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How to Decorate A Room With Art

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This article is not so much about choosing art but how to make a room look good with the pieces you have chosen.
First of all you should make sure that artwork is hung so that it is the central focal point of the room. The picture or grouping of pictures should be at eye level. If several pictures are grouped together then they should be laid out close enough together so they look like one unit of exhibition.

It is also important that smaller pictures be on smaller walls and that you save the larger pictures for larger walls. This way everything will look in proportion.

To make sure that the art looks good when hanging it over furniture you should make sure that it is not longer than the piece of furniture itself.

If you take care to light your art well it will look more impressive. You can angle existing lights at the art or install simple track lighting. This is especially true if you are hanging it in a long dark hallway. You can use lighting to make the grouping of artwork look more dramatic or to place attention on a particular piece.

Art shelves are also becoming all the rage. These are simply shelves, sometimes ornate that are more like ledges and serve to hold knick knacks. A work of art or a group of works of art always look great held over this type of shelf. You can also mount objects behind glass, frame them in box like frames and hang them over a fire place or bed. This type of object display under glass if fast becoming an alternative to hanging paintings.

It is also good to choose artwork that falls in with the theme of your décor or even what you are interested in, in life. If your room is pastel try to choose art that goes along with that delicate theme. Any art you choose should always underscore the mood or theme of your room.

If you want to make a dramatic sweeping statement then choose one large piece of artwork and hang it over a fireplace or dining room table. This can sometimes look better than cluttering up the room with many smaller works.

If you have a small room you can help open it up and make it seem less claustrophic by hanging landscapes or oceanscapes on the wall.

Decorating With Lobster Rope Mats

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It is worth it to spend a bit of extra time shopping for a doormat since it is not something you likely purchase often. Once you have bought it you are going to be looking at it for a very long time so make sure you get one that compliments your décor, is hardy and that you like it!

A doormat is not JUST a doormat. TI is the outdoor house décor that showcases the entrance to your home. It is iconic of the welcome that you give people before they set foot in your dwelling and symbolizes nothing less than a statement about your personality and how you live.

For the ultimate in both contemporary and rustic chic and also the ultimate in being ecologically correct consider a door mat made out of recycled Maine lobster float rope. This light hairy durable rope is perfect for catching dirt and grime so it does not get tracked inside.

The original purpose of the rope that is used to make lobster rope doormats was to tether lobster traps together. The reason there is so much lobster rope d that must be recycled somehow is because fishermen have now changed to the much heavier sink-rope. Sink rope is preferable because it does not trap whales and other marine life during lobster catches. That is why the reclaimed float rope is now being rewoven into beautiful mats.

Each lobster rope mat is unique. They are not dyed after they are recycled even though they appear to be so artistic. Each fisherman has his own rope color so his catch is not confused with his colleagues. The raw ropes come in all shades of green, aqua, yellow, blue, orange and are woven together and sold under various general color schemes – you name the color and you are likely to find it sold as a lobster mat.

Lobster mats come in all shapes in sizes from the almost doily shaped front door mat that is only about 18 to thirty inches to the very large porch mat that is 24 inches to 36 inches. You can choose mats in colors that accent your personal style. In fact the right mat can even help you define how to decorate a porch.

For instance if you have one of those ocean-side houses that is painted a sea foam color you will like this doormat in light green or blue. Brilliant dark blue and creamy yellow white suit homes with a nautical theme. Lazy faded yellow, seafoam or hydrangea colors suit cottage porches.