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Nobudgetforart?KatrinaBlowershastipsforjazzingupyourwalls
Whenevermyfamilymovedintoanewhouse,wewoulddecorateallthewallsbeforeunpackingasinglebox.HerearesomeofthebesttipsI’vepickedupovertheyearsforgivingahomeanartyfeel.
Thinkoutsidethepictureframe.
Artdoesn’thavetocomefromagallery.Youcantransformthelookofyourhomebyhangingthingsthatdefineyouorholdspecialmeaning.Displayahandmadequiltorwovenrug,acollectionofplatesorclocks.Bearinmindthatoddnumbersinatightgrouplookbetterthanevennumberswidelyspaced.
Ifyouhaveastrikingtablerunner,teatowelorpieceoffabric,whynotstretchitontoacanvasboughtfromanartsupplystore?Considertravelmementostoo-Ihaveafriendwhomadeadramaticfloor-to-ceilingwalldisplayofwovenbasketsfromAfrica.
Makeyourmark.Ifyouwantyourroomtoconveyamessage,whynotputitinwriting?Forexample,paint“Relax”,“Believe”or“Dream”ontoapieceofplywoodtohangsomewhereprominent.Orinscribefavouritequotedirectlyonthewall-typethetextintoyourcomputer,enlargethefont,thenuseitasastencil.Hittheweb.Freelunchesmaynotexist,butfreepicturedownloadsdo.ThebestsitesI’vefoundincludenationalgeographic.Com/printaposterforwildlifeandlandscapeposters,andvintageprintable.Com/wordpress,whereyoucandownloadhundredsofimages,fromJapanesebrushpaintingstovintageadvertisingposters.
Emptythealbums.Nothingsayshomemorethanpicturesofthepeoplewholivethere.Arramgedisplaysart-gallerystyleorgrouptheminquirkyframes.Anotherideaistoenlargefavouriteimagesonyourcomputer,printtheminblack-and-white,andthenmakeafloor-or-ceilingcollage.Thiscanaddthewowfactortoahallway,aroundadoororbehindadiningtable.