5 Tips On How To Buy Canvas Wall Art For Your Home

If you plan to renovate your home and buy canvas wall art to decorate your walls, there are a few things you have to consider. Just because you love a piece of artwork it doesn’t mean it will go well with the rest of your house. Of course it matters that you like a painting when you buy it but it is also important to buy art that also goes with your home design.

Before surfing for paintings on the net, take note of a few things around the room you plan to decorate.

1. Color – Look at the colors on your furniture, upholstery, walls and other things in the room. You need to create contrast between your canvas and your wall so avoid getting artwork with the same shade as your wall paint. Instead, choose artwork that contains colors found in other objects in your room. Buy canvas wall art that contains colors found on your upholstery, throw pillows, curtains and area rug.

2. Size – Measure the size of your wall and furniture if you are placing a painting behind a sofa or bed. Your canvas should not be too large or too small for your wall space. Create balance by getting a painting that is not larger or longer than your couch or bed. When you hang a canvas on a wall, there should still be enough negative space around the painting that is left bare.

3. Subject – Before picking a landscape or portrait, make sure that the theme of your artwork matches the purpose of the room. If you are decorating the dining room, buy canvas wall art with food, fruit or wine images. Sunset paintings will look more suitable in a den or bedroom than in a child’s bedroom. Match your artwork to what the room is all about.

4. Style – Another factor to consider is the style of the painting and the style of your interior decor. If you live in an ultra modern home with minimalist furniture, consider getting abstract paintings that will match the surroundings. If your home is contemporary in style then choose contemporary paintings instead of traditional artwork. If decorating a child’s bedroom, you might want to hang outsider art that is also playful and casual.

5. Framing – Many people today prefer to buy canvas wall art that are unframed and mounted on gallery wrapped canvas. Presenting your artwork this way conveys a casual and contemporary look. Framed artwork look for formal and old-school. There are some situations though that call for framing such as decorating a formally decorated home with traditional paintings.

You might have a better chance finding the artwork you need online. You can visit art galleries too but don’t expect to find a lot of choices at these places. Art galleries have only a few paintings on display that limits your choices. Online art stores can offer you hundreds of choices of paintings in different sizes, colors, styles and subject.