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Turn Over a New Leaf in Your Decor

The Beauty of Art with Leaves

According to a June 26 article from ApartmentTherapy.com's LA blog, one of summer's hottest décor trends is framed art with leaf imagery.

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The colorful, nature-inspired artworks above are at once Contemporary and Global -- and, as the ApartmentTherapy.com writers rightly point out, they're much easier to care for than actual plants!

On the lookout for art with leaves? ArtSelect offers a wide range of beautiful images to explore.

There are botanically inspired tropical designs:

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(Block Print Palm, by Chariklia Zarris, and Ferns IV by Edward Lowe)

There are artful Abstracts with images from nature:

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(Quiet Leaves by Dominique Gaudin and In Play by Chris Donovan.

The ephemeral x-ray photography prints of Steven. N. Meyers afford an unusual glimpse into the delicate structures of leaves:

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(Leaf Bouquet and Celosias by Steven N. Meyers)

The decorating possibilities are endless. So...are you ready to turn over a new leaf in your home décor?

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