Modern Living Room Color Trends - 2022 and beyond - Is grey still a thing?

How to Decorate Your Modern Home Using Color

Wall Decor and Trends You Can Adopt Now for 2002 and beyond

TRENDING COLORS FOR HOME DECOR

Top color trends you can use now in your home to bring a pop of color in 2022:
(Excellent for bringing cool greys and whites to life)

• Vintage or sunny yellow

• Soft olive greens

• Warmer neutrals

• Cobalt and marine blue

• Deep reds

WARM AND SUNNY or VINTAGE AND DEEP:

YELLOW

YELLOW:

Brightens and cheers up a room. It can also add some much-needed warmth to a blah, white or cool grey room.

WARM NEUTRALS

Add some warmth to neutral palette by adding some warm brown, golden tones.

MUTED GREENS:

Soft olive is popular. It brings a little nature inside without being the bright green of the past.

What to hang on light green or olive walls?

Try a bright abstract print (like shown)

BLUES ARE ALWAYS POPULAR

BLUES

A favorite almost always, the palette of popular changes…sometimes it is a deep navy or soft baby. Now the choices veer toward cobalt and marine blues

RED DRAMA PRINTS

ADD DRAMA WITH REDS - Deep reds are a good choice for bringing some drama into a boring room.

Art Walls Ideas - What to hang on dark colored walls (5 Easy Options)

What should you hang on dark-colored walls?

HOW TO BRIGHTEN and ADD FOCAL POINT TO DARK WALLS and ROOMS

5 Ideas for decorating on a dark wall:

• Choose light-colored art or minimalist style art

• Don’t try to match the walls - choose complementary colors/tones

• Keep things light - choose wall art with a lot of white space (light color)

• Large pieces of light/white art work on dark walls

• Lighten the space with art and prints of lighter colors or light frame

-Light-colored wall art is a great option to hang on a darkly painted wall

-Neutral-tone art, prints or textiles are the best option to lighten a dark wall space

-Do not try to match the art to the walls, but stay in the same tonal range: Brown walls could have cream or off-white; deep grey walls should stick to cooler whites like alabaster or light grey/white

Choose light-colored or minimalist abstract style art paintings and prints.

These can work on darker, more richly-colored walls.

Artwork has same warm tones and can work with warmer walls.

-Hang large paintings or framed prints on dark walls to lighten a space

-Arrange several light-framed prints together

-Best option for framed print on a dark wall: Use an extra large frame with a thick-walled mat to create the look of more light and space on the wall

BOOK OF PRINTS

Easy decorating option:

Just remove print from book, frame and hang!

WATERCOLOR BOOK OF PRINTS

BRIGHT WALL?

Look for options that have lots of white/monochromatic or a minimalist look so you won’t compete with the room color(s).

DARK, DRAMATIC WALLS?

Look for a light-colored and minimal-style abstract or landscape.

PRINT or ORIGINAL ART

This art print has lots of white space, warm tones that pick up on the wood/warmth in room but also blues that work with the overall color scheme.

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HOW TO: MAKE SMALL ART or PRINTS LOOK BIGGER (without enlarging image)

You found a print or painting you love, but…it’s too small for the space you need.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR PRINTS AND ARTWORK LOOK BIGGER:

Here are a few simple tips to create a larger piece for your space:

1. If it’s a print, contact the artist or supplier to see if larger formats are available.

2. If it’s a painting, you can contact the artist to see if they can create a similar commission piece in a larger size.

3. If none of the above works, you can take a small painting or print and create a large piece by following these steps:

EXAMPLE: an 8” x 10” artwork matted and framed in a larger frame.

STEPS TO MAKING A PRINT OR ART PAINTING LARGER (without enlarging the image)

1. Decide the size you need in the final finished format. If you need something 16” x 20” or larger and the painting is only 8” x 10” you have options!
   

2. Purchase a frame with a mat in the final size needed. For this post, we’ll us 16” x 20”
   

3. Be sure the frame has a large mat or you can buy a separate mat.
   

4. Undo the back of frame locks and remove cardboard backing
   

5. Place the mat in the frame. It should fit perfectly. For example, a 16” x 20” mat will fit into a 16” x 20” frame.
   

6. Position your art/print in the window of the mat opening.
   

7. You can use removable tape to secure the corners or seal it all around. Use removable just in case you need to move or re-position the art.
   

8. Replace and secure the frame backing.
   

9. Turn over and check placement.
   

10. Hang!
    
    You can make a small piece somewhat larger or a large piece even bigger with a mat and a frame.

    NEED IT EVEN BIGGER?
    
    You can make it even large by double-matting the image:

In this example, a print of 12” x 12” was matted in a 16” x 16” mat and then matted again in a 24” x 24” mat and then framed.

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