Pictures in the living room: varieties and tips for choosing

The living room is a room designed for relaxing and receiving guests, and it is great when a pleasant atmosphere is created in it, which is achieved through a combination of correctly placed furniture, color palette and lighting. Decorative details are also of great importance - these bright accents make the room especially cozy. It is the stylish pictures of different types and formats that play an important role in this.

Wall paintings, prints, sketches are intended for decorating walls and putting down bright strokes, but sometimes they are called upon to solve such problems as:

• emphasize the chosen style of the room;
• hide imperfections in finishes, irregularities and conspicuous defects;
• add colors when using pale, neutral tones in the interior;
• to distract attention from furniture that does not differ in original design.

In addition, any image can positively or negatively influence people subconsciously, therefore, choose subjects and themes with caution.

Such an element of decor can most fully reflect the atmosphere of the home, make it cozy and comfortable., the main thing is to adhere to the rule of the golden mean and not hang all the walls with paintings. It will at least give off tastelessness. However, it can be difficult to choose the right canvas for the hall, moreover, so that it fits into the interior. Therefore, first it is worthwhile to deal with the question of what kinds of paintings exist in general.

The modern interior fully allows the presence of paintings by famous masters of the past and present, made with pastel colors, watercolors or oil on canvas. Usually such works of art are of high value, and the way out is to purchase reproductions. Copies of paintings are optional, and not always, reproduced by photographing or using a printing plate.

In some cases, they are made by hand and look no worse than genuine ones. In combination with a beautiful baguette, these products can become a wonderful decorative decoration of a hall.

It is worth finding out when and which ones can be hung in the living room:

• in a room where light, delicate shades prevail, and the style of the room is rather laconic, experts advise placing paintings by Monet and other impressionists;

• in a room with a claim to an aristocratic style, it is appropriate to decorate the walls with paintings by Renoir, excluding any base manifestations and vulgarity, for example, "By the Water", "Walk", "Rosary", "Girl with a Fan", the artist's still lifes;

• the romantic setting of the living room will be pleasantly complemented by paintings by Chagall;

• famous reproductions of famous Russian artists - Shishkin, Vasnetsov, Repin will fit the interior with details from natural wood - cedar, oak, pine;

• When the interior harmoniously combines two or even three stylistic directions that make it extraordinary, you can try to use Matisse's paintings for decoration, his work is multifaceted, since the artist tried many artistic trends in search of himself, and his painting was called “wild” expressiveness of colors.

Each style can correspond to a certain genre of painting, namely:

• country, provence and shabby chic - watercolor;
• minimalism and modern - graphics;
• classic style - oil.

But when choosing a picture, you should also pay attention to its baguette. The fact is that the drawing and its framing should be complementary.

In this case, large paintings provide for an average thickness of the frame, and miniatures and medium-sized drawings should be enclosed in wider slats.

The material from which the frame is made is also important. Classic canvases look good in combination with natural wood, modern abstract paintings can be enclosed in metal and plastic. Pencil sketches and sketches look best when framed with austere black and brown baguettes. If you wish, you can also choose ceramic and porcelain paintings and panels for the living room - these are fashionable handmade decorative products in gilded frames, and for the manufacture of some of them, Swarovski stones are used.

The advantage of posters and photographs over other wall decorations is their affordable price.

But this type of decoration also has the following advantages, as well as design features:

• they can be placed in whole groups on a long wall, which makes it seem more compact; frames should be the same, like white mat - this is a single design element;
• if the living room is made in a minimalist style and in black and white colors, a poster in the form of a bright colored poster on a white wall will become a bright and original decor element;
• an interesting effect is observed when light walls are complemented by an image in a white frame - this makes it three-dimensional and attracts attention;
• trendy posters in combination with beautiful furniture upholstery and unusual lampshades of floor lamps and table lamps will add a touch of glamor to the living room.

Modular images in a modern style are practical and popular products consisting of several panels, that is, from separate images united by a common theme, style or plot. Based on how many fragments are included in the composition, these canvases have their own specific names.

• Diptych - two pictures in one, in fact, paired pictures, located side by side. Such decoration does not take up much space, it is recommended for small spaces.

• Three modules linked by one idea - a triptych. It is suitable for both large and small areas. It all depends on the size of the segments.

• Polyptych, as a rule, consists of several fragments, which can be located on the same line or be at different levels of height. This is ideal for a spacious hall in an apartment or private house.

• Pentatech - another kind of modular canvases, it includes 5 elements. It is often used because of its special harmony and proportion. This decor looks great in combination with a large sectional sofa, but can also be placed above a long chest of drawers, on both sides of which there are tall sideboards and wardrobes.

Modular landscapes, still lifes and abstractions can have the following sizes and shapes:

• rectangles - horizontal and vertical, different in width and height;

• vertical rectangles of the same size;

• squares (one size);

• rectangular illustrations with different heights and widths in one composition.

The types of arrangement of wall pictures can be as follows:

• horizontal - helping to expand the space;

• vertical - "pulling" the room up;

• in the form of a ladder - usually these are segments of different sizes in height;

• in the form of puzzles that form any geometric figure - relevant for large walls, free from any decorations, and not obscured by pieces of furniture;

• arbitrary asymmetric arrangement - it is important to have a sense of proportion and excellent taste so that the canvas does not look ridiculous.

To choose the right modular elements, you should pay attention to the following recommendations:

• the choice of the product is made taking into account the peculiarities of the configuration of the room and its size - if the living room is narrow, then for it, screensavers assembled from conformal squares should be selected; it is impossible to hang narrow pictures in such a room, since they will further violate the proportionality of the space;

• when the room is large, but the ceilings are low, it is better to place modules with the correct geometry in it;

• in a large room with a high ceiling, the owner is free to choose paintings of any size and shape, the main thing is that they are in harmony with other interior details.

Vivid, classic subjects and full-color abstract images are good for the general restrained shade of the room.

The best themes for the living room are nature, still lifes, images with peonies, sunflowers and other flowers, cityscapes (both modern, urban, and softer ones with historical overtones). However, it can be portraits, images of animals, unusual space views, everything that the owners of the apartment prefer. Beautiful paintings on the walls of the living room as a decor should delight and inspire those present., to personify the attitude of the people in it, in some cases to promote relaxation and always - to evoke positive emotions.

When choosing decorations, designers suggest adhering to the general requirements for placement, which will help create a harmonious atmosphere in the living room:

• it is not recommended to hang pictures where the sun's rays fall on them, real painting - oil, pastel or watercolor - fades from this, modern glossy products will reflect light and interfere with perception;
• it is always advisable to select products that match the style and size of the room;
• the surface of the wall on which the placement is supposed to be cleaned of other decorative elements;
• if the purchased painting in a baguette does not quite match the interior, sometimes it is enough to frame it in a different frame;
• lighting is an important nuance, so that the canvas looks advantageous, you need to set the right light, spotlights do this task well;
• the colors of the paintings can be of the same tone with curtains and curtains or contrast with them;

Experienced designers allow a combination of different genres and trends, but you should still focus on the color scheme so as not to create variegation and chaos.

How you can hang pictures over the sofa in the living room, see below.