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How To Decorate with Art
When you decorate
your home with artwork you are only limited by your
imagination. Don't be afraid to experiment. As mentioned
previously, artwork is easily reversible. So, be imaginative
and creative and design your artwork.
Home Decorating can be
fun, and yet so many people neglect to decorate their
home based on claims that it costs too much. Home decorating
doesn't have to become an expensive endeavor. Even if
the look you're after is on the elaborate end of the
spectrum, you can create a look that will make you smile
both when you look at your home and in your pocketbook.
A good idea is to make small changes at a time instead
of one huge change. Artwork can make a huge difference
in the look of your home and is one decorating idea
that you can easily reverse if the look doesn't work.
What is the first thing you notice when
you walk into someone's home? The walls, right? Walls
enclose the home, giving a thematic impression. So,
if your walls are empty you've got to get to work to
populate them. Wall hangings can be expensive, but that's
only if you purchase something by a famous dead artist.
You can create your own artwork without any art instruction
whatsoever. First, you have to consider your theme.
If it's the bathroom to which you want to add small
artwork, you could consider framing sea shells. You
would simply arrange the shells creatively onto either
a sheet of colored paper or onto fabric.
Do you have hundreds of pictures and
just don't know what to do with them? Keeping with the
personalized artwork idea, you could arrange the photos
into a huge wall photo collage. Examples include pictures
of exotic places, weddings, and children growing up.
If there is a teenager in your home, their bedroom is
probably home to a huge collection of music CDs. They
can create their own wall collage using the cover art
from their CDs. Although you will have more fun creating
your collage yourself, there are companies that will
take care of this for you. The cost ranges from about
$50 for an 8x10 to $150 for a 20x24 wall collage.
If your home contains foliage, you might
want to consider pressing leaves or flowers and framing
your work; the best of these are flat. You basically
place the leaves or flowers in a book to allow them
to dry flat. They are ready for your wall hanging when
they become crisp. This shouldn't take longer than a
week or two. After the items are pressed, you will just
need to mount the artwork and hang it on your wall.
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