The soul of a home’s decor is wall art; they bring personality, color, and character to every room. Using the right artwork can really make your space and add that extra something that makes it not just look designed, but look designed on purpose. With so many options to choose from however, finding the perfect piece for each room can be quite a challenge. However, before you rush out and hang the first picture that catches your fancy, here are eight tips to help you choose wall art that suits the space, represents your personality and pulls your decor together.
1. Start with the Room’s Purpose
Each room in your house has its own use and you should match your wall art to the use of that room.
Living Room: Use this as a place to make a statement, from large pieces of art to art wall to create conversational points.
Bedroom: Pick up calming personal art that would relax you such as soft landscapes, abstract art or your family photos.
Kitchen: Cause the space to be inviting and provide for some playful or food themed art to have added life.
Bathroom: Keep it serene or minimal, which promote a sense of calm.
Knowing what the purpose of each room, these is going to help you to decide the color, style or theme for the artwork.
2. The Art Matches Your Decor
Your wall art also should relate to the design of the space.
Modern Spaces: Minimalist and modern interiors suit abstract art, geometric designs and monochromatic photography.
Traditional Rooms: Traditional decor, landscapes, vintage art or classic portraits are enhanced.
Bohemian Vibes: Boho inspired spaces can also match tapestries, textured art and prints.
Eclectic Homes: Mixing mediums and styles, but a cohesive theme or colour palette will exhibit harmony.
The art’s style will match your decor so you get a seamless look that compliments the room.
3. Choose the Right Size
The first most important criterion is the size when choosing wall art.
Large Walls: If your gallery wall isn’t quite keeping up with the space, use oversized art or use a well planned gallery wall to fill the space, without making it feel sparse.
Small Walls: Balance can be achieved with a single medium-sized piece of a small pair of pieces.
Above Furniture: The second and one half of the width is the proportion of the art in relation to the furniture below. Take the sofa as an example; you want your art to cover, say, 60–70% of the sofa’s width.
Art that is the right size creates a balance in a room; it can’t be too big or it will overwhelm the room, and too small and the room will feel empty.
4. Consider Color Harmony
Your wall art colors should compliment or contrast the other colors in the room for a nice cohesion.
Match Colors: Choose art in colors already found in your decor for a harmonious look.
Create Contrast: Use art in bold or contrasting colors to give a neutral space some energy and visual interest.
Limit the Palette: In your art, stay close to two or three predominant colors to not desire to overwhelm the room.
A few elements of color coordination make sure your wall art augments the space, rather than work in discord with it.
5. Layer Textures and Materials
It’s always cool to incorporate other textures and materials into your wall art.
Canvas Prints: A perfect use for clean, contemporary spaces.
Framed Art: Puts a polished, structured touch on places.
Textured Pieces: Where nothing will do, there is nothing there. Blank white space usually looks cold, but not if filled with text in the form of a paragraph of sayings by a popular comedian or writer. Tapestries, macramé, or sculptural art bring warmth and dimension.
Mixed Media: Finish out with a dynamic display of photography, paintings and decorative objects in combination.
Because layering textures gives you a multi dimensional design which is sophisticated and inviting.
6. Reflect Your Personality
Your home needs to be a reflection of who you are as a person. Pick art that you like and that signifies something of your own.
Travelers: Share photos of the places you’ve traveled or showcase paintings or artwork you saw.
Nature Lovers: Landscapes, botanical prints, or animal art will do the trick.
Art Enthusiasts: Buy original pieces or limited editions from artists you like.
With personalized art, you make your decor meaningful and authentic.
7. Don’t be afraid to mix and match.
Using a combination of different styles and mediums can keep things looking very curated.
Gallery Walls: Mix photos, paintings and prints of different sizes and frames.
Themes: Put a unifying theme tying the pieces together (color and subject matter are the most popular).
Placement: Art should be arranged thoughtfully, but not visually chaotic; there should be variety.
A mix and match strategy is how you add personality and character to your home.
8. Place the rectangles and try grouping
Of course where you display your wall art matters as much as the art itself!
Eye Level: Art should be hung at eye level, or at 57 to 60 inches from the floor, in order to be seen properly.
Above Furniture: Art and furniture should be separated by 6–12 inches of space, in order to avoid blurring the balance.
Clustered Displays: In hallways or stairwells, group smaller pieces together to have an impact.
Leaning Art: Lean framed pieces on shelves or mantels are good for a casual look.
By experimenting with placement, you discover the best way to make your space work.
Final Thoughts It’s never too difficult to choose the right home decor for each room. In considering the purpose of the room, matching the style and size of the art to the space, and concentrating on color and personality, you can make a home that feels stylistic, cohesive and just your own. With those eight tips now, you are ready to make your walls into artful masterpieces that express your style inside
