How to choose and place a picture on the wall in the living room

In recent decades, people began to pay great importance to the role of the living room, in this room the owners gather friends, arrange family gatherings. Paintings in the interior of the living room will help bring a twist to your own home, with their help you can create a unique spirit and mood in the house. They are selected, guided by the design of the room, they become its continuation or a bright accent. The process of choosing a picture is primarily creative, but very laborious, because it is very difficult to decide on a variant of the image.

A well-chosen painting will transform your guest room

Paintings in the interior of living rooms of different styles

To simplify the task of finding the desired picture in the interior of the living room, it should be noted that there are different types of paintings.

Modular Pictures

The story image, divided into several parts (segments), which are placed on the wall in a certain order in order to achieve the integrity of the picture.

The modular picture literally pushes the limits of design

This option looks advantageous in a living room decorated in a modern style. The design can be anything, Scandinavian, hi-tech, modern, classic, Provence, only harmony is important, the combination of the appearance of the room and the picture. The modular picture should either complement it or fulfill an accent role. Today they are leaders in sales, because you can print them on canvas, fabric, paper. To recreate a copy of the work of a famous artist or your own portrait.

Modular paintings perfect for large hi-tech empty spaces

Modular paintings consist of at least two segments. They don’t put on a baguette, each part is only a fragment of one whole. In appearance, they simply resemble a canvas mounted on a stretcher. The most popular are diptychs (2 fragments), triptychs (models of three elements) but polyptychs, models of 4 and 6 segments also look very interesting.

Triptych - the best option for a modular picture

Framed Pictures

Putting the image in a thin, elegant or massive frame gives it rigor, elegance and completeness. Therefore, the work of famous artists always put on an expensive baguette.

Expensive baguette attracts and focuses attention to the picture

Baguette makes the image look new, so they are usually used in portraits, landscapes, scenes, and other artistic styles.

As for the design, framed paintings in classic, provence and even empire style look advantageous.

Empire style loves paintings in beautiful antique baguettes

Posters, photo

A great way to decorate your home with beautiful, original images at an affordable price.

Bright contrasting colors and plots, the lack of an expensive frame makes it his own in the art deco styles, minimalism and hi-tech

This option is closer to modern style, minimalism, classic, art deco, among other things. The poster can be in the form of photo wallpaper, as well as paintings, stickers. Such a picture in the interior of a modern living room looks very intricate, emphasizing the taste preferences of the owners.

Simplicity and absence of unnecessary details make the poster easy to perceive in the living room of the loft style.

As for the subject of the image, it can be absolutely anything, from abstraction, to portrait, landscape.

The color of the picture and other nuances in the design of the living room

In order to qualitatively fit the picture into the style of the room, you should decide on its color scheme and, of course, theme. Important nuances to consider when choosing a painting.

Room size

The larger it is, the brighter, darker the tone is acceptable to apply. This rule applies primarily to walls, but the image can be selected according to the following criteria.

• Tone in tone with the walls - the picture, as it were, becomes part of them, focuses only on individual details. The best options are modular paintings, posters, stickers.
• Harmonious with the tone of the walls - suitable for classic, provence, minimalism.
• Bright - thereby focusing on it all the attention. Ideal for small bright rooms, as well as for flashy hi-tech, modern style.

The colors of the poster should be in harmony with the overall color of the room.

The color of the picture should resonate with the dominant colors of the living room

Web size

The larger the canvas, the freer the space should be. The image should occupy a central place on the wall or in the composition, have a wide viewing angle, only then it will look decent.

The large picture should cover part of the empty space of the wall

There should be enough empty space around the picture on the wall

The technique of placing pictures on the wall

You can hang pictures in a straight line (trellis hanging) or one above the other. If the work is united by a common theme and the same in size. If they are different, you can use a diagonal, as well as a chaotic suspension, thereby adding personality to the room, charm.

Random placement of paintings can bring unexpected effect

Several methods of placing paintings can coexist on one wall

Living room

A place of rest, meeting guests, bright colors should prevail in it. But the main thing when choosing a painting is not color, but the plot-stylistic correspondence. If it is decorated in African style, it would be better to complement it with an image, for example, an African with a purple basket in her hands, rather than an autumn landscape, although it fits perfectly in the color palette.

Posters would look awful in a classic-style living room

Classic or modern: what painting to choose for the living room interior?

A huge number of people do not pay due attention to the importance of paintings in the interior of the living room, and it is they who are able to talk about the tastes of the owners. When choosing the design of your home, it is important first of all to listen to your heart. Rich classics, with wooden furniture, paintings in massive, exclusive golden baguettes, modern and modest, but such original minimalism, art deco, with posters on the walls, all this is a matter of taste.

Light, small watercolors in frames with white margins will look good in any setting

It is important that the paintings in the living room interior be, continue its plot, complement and adorn, and what exactly will be the image, its color, palette, this is a secondary issue.

Landscapes, flowers, abstractions, portraits, posters with the image of family members, photos and much more are perfect for her. What should be avoided is aggression, it is better to abandon a crocodile or a tiger with an open mouth, edged weapons, as well as scenes of violence. This is a zone of rest and rest, it should not contain negative emotions and energy.

Paintings with flowers soothe and restore peace of mind

What paintings in the living room to choose: features of the room

The size of the room, its geometric shape, should be considered both when creating the design of the room, and when choosing paintings for it. Pictures should be selected, taking into account the following factors.

• Ceiling height.Narrow, thin paintings are able to visually stretch the space, so they are ideal for spacious rooms with low ceilings, but not for narrow and small ones.
• The volume of the room. A small room will visually decrease even more if large images are placed on its walls, medium-sized canvases are perfect here.
• Clutter of space. The more furniture and various interior items are in the room, the less attention should be drawn to the picture. They can be in harmony with the rest of the decor, but only in the case of a competent approach to choosing their size, shape, style.
• Image scale. The larger the picture, the larger the viewing angle should be. It should be contemplated from afar (that is, a meter-long canvas looks best from a distance of at least 2 meters from itself).

The picture requires more space on the wall, and a wide viewing angle indoors

A picture with a shape close to a square can visually reduce the height of the walls

Avoid large paintings in a small living room

Any "flaws" or an illiterate approach to hanging pictures of their form, meaning, can completely spoil the image and the chosen style of the room.

Subtleties of choice

In order not to make a mistake with the acquisition and really decorate your home, it is important to know that the drawings symbolize strictly certain things and carry their own energy within themselves. So, from the point of view of Feng Shui:

• a landscape with green trees, mountains, blooming fields - will attract success, vitality and financial well-being to the house;
• seascapes, lakes, ponds with blooming lilies - peace and tranquility, as well as finances;
• animals, for example, horses symbolize the strength, power of the owner, his industriousness, stamina, give strength and vitality.

Mountain landscape with horses in the pasture will bring peace and financial well-being

You should not decorate your home with pictures of ruins, devastation, poverty of broken, dry trees, broken dishes - they are all saturated with negativity. This will entail an attraction of scandals, deterioration of well-being, trouble.

The muted tones of the walls of the living room will well dilute the picture in the avant-garde style

However, the rules of Feng Shui need not be taken into account by people who are far from eastern beliefs. Remember, the picture should:

• evoke positive emotions, pleasure;
• harmonize with the interior;
• carry a certain meaning;
• decorate.

The main function of the picture in the living room is decoration

A work of art or your own portrait can equally attract the attention of others if they are correctly presented.

Pictures in the living room above the sofa or fireplace

When choosing a painting to be hung over the sofa, it should be noted that its width should be at least half the length of the back of the sofa. It looks nice if the wall behind the direct standard sofa is decorated with collages, posters equal to or greater than the length of its back. The main thing is to observe symmetry, or not to observe it at all, that is, intentionally.

Pay attention to the proportional aspect ratio of the picture and the surrounding furniture

If the living room has a corner sofa, you can use corner paintings in the interior above the sofa in order to emphasize your creative approach to decorating your own home and the ability to make innovative decisions. This approach allows you to give the recreation area completeness and integrity of the image. The use of this type of canvas in a modular version is especially relevant.

In the case of a fireplace, above it you can hang a portrait of the owner of the house framed by a beautiful baguette, if the interior is decorated in a classic style or the image of animals, nature, etc. If the fireplace is angular, hang two paintings of the same plot or one corner picture, this is a win-win option. Even a very expensive specimen may look dull if it was placed in the wrong place.

Modular vertical picture soars above the fireplace in the living room

Whatever masterpiece of fine art you decide to hang at home, your joy, harmony in the soul at the sight of it is a prerequisite!

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