5 Tips to Incorporate Art into Your Home
Sarah Guinan is an Art Consultant with a wealth of experience assisting homeowners with art for their homes and approaches each project collaboratively with the client.
Based in London, Sarah is happy to visit you in your home and give advice on framing, installing and theming your hangs. She operates on an hourly basis from sharing some initial ideas for art in your home, through to sourcing, framing and installing if required. She is happy to work with existing collections; relocating pieces and reframing if necessary.
We asked Sarah for five tips when considering art for the home and this is what she suggested:
1.
Don’t hang too high
And leave space around pieces for a classy hang. Beware of hanging pieces up a staircase as they can be knocked off if you have a narrow one. And, never place watercolours near window light – your paintings will disappear over time!
2.
Don’t mix and match – complement
You want your collection of pieces to look as if they have been acquired over time not bought from one source and resembling a furniture showroom!
Don’t be afraid to mix contemporary with older pieces.
3.
Don’t forget the shelves
Small works of art look great in amongst your books in bookcases. Mantlepieces are enhanced by smaller paintings propped up alongside ceramics and glass. Groupings by one ceramicist or glassmaker always look good as do the same colour-groupings.
4.
Kitchen art
When considering art for the kitchen, keep paintings and prints depicting functional kitchen objects in this room and any children’s art looks good here too.
5.
Cool tones for the bedroom
Keep the colour palette cool and more muted for the bedrooms. This gives a feeling of calm and relaxation rather than brighter, more vibrant hues.
If you would like to get in touch with Sarah you can find her on:
Email: sarah.brundle@icloud.com
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