Decorative Solutions Using Art, page 2 Creative Ways to Deal with Decorating Challenges

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Whatever decorating challenges you may have, consider the solutions that artwork can bring to the space. Then can provide another "window", a flash of color, and a hint of another time and place.

Remember, however, in addition to any problem-solving value a print might provide, it should be something you enjoy looking at, something that makes you happy whenever you see it.

Where could you use some art today?

Challenge:		Solution:
Fresh air for a cramped room		Do you have a room that is small, dark, and cramped? Introduce a breath of fresh air with some beautiful prints to bring the outdoors in and brighten space with bursts of color.
Lengthen a room...		Hang prints with strong horizontal lines to create the illusion of increased length in your room. For best results use the landscape style format and prints with light expansive colors (several prints in a row compound the effect.) Panoramic vistas work very well for this situation.
Room without windows		Use prints to open up a space in rooms with few or no windows. Landscapes, windows and doorways lead the eye outward to create the illusion of added space and light.
Bring a large room down to size...		To scale down a large room, hang a series of small prints together on a large otherwise blank wall. ArtSelect offers collections of 2, 3, or 4 prints - hang them together to create an optical illusion of diminished space.

Special thanks to Ari Siegel of ArtSelect.com
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