that are shrink resistant and have a football, basketball, baseball and a soccer ball printed on each of the panels.
Features
- The canvas is imported – high quality stretched canvas
- Museum quality oils used to replicate the painting
- Wrap around design
- The hooks are attached on each of the panel
Boys by The Lake Distance Record Toilet Bathroom – ArtWorks Decor
Coming on durable, shrink resistant wood, this reproduced painting is funny and legendary, coming with great visual aesthetics, and is great for the bathroom.
Features
- The painting is made in the USA
- The picture is professionally stretched on the canvas
- The wooden frame has a 1/2-inch thickness
Conclusion
Art brings beauty and life to the home, and we should try to furnish our homes with it. The above mentioned pieces of art are some of the best, and you could consider getting them. They are replicas, but you couldn’t tell the difference from the original.