Paintings in the interior: types, themes, tips for choosing the shape and size, location

Designers advice on choosing interior paintings

Recommendations for a competent choice:

• When choosing paintings, you must first take into account the area and stylistic orientation of the room.
• For walls with a dark finish, it is advisable to select images in lighter tones to create color contrast.
• In a room with a lot of furniture, you should not use dimensional canvases in massive frames.
• We recommend placing the canvases at eye level.
• In rooms intended for rest, do not use images with an aggressive plot.

Varieties of paintings

There are several varieties.

Modular pictures

Modular separate images are a puzzle of parts that create one single picture. This design in the interior looks very original.

From decorative plaster

Decorative Venetian stucco paintings are voluminous paintings that create surprisingly magnificent effects in the room. Depending on the lighting, the play of light and shadow, this decor takes on a multidimensional appearance.

Photowall-paper

Photo printing has an original and rich pattern, significantly transforms the space and always attracts maximum attention.

Posters

They are a beautiful and unusual addition to any design. Posters with high-quality and brightly colorful illustrations bring some zest to the interior, improve the atmosphere and emphasize the style of the whole room.

Carpet picture

A soft canvas with various images makes the room much more sophisticated and refined; this decor is considered a real work of art.

Frescoes

Decorative frescoes with historical, antique, ethnic or modern designs can have a relief or flat surface. Such paintings form a kind of atmosphere in space.

Tapestry

Handmade woven carpet is a rather interesting decorating technique, which allows you to add color accents to the room and give it additional comfort.

In the photo there is a living room with a wall decorated with a tapestry with natural scenes.

Homemade

Pictures from beads or home-made products embroidered with a cross add a note of piquancy to the atmosphere, transform the space and surprise with originality and complexity of the picture.

Recommendations for choosing the shape and size of the picture

To select the canvas, first of all, you need to decide on the size of the room.

• In a spacious room, large paintings in massive frames and baguettes will be appropriate, since miniature images may be lost in space and give it an empty look.
• The canvases placed horizontally allow you to emphasize a long room, and canvases with a vertical orientation visually make it higher.

The location of the paintings in the apartment

Proper placement of paintings over the bed, over the sofa or over the fireplace, allows you to perfectly fill the space on the wall and give the room a single, solid look.A properly located canvas becomes the compositional center of the room, which makes the atmosphere much more comfortable and complete.

In the photo, the bedroom interior and a picture with drawings of horses located on the wall above the bed.

With the help of a certain arrangement of paintings, you can structure the space and give it a certain stability and a certain severity.

Theme of paintings

The most popular topics for paintings.

Cities

They have a stylish, beautiful and original look. Urban motifs in bright or muted colors allow you to revitalize the interior, make it aesthetically attractive and put the right accents.

• London.
• New York.
• Paris.

In the photo, the bedroom interior and the wall, decorated with photowall-paper with the image of London.

Animals

Various animals, such as horses, a tiger, a cheetah, a zebra or other animalistic drawings, create a special mood in the room and become an integral part of its design.

In the photo the interior of the hallway with a wall, decorated with a picture with a picture in the form of a cat.

Flowers

They are a real decoration of the whole room, floral motifs form a festive atmosphere and give it special freshness, liveliness and comfort.

• Roses.
• Peonies.
• Dandelions.
• Orchids

Images of cute, delicate and at the same time majestic colors noticeably transform the space and fill it with sensuality.

Natural scenery

Beautiful landscapes with mountains, ponds, rivers or forests can carry hundreds of moods and thereby form a certain emotional atmosphere.

Abstraction

Contrasting or monochrome abstract images undoubtedly become the dominant feature of the whole room, which attracts the eye.

Equipment

Canvases with cars, planes, motorcycles or yachts on them bring dynamism, speed, drive and the spirit of adventurism into the atmosphere.

Reproductions

Canvases with a repetition of unsurpassed technique, the structure of strokes and the subtleties of the author's style are a worthy copy of an expensive masterpiece and high-quality decoration of the entire interior.

Plots of films and cartoons

Canvases with scenes of romantic, adventure, science fiction films, images with anime or cartoons about superheroes, such as marvel, allow you to give your room your own style and make it truly vivid and memorable.

The photo shows the interior of a modern living room and murals with a plot from the movie "Star Wars".

Inscriptions and letters

Pictures with philosophical, funny, or winged expressions can be the easiest and most affordable way to refresh the atmosphere.

World map

With the help of such a stylish and catchy element of decor, which fits perfectly into various styles, you can create any desired atmosphere in the room.

View from the window

Such canvases not only differ in a unique landscape, but also allow you to visually expand the boundaries of the room. Thanks to this design decision, it turns out to create a special cozy and comfortable environment in which it will be pleasant to be.

In the photo there is a wall with a picture in the form of an open window in the interior of a small kitchen.

Design Ideas

Unusual design ideas for paintings.

3d paintings

Canvases with a visual effect of volume give the room an interior chic, originality and create fantastic illusions in space.

Black and white

Canvases in black and white, despite their monochrome, look very expressive. Such paintings, thanks to refined conciseness and a certain mystery, form a stylish, deep and sophisticated design.

In the photo there are paintings in black and white in the interior of a classic dining room.

In frame

Proper framing of an artwork is a very important detail that creates a harmonious interweaving of the canvas with the interior. Using the frame, you can achieve not only the optical limitations of the canvas, but also give it a more finished look.

Backlit

Various backlight options, effectively emphasize the location of the canvas and make it play with completely new colors. Properly selected lighting makes each stroke of the picture more expressive and clear.

Mosaic

Filled with bright and saturated colors, the mosaic noticeably revives, transforms the space, makes it more original and gives it a certain playfulness. This decor is a real art object that can form an unusual design.

Photo in the interior of the rooms

Ideas for decorating various rooms.

Hallway

Images with spectacular and interesting perception plots, combined with the entire design of the hallway, organically fit into the interior of this room.

Living room or lounge

The living room is especially suitable for placing various paintings in it. Canvases can be an excellent element of decor, focusing on yourself, setting the mood and creating a certain atmosphere in space.

The photo shows the interior of a modern living room with an original painting decorated with neon lights.

Children

For children, drawings with animals, cartoon characters, fairy tales or literary works, plot, author's, thematic images or various original posters can be an excellent option.

Kitchen

In the kitchen, luxurious linens within the framework, beaded items, tapestries, various reproductions, as well as simple simple drawings with themes harmoniously combined with the design of the whole room will be appropriate.

Bedroom

In the bedroom, you can decorate the wall with several paintings at once in a chaotic arrangement or decorate the place above the bed with the help of one large picture. This room welcomes natural landscapes, beautiful landscapes or drawings filled with special tenderness and romance.

Cabinet

The canvases that adorn the cabinet should carry positive emotions and have an aesthetic appearance. Images of night cities, urban, natural and sea landscapes or clear graphic plain drawings, drawn in pencil, are perfect for decor.

Examples in various interior styles

Design options for various styles.

Modern

The use of paintings on canvas in a modern interior implies complete freedom of action. Here it will be appropriate to look like expensive antique canvases, as well as works by contemporary artists. The main thing is that the paintings are organically combined with the entire decor of the room.

Classic

Canvases in luxurious and massive antique frames painted with a palette knife or oil paints, with such subjects as: landscape, still life or portrait, are an integral part of the classical style, baroque or empire.

English

For the English direction, canvases decorated with voluminous, heavy or carved frames, with a preferably contrasting plot in the form of portraits, landscapes or genre scenes, are suitable.

Provence

Large flowers using the watercolor technique, images with village landscapes, mills, or fruits perfectly emphasize the laid-back vintage provincial decor and bring even more tenderness and lightness to the atmosphere.

In the photo there is a small picture with the image of flowers located above the bed in the bedroom in the Provence style.

Loft

Simple and concise works with no intricate play of light, posters or posters, preferably large ones, will bring strong and exciting notes to the atmosphere of the loft.

Minimalism

Plain or black-and-white graphic drawings in simple plastic frames, calm landscapes, soft abstraction or futurism-style paintings will perfectly fit into the minimalistic design.

Scandinavian

For scandi-interior you can choose bright, colorful, rich paintings or posters, they will help to create an interesting visual accent in the room and slightly dilute the austere and cold Nordic style.

In the photo there is a bright abstract picture on the wall in the interior of the living room, made in the Scandinavian style.

High tech

Discreet and sophisticated high-tech, perfectly decorate futuristic images, geometric patterns, 3D panels or avant-garde painting. Such decor will especially correspond to the demonstrative technogenicity of this style.

Photo gallery

Pictures allow you to add soulfulness to the interior and create a cozy and warm atmosphere in it. With the help of your favorite works of art, you can decorate the room taking into account your own taste preferences of the owner of the house.