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Accentuating Architectural Features with Art

December 21, 2010 by Dan

Although almost every home has some interesting architectural features, sometimes they can go almost unnoticed. In order to call proper attention to these interesting details, it’s important to find ways to accentuate them with art and other creative decorating techniques. When properly showcased, your home’s architectural features can become interesting focal points that demand attention. Here are a few easy and effective methods that you can use to accentuate your home’s architectural details.

Enhance Your Home’s Entryway

Your home’s primary entryway can be a great place to concentrate your decorating efforts, especially if you have a foyer. Your guests and visitors will see this area first, which means it will set their decorating expectations for the rest of your home. Create a welcoming and beautiful area by adding art pieces such as a door topper, monogrammed coat of arms, or other interesting wall art. These small but effective decorative pieces will add a look of formality and stateliness to even the simplest of homes. Door toppers can look particularly striking when hung over the entryway door. Beautiful candle sconces or a decorative mirror can also add beauty to the foyer area. Take your cue from the overall style of your home when choosing decorating accessories. For example, if you have a traditionally styled home with interesting carved woodwork or crown molding, a more ornate and traditional style of wall art usually looks best. If your home is sleekly modern with simple architectural details, a more streamlined art design would likely be more visually pleasing.

Adding Unique Personal Touches

Regardless of your home’s architectural style, it’s important to add a personalized touch with unique wall art pieces. Try to add at least one unique piece to each room of your home, whether it’s in the form of an antique, a collectible, or simply a whimsical piece that makes you smile. Animal art and nature art can work well when used in this fashion, especially if you also choose pieces that coordinate with the overall style of your home. For example, beautiful butterfly art could complement a more formally styled home, while sea birds or fish might look great in a home with cottage-style architecture. Art pieces depicting dogs, cats or barnyard animals can also add a whimsical touch to many decorating styles.

Accentuating Individual Architectural Features

In addition to enhancing your home’s overall style, you can use art to highlight and accentuate individual architectural features. For example, beautifully designed shelves, corbels, arches or an iron wall grille can play off of architectural features such as crown molding, wood trim and metal grilles. By using art, you can easily transform even the simplest of architectural details into an eye-catching focal area. This technique can often be most effective with traditional forms of decorating, but it can also be used to accentuate modern home details. For example, if your home features a beautifully modern built-in water feature such as a wall fountain, add stone or metal wall art to accentuate the overall look. Art with a natural theme such as aquatic plants or fish could also be used to add beauty and drama to an indoor fountain area.

Filed Under: Interior Design, Wall Coverings Tagged With: accent, architectural, architectural features, art, decorate, detail, metal, wall

About Dan

Dan Fargo,the editor-in-chief of Archtopia, an online magazine dedicated to architects and designers.

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