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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.