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The Art Of Selecting Your Homes Art


Art should be personal. Selecting pieces that you reallylove should not be influenced by the color of the carpet oryour couch. To really make a statement, art should be chosenbased on it's own merits.

You have just moved into a new home. Perhaps it's your firstreal home that you plan to invest time and money intodecorating and styling. You are eagerly looking for ideas tohelp make your home comfortable and beautiful.

You have just been looking through a magazine for decoratingideas and admire a gorgeous home that highlighted theowner's fantastic art collection. You realize that the barewalls in your home create an emptiness that is crying outfor attention.

With this sudden urge to fill them up, what are you going tochoose for art?

It is not hard to find art - whether you choose originals orreproductions. The variety and diversity of styles isenormous, so where do you begin in making your selection?

Try to purchase art as you would any other piece offurnishing that you plan to have for years. You want toselect pieces that you will love and appreciate for a longtime - whether you keep your couch or not.

When you admire artwork in a gallery or even in afantastically decorated home you will notice that it is theart that sets the tone, not the other way around. Artworkshould be featured, and not chosen to compliment it'ssurroundings.

You will likely find that you are drawn to works that are incolors or themes that suit your home anyway. If you do liketraditional decorating styles, it is quite likely that youwill been drawn to more traditional styles of artwork aswell. The same is true of more modern or contemporarytastes.

Talking to a gallery owner or interior decorator, you mayalso find them able to give you suggestions on how theartwork could best be appreciated. Using picture lights toilluminate the artwork will add enormously to it's appeal aswell as to the mood of a room.

Your artwork will make a significant statement about youpersonally. It is well worth your efforts to select piecesone at a time and choose art that truly reflects you insteadof filling your walls with mediocre work that you will tireof quickly. By making thoughtful choices and viewing eachpiece as an investment, you will always find a special placefor your art in any home.

Paula Hogar is the webmistress of http://www.frloghomes.comand is a real fan of log homes and everything that they represent. If you have a site related to homes, email her about exchanging links: paula@frloghomes.com with "exchange links" in the subject line.

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