With so many cheap home decor ideas out there, how do you choose? Easy! I’ll try to answer this for you with one quick answer and then I’ll give you a few more ideas on how to select it!
What has the most impact on your homes interior?
What is it your visitors will be drawn to time and time again?
What is the one thing that you can add to a room, and then completely build the room around it with your color choices, furniture choices, flooring choices?
Simple, your Art!
No other home decor item can set your home apart from others than in the Art you buy. And it can be in so many forms. Decorating ideas are in every major store from Wally World to boutiques and galleries that sell works of art. So in buying art, how do you choose? What’s the best method that will suit your tastes, your lifestyle and your personality? I’ll help answer that one for you too in the following article.
Most of us already have some sort of preference when it comes to artwork. But don’t let your existing prejudices filter out great art just because it has a label on it like “Modern” or “Abstract”. Set these preferences aside for a few moments and allow your mind the freedom to explore new information! You may find you’ve awakened a whole new realm of viewing art that will surprise you! Since you’re already on the web reading this article, you’ve already found the most efficient and powerful tool ever created to help you get information on home decorating ideas and how to buy art.
Start your search first by familiarizing yourself with a few artsy terms. Do a Wikipedia search on these terms. Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Abstract Art, Impressionistic Art, and Classical Realism. Also, jot down notes on things that interest you. Cats, Tulips, Sports, Wildlife, Birds, People, Ford Mustangs, etc., etc., because, you will find art associated with all of these!
Now that you have seen a few definitions and a few examples, use these same terms to search for art on an online gallery. Just browse to get an idea of what is available. Limit yourself to a few (maybe 10) minutes for each term and take a few notes on what your heart is telling you. But don’t jump the gun yet and make a purchase, take your time and follow the rest of the article on cheap home decor! As for brick and mortar galleries, you will find that they specialize only in a few. Most will never carry all types. Again, just browse your local galleries to peek your interest in one or two of the major genres.
The 2nd issue to consider is your budget. Cheap means inexpensive but can still be of value! You may find originals within your budget, but Giclee Prints are fast becoming a less expensive alternative in art because of its longevity! These prints can now last as long as some watercolor paintings! With a light fastness rating of over 100 years!
The 3rd issue to think about is COLOR! It is and continues to be the most important factor in decorating across all spectrum’s. And it is with color that you will start your funneling process. Do you want to make a bold statement with your art, or do you want it to blend into the rest of your decor to supplement another beautiful piece already in your possession. Contrasting colors will make the bold statement yet will go with the rest of your home. Color blending will go with your decor yet, won’t take the spotlight away from your focal piece.
Then hit the online sites in earnest! Selecting several (even printing out thumbnails) to create your listing of pieces. As you are making your list, use this criterion in order.
Color (bold or blending)
Genre (type of art that turns you on)
Budget (this is always in the back of your mind).
Do include pieces you have seen and appreciated within the brick and mortar galleries you’ve visited. Now that you have a list in hand (hopefully with picture examples) you can visit your galleries, auctions, and art fairs to see pieces similar to what you’ve listed. But Beware! Studies have shown that most art purchased is impulse buying.
Art is typically an emotional and impromptu purchase!
Having in your mind, narrowed down, several pieces before visiting a high pressure auction house, or art fair (the pressure here is that the show moves on after a few days), you’ll be better prepared to make a decision that will not leave you with purchaser’s remorse and second guessing yourself. It will help increase your success with your art purchase!
Do you want a sure fire, (university developed and seminar taught) method on a decision making process to use, that will guarantee you make the right art buying decision? Let’s say you have 10 pieces that you’re really excited about! Then use this method to select which of the 10 is the very, very best! It’s free! Just check below on my cheap home decor resource link!.
