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50 Best Living Room Color Ideas

Read McKendree

When it comes to living room design, a flattering color palette is one of the first aspects you need to nail down. It will likely drive the whole design scheme and set the mood for years to come. Plus, your living room is probably the most-used room in the house, so choosing colors that make you look forward to spending time in it is a must! Whether you want something bold and bright, neutral, or dark and moody, we've laid out tons of designer-approved living room paint color ideas to help you get inspired. All you have to do is put on your overalls and grab a roller—or, you know, hire someone else to do the dirty work. The hardest part will be deciding between all of these living room colors. But once you do, you can start shopping for the decor.

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Seth Smoot

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Gray-Purple

In a Cape Cod-style home for a couple of empty nesters, designer Lauren Nelson painted the living room walls in Farrow & Ball's Dove Tale—a warm gray with purple undertones. It keeps the atmosphere neutral yet inviting.

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Pearl

A soft white paint with a slight gray tone to it can easily make your living room a spot you want to spend all day in. Take it from designer Sharon Rembaum, who dressed this living room with textured pieces in a neutral color palette to boost its overall coziness.

TREVOR PARKER

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Cerulean Blue

Designer Garrow Kedigan made use of Lakeside Cabin by Benjamin Moore on the walls of this cozy corner. The faded cerulean blue acts as a soft backdrop to the rich orange and gold decor and dark gray sofa.

Sean Litchfield

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Cloudy Green

Reminiscent of the outdoors and luxurious spas, sage green can instantly make your living room feel welcoming. In this speakeasy-inspired room by Brooklinteriors, Art Deco, Eastern World, and bohemian elements are blended together on a background of Clare's Dirty Martini paint for an opulent but casual atmosphere.

Alyssa Rosenheck

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Sunny Yellow

Sunny yellow walls can instantly brighten up your living room— no matter if you have big windows or small openings for natural light. In this room designed by Taylor Anne Interiors, Farrow & Ball's Citron adds energy to the tropical-yet-modern space.

Haris Kenjar

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Ebony

Set a moody yet cozy scene by painting your walls and ceiling in a soft shade of ebony. For designer Sean Anderson's client, comfort and function in the living room were crucial for entertaining. He painted the room in Iron Ore by Sherwin-Williams and layered items that told the homeowner's story to enhance the welcoming atmosphere.

Mali Azima

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Red Clay

Designed by Melanie Turner, this living room's walls are painted in Windswept Canyon by Sherwin-Williams. The assortment of furniture styles is united by a common colorway that pairs nicely with the paint.

LAUREY GLENN

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Frost Blue

Frost blue walls—in Benjamin Moore's Philipsburg Blue, to be exact—offer the right amount of softness in this formal dining room designed by Jenny Wolf. Gold framed art and a textured rug add warmth near the fireplace.

2022 TREVOR PARKER PHOTOGRAPHY

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Teal

"It’s a vibrant happy blue while not being too overwhelming, says designer Rudy Saunders of the color on the walls of his Upper East Side studio apartment. It's Fine Paints of Europe Jefferson Blue from the Dorothy Draper paint collection.

Bjorn Wallander

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Sangria

Designer Krsnaa Mehta aimed for a salon feel in the heart of his India home. The sangria-and-blue palette of the living room achieves that inviting look that's best suited for entertaining.

Lisa Romerein

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Cream

This sunny living room designed by Thomas Callaway exudes warmth, despite the grand size and ceiling height. Callaway broke the room into zones to enhance intimacy and then used soft buttery glaze on the walls to give the room a golden glow, and layered rich yet mellow fabrics.

Jared Kuzia Photography

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Dark Blue-Green

Designer Cecilia Casagrande chose rich jewel tones for this Boston Colonial living room. It's classic yet fresh. The paint color—Farrow & Ball Hague Blue—in particular, straddles that duality of modern and traditional styles, perfect for a historic home. Casagrande also mixed contemporary elements with more traditional ones to further play with that juxtaposition between old and new.

Thijs de Leeuw/Space Content/Living Inside

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Dusty Rose

Atelier ND and homeowner Carice Van Houten used a variety of plant species to liven up the room and create visual intrigue with different heights and shapes. It really freshens up the bold pastels and rich earthy tones for a unique composition. Pro tip: Don't forget to paint the ceiling for a more immersive impression.

Anna Spiro Design

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Buttercream

Instead of painting the walls blue, designer Anna Spiro covered the hardwood floors in a cheerful blue color. She also made the windows extra sunny by painting the frames buttercream yellow.

Brie Williams

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Pitch Black

Dark black walls and lots of warm gold and caramel tones make this living room designed by Ariene Bethea super cozy but also formal and regal—the ideal balance if your living room doubles as the family room. She used Tricorn Black by Sherwin-Williams.

Kendall McCaugherty

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Peach

The open floor plan in this Chicago family apartment designed by Bruce Fox called for cohesion between the dining and living room areas. That soft peachy paint and deep pink sofa are reflected in the printed armchair at the head of the dining table, and also mimic the rosy glow of the pendant light. The color scheme was inspired by a photograph taken of the family in London during spring when the city was veiled in cherry blossoms.

Read McKendree

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Clay

Dark gray walls can be a bit brooding, like storm clouds, but in the case of this sunny Manhattan apartment by Elizabeth Cooper, they look playful and contemporary. Cheerful pinks, a dash of cobalt blue, traditional granny-chic patterns, and whimsical artwork lighten the mood.

Nicole Franzen

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Off-White

While bright colors can help liven up a room, it's not the only route. Take this neutral-toned living room by Kristin Fine: Soft and texture-rich upholstery mix with off-white paint, rustic wood pieces, and plenty of antique accents to make a surprisingly modern impression with lots of character.

Robert McKinley

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Olive

Robert McKinley wanted to keep the color scheme in this country retreat earthy and neutral but also wanted to inject it with a little warmth. He opted for a quietly sophisticated shade of olive green for the walls while the chose a cream color for the wood-paneled ceiling.

Chris Mottalini

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Steel Gray

This New York City living room designed by Nanette Brown is a lesson in dark paint decorating that strikes the balance between formal and casual, sophisticated and easy-going, elevated and cozy. The exact color pictured is Amethyst Shadow from Benjamin Moore.

Paul Raeside

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Light Lime Green

Take your cues from the bold pattern mixing and modern artwork on display in this living room designed by Les Ensembliers. A light green color on the ceiling is an unexpected surprise that ties the whole room together. Here, it pairs beautifully with the yellow curtains, geometric green ottoman, and plenty of gray tones throughout.

Paul Raeside

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Lemon Yellow

Does the thought of painting your living room yellow scare you to your very core? How about now that you've seen this timeless and cheerful living room designed by Michael Maher? One glance at this space, and we're about ready to repaint our own: It radiates warmth and offsets the cool blue tones.

Heidi Caillier

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Light Fawn

This muted fawn color in a living room designed by Heidi Caillier is hard to pin down, and that's exactly why we like it. Not quite brown, not quite beige, it's a nice offbeat eath-tone option that functions as a neutral.

Simon Watson

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Glossy Black-Green

Deep, dark, and glossy, the lacquered black-blue-green color makes this living room by Kristin Hein and Philip Cozzi seductive and mysterious. Paired with bohemian furniture and accents, the more moody qualities become more approachable and cozy.

Maura McEvoy

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Kelly Green Splash

"I love the juxtaposition between the traditional space and the modern staircase," says Eliza Crater of Sister Parish Design. The rich kelly green accent wall and decorative floral curtains help bring some fullness and warmth to otherwise all-white surfaces in her home.

Bjorn Wallander

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Charcoal

The traditional, neutral furniture in this room designed by Balsamo Antiques and Interior Design make a minimal visual impact so the moody colors, artwork, light fixtures, and other decorative accents can stand out. A deep, almost purple-gray tone turns out to be a wonderfully complex and evocative backdrop, so don't be afraid to try something different.

Douglas Friedman

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Navy

Ann Pyne worked with decorative painter Arthur Fowler to create a contrasting geometric pattern on the walls. "I think of the puzzle-like shapes as a metaphor—it's a game of fitting all these disparate 'treasures' into a graphically coherent whole," she says. Matte navy blue and a gritty mustard tone work together to set a pensive and seductive backdrop—perfect for a smaller living room.

Heather Hilliard

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Crisp White

A crisp, matte white is totally timeless. Sherwin-Williams Pure White is there for you when you're not interested in going for a trending paint color.

Francesco Lagnese

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Mint Green

Channel a lush tropical oasis, as Thomas Jayne and William Cullum did, with this fresh color. In a living room where the paint stretches all the way up to the rafters, the hue changes depending on the way the light hits it, shifting between sharp mint and soft sea foam green.

Paul Raeside

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Khaki

Designer Garrow Kedigian defines a neutral as "anything that isn't jarring," which is a super helpful way to reframe things if cream, white, or gray simply isn't cutting it in your living room and you can't figure out why. Certain spaces just call for something outside the box, whether it's because of an architectural style, light exposures, or existing furniture. Here, the walls are painted Benjamin Moore's Rattan.

The Best Paint for Your Walls 2023

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Grab a brush!

By Jessica Cherner

Lick x Soho House

Nothing is more transformative than swathing your rooms in a new hue, so if you’re in the mood to start a project, you’ll need the best interior wall paint on the market. To lead you in the right direction, we tapped interior designer Becky Shea for her expert opinion. "One of my favorite paint brands is Benjamin Moore, they offer such a range in color and what you can do with the color is also out of this world," she tells House Beautiful.

Here’s the thing about paint, there’s a lot of it. And color aside, you need to consider other factors when choosing your shade—namely, finish. The ones to know are flat, matte, eggshell, satin, and semi-gloss. Don't stress, the finishes aren’t room-specific, so feel free to glaze your walls in any paint that suits your fancy.

The same goes for color in that there are no rules. That said, one thing to keep in mind is that darker shades tend to make a space look smaller, so you may want to avoid painting your powder room navy blue. Or you can always experiment with different tones. "I've played around and made colors darker and lighter by diluting or enhancing the pigmentation," Shea adds.

All in all, before you commit to an entire gallon, start by ordering a sample so you can see what the color would look like in your specific space. The best thing about painting is that it’s one of the easiest projects to master. You just need a paint roller, brushes, a tray, painter’s tape, and, of course, paint. Ready to transform your space? Scroll through for all the best paint for your walls and get to work!

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Pink 13 Nashville House

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Moodiest Blue

Farrow & Ball

Hague Blue

Farrow & Ball

$120 AT FARROW & BALL

Most Environmentally Conscious

Benjamin Moore

Chalk

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$89 AT ACE HARDWARE

Most Regal

Magnolia for KILZ

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Magnolia

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Best White Alternative

Clare

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Most Dramatic

Behr

Pure Black

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Best Accent Color

BACKDROP

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KILZ

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Best Neutral

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Hay

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What is the best paint finish for interiors?

There is no best finish when it comes to paint. That said, glossy paint is a bit more durable than matte, so if you think your walls may get a bit weathered, go the gloss route.

What is the best paint brand?

When it comes to choosing the best paint brand, the most important factor to consider is whether or not the paint contains any toxic chemicals. Companies like Benjamin Moore, Farrow & Ball, and Lick all create colors that are completely toxin-free, making them the best of the best.

Why trust us?

Becky Shea is the principal designer and founder of New York City-based (BS/D) and pays as much attention to details like paint as she does big-ticket elements like furniture. You can trust that this expert knows all there is to know about the best paint for walls.

Jessica Cherner Jessica Cherner is House Beautiful’s associate shopping editor and knows where to find the best high-low pieces for any room.

PAINTINGS FOR THE INTERIOR

Tips 06/10/2016

Decorating the interior with paintings has always been one of the best ways to create an individual space with its own unique mood and comfort.

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Are you planning a renovation or have already done it, but something is missing... Some kind of mood, the main feeling of the atmosphere, its zest: it is created by paintings. Decorate interior with the help of images has always been one of the best ways to create an individual space with its own unique mood and comfort.

No need to think that to buy paintings for the interior is very expensive. Today, everyone can afford them without problems. You can choose a variety of types of images: living canvases, reproductions, photographs, graphics… All that remains is to choose the right picture that fits the design rooms and creates the right mood.

Catalog of paintings

To hang pictures beautifully, consider the geometry of space. Paintings are able to emphasize some features of the room and smooth out others. For example, long vertical images will make any room visually taller, and several paintings evenly distributed horizontally will visually expand the room.

But if you put a large picture on the wall in apartment , where she barely has enough space, then this can visually reduce the room. It is better to use enough free space around the canvas.

If the room is large , then small pictures will create the illusion of emptiness and loss. They can be hung in groups, then they will be perceived more organically. A medium-sized canvas can be adjusted with a spacious passe-partout.

Any pattern can be to hang with your own hands , but keep an eye on horizontal lines: to maintain a sense of visual harmony, several images on the same wall should be aligned horizontally. It is common to align pictures in the center.

The next task is to choose the height. You can place images in accordance with the “museum method”: when the distance of the middle line from the floor is fixed and is 152 cm. But if people admire the canvases while sitting, it is better to hang them lower. This is true when it comes to the kitchen or bedroom. nine0007

The more empty space on the wall, the larger the image can be placed there. The paintings in the living room above the sofa should be of medium size, only on empty walls can you afford to turn around by hanging huge canvases, tapestries or paintings on the entire wall . Pictures in the interior of the living room in photo will help you figure out how best to hang them so that it is harmonious.

Illumination of paintings in the interior

How well the picture will look depends on the illumination. Ideally, each canvas needs its own lighting.

If you don't have many canvases, but they are all real masterpieces that play the role of significant accents in the room, then making each of them unobtrusively illuminated would be a good solution. For this, halogen lamps are better suited, which give a pure white light that does not distort beautiful painting color for home interior .

Where the images are primarily decorative, you can limit yourself to general illumination and not focus on them. The main thing is that the lamps do not throw glare on the canvas and do not shine.

It is recommended to refrain from placing the sheets in direct sunlight, this leads to color fading and damage.

To decide on lighting, look at interior paintings and stylish photos with their backlight.

Paintings for the interior of the living room

The living room is the heart of of the house . The right choice of picture for living room is the basis for the formation of the whole look of apartment . In order for the canvas to best match the living room, you need to choose it in accordance with the style of this room. View beautiful interior paintings in photo , many questions are cleared up by themselves.

Look for harmony between the finishing materials used by for house and the frame of the painting on the wall (or passe-partout). It is their mismatch that often causes a good image to simply be lost without attracting due attention to itself.

You should choose a canvas in the desired style corresponding to the situation. You should not place a reproduction of a representative of the old Dutch school in an Art Nouveau interior. But in a room with natural wooden floors and furniture, such a canvas will feel very comfortable. nine0003 Paintings for the living room in photo will help you navigate when choosing.

Avant-garde and minimalist paintings require a minimalist environment. They do not tolerate patterned upholstery or the presence of large amounts of decor . Bright and dynamic, these canvases look most advantageous in an interior with the same mood.

Modular paintings for the living room

Modular images are a fairly modern idea, despite the fact that their prototypes exist in old paintings. Various triptychs and similar divisions into 2 or more parts are an attempt to convey an idea from different sides in one canvas. Of these, 9 appeared0003 triple wall paintings .

There are two types of modular paintings in the interior of the living room on photo . The first is when one canvas seems to be divided into several parts, which can have different sizes and shapes. The second type is if several canvases represent the same topic. Usually in this case they have the same shape and size.

Black and white paintings in space design

The combination of two contrasting colors allows you to convey the idea in the simplest way. That is why academic drawing has always been black and white. Black and white interior paintings can solve several problems at once:

  • There is no need to worry about matching the color balance of the canvas and the interior.
  • The minimalism of black and white images fits into both old and modern interiors.

Usually black and white interior paintings are photographic images. Monochrome photography is a separate direction in art. Among the most popular subjects are nature, nudes photo , architecture. You can find photographs on the wall in any genre.

Flower paintings: where to hang them

Interior flower paintings are an easy way to bring liveliness and good mood to the interior of any room. Flowers have always been a favorite nature for still life artists, no matter in what direction of painting they work.

Pictures with flowers can be hung in the living room, in bedroom , at kitchen . Everywhere they bring a sense of spring and the upcoming holiday. Perhaps the only place where they do not belong is the office. There, flowers will create a frivolous mood, not always conducive to a working mood. But even here it all depends on the style of the cabinet itself.

Recommended paintings for the bedroom

Paintings for the bedroom - this is exactly the bright detail that is acceptable in the interior of this usually soft in all other aspects rooms . Such an image is what people see after waking up and what the eye stops shortly before falling asleep.

Too active canvases, which at first interfere with sleep, will eventually become addictive and will not evoke the same feelings. A much more interesting option is complex canvases that open from a new side. Stylish images for the interior of the bedroom in the photo contribute to a better understanding of the issues of competent choice. nine0007

It is not recommended to hang portraits in the bedroom. Such images evoke a very lively emotional response in people; they do not contribute to relaxation. Portraits are best reserved for the living room. The landscape looks perfect in the bedroom. The paintings in the interior of the entire apartment in photo and the canvases for the bedroom are somewhat different in style.

Images can be simply symbolic, creating an accent in certain areas of the room. For example, a piece of art with calligraphy is one of the best solutions for a bedroom. The fashion for calligraphy in Russia is only gaining momentum. In the eastern world, the use of calligraphy is a long tradition, and in the western world it is actively mastered, these are fashion trend.

Rules for buying a picture in an online store

Buy a creation of a beloved artist or a reproduction of a well-deserved master not only in the salon, but also in online stores for the interior . Such a purchase is much cheaper, since you do not need to pay a commission to salons and resellers.

On the website of the store you can view modern paintings for the interior on stylish photos , which allows you to make an informed and informed choice.

Catalog of paintings

photos of the best solutions, recommendations for choosing

Guests will always admire the decoration of the central hall of an apartment or a private house with highly artistic works of art. And property owners will receive unforgettable satisfaction from the work done. After all, choosing the right masterpieces, beautifully and elegantly placing them on the wall is a truly design, decorating art. nine0261

Rules for the selection of artistic images

Paintings for the hall make even a dark room brighter and more visually attractive. They maintain harmony and proportion among the furnishings and overall design of the space. Decorators note a number of significant points when choosing and using paintings in the design of a room:

  • Works of art of different styles randomly hung on the walls can bring disharmony and an undesirable effect of a lack of aesthetic taste into the interior; nine0261
  • interior art exhibition involves the placement on one wall of works in the same style or the same theme;
  • paintings are placed on light, dull surfaces without a pattern (whether wallpaper, plaster, painting), so as not to distract attention from the semantic design of the walls;
  • their decoration is facilitated by frames framing the images, which are matched to the tone and structure of the nearest furniture.

The choice of paintings in the living room is influenced by: the size of the room; area and wall decoration; style decision of the room; furniture parameters and its color scheme; compatibility with interior details. nine0007

Design: Anna Muravina

Classic oil paintings in a realistic manner suggest a voluminous, beautiful, exquisite baguette. They are perfect for a classic style living room interior. Perfectly look over a fireplace or a guest sofa. The modern interior accepts abstraction, modernism - current trends in fine arts.

Watercolor is considered light, “airy” painting. Looks great in a stylized gallery. Still lifes, plants, rural landscapes will be indispensable in interiors made in the style of country, Provence, shabby chic. nine0007

Retro and pop art are increasingly choosing works made with acrylic paints. Hi-tech, loft, Scandinavian style look attractive with artistic photo illustrations and posters in metal frames. Graphics prefer a thin frame under glass and are "shown" primarily for eclecticism.

Choosing the ideal size of a painting for the living room interior

The principles of visual perception of space suggest: nine0007

  • gallery on the wall becomes an attractive artistic "spot" and is able to play the role of semantic zoning of the hall;

  • visually increase the height of the room with a large vertical canvas;

  • the horizontal arrangement of a large image will create the effect of increasing the spatial frames along the width of the area;

  • square paintings of medium size do not visually change the geometry of the hall;

  • a large canvas or several large images above the fireplace or sofa visually reduce the volume of these interior items.

    • Design: Maxim Noda

    The ideal size of a painting in a reception room should match the architectural dimensions of the room and the selected dimensions of the furniture. In urban environments, medium artistic images are better suited. The ceiling height of more than 3 meters allows you to "look closely" at the vertical compositions in the image, in other cases, horizontal rectangular paintings are appropriate. nine0007

    Decorators call the size of a work of art no more than half of the working length of the sofa placed above it as optimal in terms of parameters. Modular compositions can harmoniously occupy up to 2/3 of the area above the back of the sofa.

    A small living room looks good with a picture of about 50 cm along the longest frame or several images within 30 cm of the longest side of the perimeter: they look attractive in a gallery with a minimum of 3 pictures.

    Matching image and baguette to interior colors

    The color harmony of the home art exhibition is achieved by taking into account the general background of the hallway. It depends on the color of the furniture, walls, ceiling, floor, curtains, decor elements. One color motif of the images and the wall can be contrasted with a brightly executed baguette. And, on the contrary, the contrast of bright paintings is "muted" by frames made to match the wall and adjacent furniture. It is worth remembering that the “juicy” color of the wall can “suppress” the light tones of the image, distract from the plot.

    Designers in decorating a room with paintings use such a concept as rhyme. An aquarium with live fish suggests a marine motif of the picture, a drawing with flowers - a vase with live plants, a sofa with pillows in the Provence style - a harmonious image that includes the entire set of the color palette used.

    Design: Zhenya Zhdanova

    A living room in light (white, beige, pale brown) tones looks charming and is perceived with pictures made in a bright, colorful pictorial manner. Bright contrasting decorative details of the interior, suitable in meaning to the picture, can also serve as an addition. nine0007

    Inside the painting harmoniously combine white with bright red, yellow with blue, orange with green.

    Panoramic works with 3D effect will help visually increase the space of a small living room, make it accentuated by bright colors. For example, in the Mediterranean style and ultramarine, the image of underwater life through a stylized porthole can become the center of the semantic perception of space by the viewer in the living room.

    A win-win option for modern style - a choice of monochrome images. It is relevant and does not require special design and decorating skills.

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    Correspondence of the choice of pattern to the style of the living room

    Harmony in the interior of the living room is achieved by deliberately following the chosen stylistic decision. And paintings in this process are no exception.

    • The modern interior style "chooses" modern, classic, vintage in painting. nine0007

    • The classical style allows you to get away from classical academicism in art: the genre of classical portrait, the Pre-Raphaelite period of painting will be appropriate. Still lifes, landscapes will also find their rightful place in the interior of the chosen style. The classic English style is attractive with images of horses, dogs, hunting scenes.

    • Art Nouveau adheres to current trends in contemporary fine arts.

    • Country, like Provence, prefers landscapes of country life, still lifes, flowers in a bright colorful palette that characterizes the natural shades inherent in nature, endless fields, sky, forests and slopes ...

    • For minimalism, hi-tech, loft, avant-garde motifs, monochrome images and artistic photographs will successfully “fit in”. It can be cubism, abstraction and clear geometry.

    • Pop art is harmonious in the design of the hall with bright posters, posters and photographs.

    • Art Deco loves Expressionist masterpieces in oils, watercolors, as well as graphics and photographs as works of art.

    • Fusion selects modular display options. nine0007

    Design: Bureau 3L Decor

    How to correctly hang pictures in the apartment

    Placing pictures in the main hall not only decorates the room, but also:

    • allows you to zone the space;

    • brightens dark areas of a light wall;

    • diverts attention from imperfections in the interior;

    • "hides" possible building errors; nine0007

    • allows design to create bright accents

    Typical Swedish house

    Pictures in the living room are placed above the sofa and chest of drawers, in the fireplace area, gallery on one of the walls, on special shelves. Their "hanging" is subject to the simple rules of decorative art:

    • The large size of each picture has an accentuated semantic load. Therefore, their placement requires space between them. At the same time, asymmetry in the arrangement is welcomed. nine0261
    • The dynamics of the interior is achieved by using paintings of different formats in one room. The severity of the style is supported by images of the same size and similar baguette design.
    • Zoning is done by placing pictures in the center of the selected semantic zone. The symmetry of the entire space is achieved by placing a picture (gallery) in the central part of the room.
    • An ascetic living room looks attractive when several relatively large paintings are placed above the sofa of the same height in one row without massive frames. nine0166

    Design: Alexandrina Lukacs

    • The decorative pictorial group above the chest of drawers is complemented by decor items connected with the story line or flowerpots with natural flowers.
    • Pictures properly lit by artificial light sources or placed in natural rays look much more advantageous, embellishing the interior of the hall unsurpassedly.
    • Paintings hung in the fireplace area create comfort. They help to harmonize the entire space of the room. nine0261
    • Images placed on the whole wall - this is already an art wall, as the British and Americans say. A very bold decision worthy of attention! Such a gallery has been assembled for years in order to comply with a single style decision in the pictorial range.
    • Not pretentious placement of pictures is the choice of shelves for them. This approach allows you to quickly change the arrangement of paintings depending on the mood and creative impulse.

    Design: Irina Uzhintseva

    Classic or modern: what theme to choose for the interior of the hall

    Classical style in modern rooms tends to reproductions that have stood the test of time: these are world-famous artists exhibited in recognized museums, galleries, hermitages. The theme ranges from everyday sketches to landscapes and characteristic portraits. The plot is chosen based on the emotional urge. Storm and storm on canvas will bring an unsettling touch to the atmosphere of the living room, an idyll - calm and harmony. nine0007

    Modern style is all about personal taste. It is desirable that they be based on the knowledge of the creative embodiment and artistic perception of the surrounding world by representatives of the creative principle. Then the acquisition will please the eye, leave indelible aesthetic pleasure, will not get tired of bringing new artistic discoveries from viewing the image.

    Design: Katerina Sizova

    Modular images

    Modular thematic images are relevant today (in other words, segment paintings). They are arranged in one row with different sizes, in several rows with the same geometry. Small drawings are arranged asymmetrically around the central large image.

    Popular images of the city (city landscape), natural landscapes, flower themes, still lifes.

    Paintings above the sofa

    Paintings above the sofa are classics of the design genre. It is not advisable to “frame” a large canvas with photographs or small images “out of order”. Oil on canvas looks classic, a memorable plot, a beautiful frame. nine0007

    Pictures of the same size hung in a row look organically above the long sofa. It is desirable - a single semantic series, forming something like a triptych or its artistic performance.

    Arranging a composition of paintings of different sizes, but one plot/style/color line will help to arrange a large composition in the center, small ones along the edges, obeying the laws of correct geometry. You can consider other options: a mini-gallery in a speculative rectangle of 4-8 works, several paintings inscribed in a square (for example, one large rectangular, three small squares), three identical vertical drawings in one row. Graphics and artistic photography are arranged in three rows with several works in each, forming a semantic rectangle. In a word, there are many variations and it all depends on the factors that we considered earlier. nine0007

    Prints and photographs on canvas

    This is not a painting or a poster. For the most part - reproductions that have a very presentable appearance, but do not have artistic value with all the ensuing components: the lack of depth of color perception, the magical qualities of brush strokes with oil paint . ..

    Photo paintings are realistic - this is their plus and minus. The picture, as a work of art, still carries a greater energy and aesthetic charge. nine0261

    Design: Maria Pilipenko and Ekaterina Fedorova

    Stylish black and white paintings

    Stylish black and white paintings are universal: they suit any room and environment, from strict classics to bright pop art; combined with different colors and furniture.

    There are some rules for their competent use as decor:

    1. Combination with furniture. Images of non-standard forms, with broken lines, landscapes, well suited to furniture with smooth outlines. The canvases, which depict human faces, figures, geometric patterns, fit the furniture of clear, strict forms. nine0007

    2. Accommodation. Stylish paintings in black and white are arranged symmetrically, keeping a clear step between the canvases. If a black and white canvas is chosen as the central part among the rest, it should exceed them in size. Small pictures are arranged in groups.

    3. Background . The wall where the decor is placed should be light - white, beige, gray. Wallpaper is chosen smooth, without a pattern, otherwise the background will attract all the attention. nine0007

    4. Frame. Perfect frame - thin, black.

    Fashionable paintings for the interior. What's in trend?

    Interior art, just like clothes, can be trendy or out of trend. Today it can be argued that canvases painted in the spirit of classical realism (landscapes and still lifes) are used less and less when decorating an apartment. They can find their place only in the interior of a strict classical style. What is in trend? nine0007

    • images whose writing style is expressionism or abstractionism;

    • traditional color or monochrome posters. The plot must correspond to the purpose of the room;

    • modular systems with unusual, spectacular images. Their advantage: the modules do not look bulky, but are also able to visually expand the space, “raise” the ceilings.

    • copies of paintings by famous impressionists. nine0007

    Modern interior paintings should not exist on their own, but be an organic part of the design and functionality of the room. So, if for the living room there is a wide choice of what can be depicted on the poster, then when decorating the bedroom, you should choose something more restrained. The style of the room is also important. For example, pin-up pictures used to decorate loft living rooms do not go out of fashion. Oriental style also requires a specific decor - posters, canvases of a similar theme. nine0007

    Paintings for the living room with your own hands

    The most acceptable way to make a modular painting is by yourself: it is quite possible to make a creative work without special training. The basis of the composition is a photograph or a drawing made in oil, acrylic paints, watercolor, gouache.

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