How To Choose Art For Bathroom Walls. Framed Art Prints Add Color & Beauty To Bathroom Dcor

How To Choose Art For Bathroom Walls. Framed Art Prints Add Color & Beauty To Bathroom Dcor

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Framed Art Prints Add Color & Beauty

Decorating your bathroom? Great idea. Extend your homes lovely dcor with a beautiful bathroom. Select the color or design for your walls. Then carry that color scheme through to your shower curtain and towels. But the finishing touch, the addition that will make your bathroom a showpiece, should be framed art prints!

Yes, Art Has a Place in the Bathroom

If your bathroom has walls, (which, of course, it does), then it has room for artwork. Even though the spaces might be small, you can still find art for bathroom areas that will fit and also complement your bathroom dcor.

Art prints are extremely affordable, and they can be custom framed to taste. Youll discover its easy to choose pictures that coordinate with the color, look and size of your bathroom.

Start by measuring the space you plan to fill. Get some basic dimensions. Determine whether you should look for pictures that are square or have a horizontal or vertical orientation.

If you have a blank wall with plenty of space, you probably dont want to use a single big picture as you might in a dining room or living room. The difference is that in a bathroom you wont have sufficient room to stand back and admire it. Youre better off with a collection of two or three small pictures, and its best if they have some connection to each other, such as having been painted by the same artist or with the same color scheme.

Themes for Bathroom Art

Wondering what type of picture is appropriate for this most personal room? Youd be surprised how many themes exist in art for bathrooms. Probably the most common subject depicted is bathtubs. Old-fashioned clawfoot tubs have long been an artist favorite. Big ones, little ones, simple ones and ornate. Youll also find modern tubs, filled to the brim with bubbles or surrounded by expensive shampoos and bath salts in pretty little bottles.

Beach images have long been a popular subject for bathroom art, especially for decorating a guest bathroom or the bathroom in a beach house. Pictures of sunrises and sunsets, colorful beach umbrellas and children playing in the sand exist in every variation.

Youll also find art prints of all types of seashells. In some, the shells are lying in the sand. In others theyre placed on a table or collected in a pretty glass jar. But shells arent the only sea artifact. Plenty of artists are enamored with sea creatures like starfish, sea urchins and sea horses.

Decorating a childs bathroom? Youll have plenty of art prints to consider. Picture a toddler boy in the tub playing with a toy sailboat. How about a little girl, lining up a family of rubber ducks single file? You can even find pictures of a small baby, hair all wet, eyes wide as mom lovingly wraps her up in a thirsty towel.

Word art works too in art for bathroom walls. Picture the word Relax or Powder Room scribbled lazily across a canvas. Or how about a playful scrawl of Rub a Dub Dub for a childs bathroom? Or Splish, Splash, I Was Taking a Bath in big, fun letters. Then theres this profound saying, Soap is to the body what laughter is to the soul. Cant argue with that!

Your Bathroom Art Print Needs a Mat and Frame

After youve decided on an art print, start thinking about a mat and frame. Theyre a necessity in the bathroom where water and steam can leave their mark. Theyll protect your print and also help your print look like expensive finished artwork.

If you want one mat, choose a neutral color such as cream or white. A second mat, of which only about inch would show, will add depth and elegance. Use it to highlight a color that is found within the print.

Finally, youll want to consider different frames. Choose from woods, metals or plastics. Try to match the style of the print. Thus a print of an old-fashioned clawfoot tub should probably be displayed in an ornate frame. A picture of a childs toy sailboat in the tub would work well in a simple frame thats a primary color.

The best way to decide on the mat and frame is simply to try them on as if theyre an outfit of clothing. Youll be able to see which combination looks right and creates the image you had in mind for your finished artwork.

Choosing Art for Bathrooms Should Be Fun

Determining what framed artwork will look right in your bathroom shouldnt be a chore. Its a fun task that should spark your creativity.

Make your decorating decisions with confidence. And dont hesitate to let your personality shine through. Its your art, your bathroom. If it looks good to you, then pat yourself on the back; youve done a great job!

About the Author:
Mark Reff is the owner of One Touch Art, an online art and framing store. It offers over 250,000 prints and posters, including a special collection of art for bathroom walls. Create your own affordable, custom-framed artwork to add that finishing touch to your dcor. Browse the One Touch Art gallery at http://www.OneTouchArt.com.



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