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Pictures are worth a thousand words into an 18th century print room. Pedigree isn’t important—mood is. What not to do is pick artwork based on you décor, such as choosing a green painting for a green room. Whether you have one painting or a collection, let the room grow around it. Though buying art can be an investment, it should be bought for pleasure. A great place to buy wonderful paintings is estate auctions. My husband and I enjoy going to auction houses and buying antique oil paintings. They are usually sold for a great price. Just remember to study the paintings before the auction starts to look for any damage or repair to the painting itself, or the frame. Buy the painting because you love it; it doesn’t have to be a well know artist. Even if the painting is wonderful but you are not crazy about the frame, you can always change out the frame. If a picture is worth a thousand words, it is worth showing off to its best advantage. This not only means choosing the best place to hang it, but selecting an appropriate frame. Medium and large frames help expand spaces by lending a sense of proportion and depth. Small frames focus the eye on detail. It is important to match the style of the frame to what it displays. It’s worth spending the money to have something you enjoy.
to another revitalizes a room, celebrates the quality of a piece and invites you to see it with a fresh eye. As a contrast, lean favourite items against the wall or bookshelves. Side-by-side, artwork and books speak volumes about your range of inBy Merola Tahamtan terests. merolatahamtandesigns@live.ca If you are hesitant about drilling holes in your wall, EMC Lifestyle - We all you can run picture rails know how hard it can be to above a mantel or along a hang our pictures. Pictures blank wall, add a ledge, or use and drawings can fundamen- a traditional picture molding tally affect the way in which and hang your drawings from we perceive a room. picture hooks. Knowing how to hang In a bland space it pays pictures can make your room to be decisive and organize complete. A large painting on focal point. You can design a wall will attract attention, your own by mixing differa group of misaligned prints ent shapes, sizes and styles will irritate and distract. of artwork. The conventional Like any other element in approach arranges pictures the decorative vocabulary, with symmetry as a guide; the pictures can be used as fore- unconventional alternative ground or background ele- forgoes linear logic and aims ments. Hanging your pictures for whimsy. Settle on what arat eye level encourages you to rangement pleases your eye. study them, and is more com- Plan out your arrangement on fortable for viewing. If pic- the floor first so you are not tures are placed too high, or committed to holes drilled in low, you can’t capture the true the wall. beauty of the pictures. Things you love should be Anchoring a room with a hung—they are expressions handsomely framed mirror or of your taste. Things you love an outstanding painting will usually complement each othaugment the room’s classical er as well, so they will look proportions. great together. People tend to get complaThemed groupings arrest cent about their displays. Any the eye as well. For example, picture that hangs for too long a collection of botanical prints will get taken for granted. Ro- of the vegetable FRONTS_EMC_JANUARYFLEX_Final.pdf 1 same 12/28/2012 9:58:09 AMor flowtating artwork from one room er will transform any room
anee is soon showcasing the work of these local artists in their common areas. It will be on a rotating basis where new artists will proudly show their work, and offer some for sale. If you are interested in showing your work there, you can reach me at merolatahamtandeisgns@live ca. Pictures are a great way
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There is such a wide variety of frames out there. Make sure your frame suits your picture. A frame can dramatically change your image. Be sure to check out the work of local artists. There are so many wonderful painters, photographers, and sculptors in this area. The Lenadco Community Center in Nap-
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to express yourself as well as add the finishing touches to your unique room. Merola Tahamtan is an Interior Stylist in Home & Business Design, Home Staging, Painting and Window Draperies. You can reach her at 613-561-0244 merolatahamtandesigns@ live.ca