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Picture on the wall

Shiba Minai | February 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

When you set up your living room with handpicked furniture, all that you need to enhance the setting is some good art work on those walls. Here are some tips that will help you choose well

Picking art work can sometimes be a tricky choice. It depends a lot on what kind of set up you have. First get your priorities and requirements in order. Do you prefer expensive art or would you be happier displaying your creativity or would you want to elaborately frame your child’s paintings? That’s a lot to choose from. So how to go about it?

Socialite Gazala Baig tells us how to decide on the colours of art, “The first thing that you keep in mind is your room’s colour scheme. Because creating a visual link is important and that can be done by either complimenting existing colours or by using contrasting colours,” she continues to say, “Having one dominating colour can be discomforting or having too many colours can represent a very confused state of mind. Avoid using ambiguous colours like greenish yellow or faded yellow.”

Most home decorators also advise against using flashy colours as they can be distracting and look garish, unless of course that is your kind of style.

Size and spacing is another major factor that needs to be kept in mind when choosing art for your home, Sanya Regintala, a Bangalore-based art gallery curator says, “Your blank wall is like an empty canvas whose identity will change with the kind of painting that adorns it. So it is important that you ensure you don’t clutter the place. If there is a bare wall right from the ceiling to the ground, then having one large painting can be a good idea. It is also important that it’s impactful and not just another painting.” She adds, “Another good idea that works well on all kinds of walls is using several small pieces of art. You could assort them in styles or give the feel that you are an art lover and will allow you to use multiple ways to express your style than with just one painting.”

Deciding on frames can be as much as a challenge as deciding on the painting, to which Anna Lyrian, an interior designer and artist, says, “A thick black frame or a dark-brown frame with a piece of art in it will look great in pretty much any kind of setup. If you have large spaces in your house and if you can afford to dedicate a wall to art, then you could use the royal looking gold or metallic-coloured gilded frames. It’s like creating an architectural piece in itself. And to create a thematic feel, you could use similar complimenting frames for other hangings like mirrors, wall clocks, etc.”

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