Canvas Portrait for your Home
40” French Cotton Family Canvas in Lounge Room
You can make any small room feel instantly bigger with this one, simple design trick?
We all wish that every room in our house could be beautiful, large and spacious, however, its a fact of life that at some point we are going to have to decorate a small room.
Choosing a larger picture for a small space can be daunting, however, scaling up in a small space can be really effective.
Having a single oversized artwork can be the defining element of a small space.
Large photos can act as a strong centre, having a big presence in the room, yet doesn’t clutter up space!
Image credit from: The Block Shop over-sized art work from Deb and Andy’s room from The Block.
“The right artwork can bring new life to any room, and tie a house together “
and as Shaynna Blaze, from The Block suggests:
“it can also be a great investment”
Often when a builder or stylist is finishing a room, they’ll take a step back and look at what’s there… and more importantly, what isn’t. Floor coverings, furniture, curtains and paint can bring a room to the point of perfection, but sometimes an extra nudge is needed to get things exactly right- Which is where art comes in. (Source from The Block Shop - Picture Perfect)
Wall art is a great way to use colour and design to trick the eye into perceiving more space than there actually is!
With so many choices for art on the market: from framed prints to canvases and acrylic art, how you choose and place your wall art will make a big difference to how spacious the room feels.
Here are a few tips on how to use wall art to make any room look bigger than it actually is:
Choose your paint colour and furnishings in light colours
Light colours make a room look bigger and brighter, so selecting wall art with lighter touches will continue to add depth to the room.
Look for art pieces with a lot of white or ‘negative/open’ space. Bright shades that contrast other colours in the room also brings the focus to your larger art, rather than the lack of floor space.
The designs will create focal points around the room while the light colours enhance that feeling of space.
Like the image below, the contrasting colours in the portrait bring your attention and eye up in the room, and the light, neutral grey and white furnishings make the room light and bright. It really does create that spacious effect in a small bedroom.
A 50” Canvas Panoramic above a queen-sized bed.
2. Size Matters. Just because you have a micro-room doesn’t mean you need micro art!
It’s easy to make a small room feel crowded, which is what happens when using only small art pieces without incorporating big statement designs. Looking at lots of small pictures on the wall makes a room feel cluttered - if you choose one larger statement piece it will open up your room to the eye giving a feeling of spaciousness and luxury all while keeping the room feeling light and airy!
The image on the left below has an to show scale.
We designed a to fit perfectly in the space, complete with a wood frame to tie in with the timber cabinet.
The large artwork instantly makes space feel a lot larger than the before photo.