Today's blog post will focus on selecting the right painting for your home, office, living room, and other spaces.
Regardless of your space's purpose, it's important to choose a painting that complements the room's mood and enhances its design elements, such as color or texture. What factors contribute to making a painting and a space work well together?
Let's consider the first example. Picture a light, modern room with green-grayish walls that lean toward neutrality. Accompanying this are an orange sofa adorned with colorful pillows, a turquoise cupboard, and a black-and-white geometric pattern. While it may seem like there are too many accents in the room, the design is executed with precision, leveraging color theory, specifically split complementary colors. These colors are juxtaposed and accentuated by the black-and-white carpet.
Despite the complexity of this room's design, an abstract painting featuring the main colors of the room ties everything together, ensuring the space feels tasteful and relaxing rather than overwhelming.
Similarly, in the second example, although the painting isn't fully visible, it echoes the accents in the room with clean, vibrant colors. Here, we observe the use of an abstract painting again. However, this room leans more towards a classical aesthetic with furniture inspired by the Baroque movement. It employs a triadic color scheme (purple, green, and yellow) with muted tones, complemented by a light blue carpet.
While a landscape painting could suit this room, the design opts for a modern touch with an abstract landscape reminiscent of a Monet painting. This adds a contemporary flair to the space, encapsulating its impression in a chaotic yet artistic manner.
Now, shifting to a blend of contemporary and classical styles, consider this room. It seamlessly combines Victorian elements such as an Acanthus Leaf Cornice and wall paneling with 80's chairs, a neutral gray modern carpet, and a glass table for a futuristic touch. Wooden floors and room dividers further enhance the eclectic ambiance.
What's the key to achieving a harmonious yet intriguing, relaxing, and clean room? It's color. Despite the variety of styles and textures, minimal color usage in this space ensures harmony. The red of the painting complements the light blue wash of the chairs while serving as the key accent of the room. Its modern illustrative style doesn't compete with other elements in the room and echoes the neutral grays and browns present in the flooring and carpet.
That's it for now. Until next time!