INTERIOR DESIGN AND ART

The link in between

Artwork: ‘Make me your poem’, Adina Atkins

The right feeling in your home or office space is successfully achieved by combining elements such as texture, colors, materials, and sophisticated interior design schemes, but most importantly for adding personality and identity, interior designers often use artwork.

Art in your setting is life, it allows people to express their personality and their beliefs, encourage conversations and sparks imagination. It guides us to take a moment to reflect in our busy lives.

Frequently art is not incorporated until the room is furnished, yet it could be one of the most prime elements in the design process and it can transform a space completely from the initial thought.

To achieve a well-balanced composition, whether art is used as a focal point, or to complement another item, there are a few important considerations when choosing and hanging artworks:

1. Size and Scale

Artwork that is too big or too small can make the space look unfinished or asymmetrical, therefore it is important to measure and determine how art would look on the wall. A small/ medium print or canvas will drown in a large wall space, therefore choosing a larger size will create a beautiful focal point.

Artwork: ‘Expedition Happiness’, Adina Atkins

On the other side, smaller size artwork can be displayed on a smaller area wall. This works effectively when trying to highlight or complement another element, such as a feature piece of furniture.

Artwork: ‘To be a wanderer’, Adina Atkins

You can also display a pair of smaller artworks side by side or create an eye-catching gallery wall with multiple pieces.

Artwork: ‘Invisible to the eye’, ‘Live truly’, Adina Atkins

The art you place on your wall should take up 60%-70% of the available space that is not covered by furniture or moldings. Technically you can approximate the desired size by measuring the width and height of your wall and then multiply them by both 0.60 and 0.75. The result will be the range of the art size that will suit your space.

When hanging art over furniture, such as sofa, bed, dresser, console table, it should be between 2/3 to 3/4 of the width of the furniture and it is best to leave 6-12 inches between top of the furniture and the bottom of the artwork.

When you choose your artwork to be displayed above the mantelpiece it tends to look best when the width of the artwork is larger than the opening of the fireplace, but smaller than the overall width of the mantel. It is best to leave 3-6 inches above the mantel.

Artwork: ‘Dream’, Adina Atkins

The two available sizes for each print that are available on my website are estimated for the majority of contemporary or traditional architectural walls size

If you have a short piece of furniture like a bench, then the centre of your artwork should be approximately 64 inches above the ground.

Artwork: ‘Live truly’, Adina Atkins

2.The mood of the art

If you are looking for a specific piece to achieve a cohesive design scheme, consider artwork that reflects the age of your home, your interior design style, the function of the room, and the color palette scheme existing. It can either match, contrast or redefine the tones in your environment. Otherwise, if you are in the beginning of designing your space, begin in buying the art you love and use it to set the tone and mood for the rest of the design scheme.

Ultimately art has to be something that you have a connection with and it's timeless, because creating beautiful enviroments starts from within. I hope The Inner Landscapes collection brings your space the serenity and love I felt whilst creating them.

All the best,

Adina