Artist, Fine Art Specialist, busy mom and home decorating diva Kim Counts drops by once a week to share art facts, decor tips and more.
If you're a fan of home furnishings and accents with rich, dark hues, you might get to the point where you're finding your space getting a little, well...dark! No worries, though. You can easily lighten things up with Abstract Art.
Case in point: the drawing room of Ellen Lupton and Abbott Miller, as featured in a recent DesignSpongeOnline posting (if you follow the link, scroll down to the 5th image).
See how they use an oversized Abstract artwork with light coloring to brighten this space? I just love what they've done here! Intuitively, you might not think these elements would complement one another -- the earthy, ornamental carpet; the black and chocolate-hued furniture; the large, airy Abstract -- and yet it all works!
That's the beauty of decorating with Abstracts. They can work well in a number of settings, whether Contemporary, Global, Traditional, Casual...or a little bit of each. Here's another one that could really lighten up a dark corner:
The way you frame an Abstract artwork can also help it to merge seamlessly with the other items in a room. You can use the colors in your mat and frame choices to either match, complement or artfully play against the existing palette of the room. And of course, if you're looking for a quick fix, an elegant Abstract Art poster can also do the trick, like this image by Mark Rothko:
Of course, there are lots of other ways to add space and light to a small or dark room (we wrote about this topic in April 2007 if you want a refresher).
Ok, that's it from me this week. As always, happy home decorating!
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