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Looking for easy ways to expand a small kitchen, make the master bedroom cozier, or infuse the living room with new life? Try adding color-themed wall accents -- namely framed art -- to your décor. You’d be surprised what a big difference a little color can make.

Savvy home decorators know that a room’s predominant colors not only set its emotional tone, they can also alter its proportions to the eye. If you’re ready to give your walls a makeover without repainting, you can easily shift the “mood” of any room with well-placed framed fine art.

Adding light-colored wall accents to a room helps open up the space and create a feeling of expansion.

Art & Colors 101

There's a world of possibilities to explore when it comes to decorating with color. To get started quickly, just keep these two basic color principles in mind.

Heating Things Up

Warm, red-based colors can make a room seem more cozy and intimate, and they can also stimulate passion, energy, and appetites. If you’d like to make a room more warm, friendly and sensual, we have hundreds of warm toned framed art prints, giclée and canvas to choose from.

Try abstract art in Tangerine, floral art splashed with Red, or Yellow landscape art.

Cooling Things Down

Cool, blue-based colors tend to lend rooms an air of serenity and calm, while simultaneously expanding the space. If you’re looking to open up the dimensions of a small room, a good place to start is our collections of fine art in cool tones.

Cool down with a Baby Blue seascape. Sooth & refresh with Celadon Green or Purple art.

For an easy way to get started choosing art by color, visit ArtSelect.com’s online Art by Color Gallery today! Expand your living room, make the kitchen more festive, give your study a little extra pizzazz -- the possibilities are literally endless.

Just in time for spring, our designers have compiled some decorating tips and suggestions for you based on our 2007 Color Trends palette and fine art collection.

1) Silver Peony

The petal-soft hues of Silver Peony are favorites for artists and home decorators alike. To gently ‘warm up’ the look and feel of a room, select one print or several Silver Peony prints and custom-frame them to your taste. It’s an easy way to lend your home a fresh, inspiring spring air.

2) Opal Grey

The understated elegance of Opal Grey-themed artwork can easily bring an air of quiet sophistication to any décor. Start with our Opal Grey art collection, select your favorites, and custom frame your picks. Try art on canvas for extra detail and texture.

3) Tarragon

Verdant and full of life, art prints with predominantly Tarragon hues will bring cheer to any room. Use the season’s new green to uplift your home décor. Whether your taste runs toward Abstract, Impressionist, or Cubist Art, the world of wall art has much to offer.

4) Golden Apricot

Decorate with the honey-colored hues of Golden Apricot, and bring light and intimacy to your home décor. The sunny art prints in our Golden Apricot collection are excellent for a wide range of home decorating projects -- kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and more.

5) Hollyhock

Decorate with custom-frameable fine art prints from our Hollyhock collection, and your walls will bloom with new life. Hollyhock-colored wall art tends to comfort and inspire, suiting décor themes from contemporary through traditional.

6) Grapemist

Deliciously refreshing, the prints in our Grapemist collection both invigorate and uplift – whether Post-Impressionist, Vintage, or Abstract-Art-themed. Choose wall art that reflects who you are and suits your décor. Ask yourself, is my home décor style contemporary, traditional, casual, or global?

7) Whatever Hue Appeals to You!

No one knows your home better than you. And while the 2007 Color Palette calls for fresh spring hues, perhaps other colors meet your home decorating needs better at this time.

Perhaps you’re looking to spice up the master bedroom with vivid artwork in Bright Colors. Perhaps you’d like to lend cheer to the family room with a kaleidoscope of vibrant, energizing art in Primary Colors. Or maybe you’d like to usher in spring with the understated drama of framed fine art in Neutral Colors. Visit our entire Color Collection and get started choosing art by color!

Whatever your home decorating plans for spring, chances are you can accomplish them with a few pieces of well-placed wall art in this season’s hottest colors. Get started decorating with colors from the 2007 Color Palette today, and watch your walls transform!