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One of the most complex tasks when decorating is to include personality in the environment. For this, it is necessary to take into account not only the color palette used in the decoration, but also the personal taste of its inhabitants. And to collaborate with this function, nothing better than including paintings in the chosen proposal.
This decorative piece can have several functions, such as coloring the room, covering a light panel, and even, filling a certain proposal (such as making the room cozier, for example). And if the idea is to achieve one of these objectives with precision, the choice of a large painting can be a sure thing!
To install a large adornment like this in your living room, you must have an adequate space to include it. Think about a wall that is not only spacious, but also offers prominence to the object. Check out some great ideas used in the following projects, which will inspire you to choose the ideal piece for your home:
1. highlight colors
For this integrated living and dining room, the idea was to make the environment fun. The painting with warm colors entered the earthy color palette used in the space, matching the bricks and also the wooden floor.
2. a real scenario matching the decoration
Images in black and white are a great success in decoration, because besides matching everything, they give an air of drama to the space, ideal for residents who value neutrality, and why not, a certain nostalgia?
3. breaking the sobriety of the color chart
Speaking of neutrality, adding more colors to an environment with sober colors and large paintings is of an endless elegance. Notice how the off white of the fabrics used, mixed with the wood of the furniture, gained even more emphasis with the addition of the red object above the sideboard.
4. supported on shelves
In this environment, the pieces were placed on two shelves specifically for this purpose, at different heights to better fill the area above the sofa.
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In this modern concept room, the paintings were placed inside the frames created on the wall itself, the so-called boiseries, and were highlighted by the direct lighting of the spots added to the molding.
6. making the environment more fun and cool
Adding the identity of its residents to the decor is an easy task: just include pictures with favorite colors or characters, creating a highly personalized aesthetic. In this project, the pictures of Audrey Hepburn and Stormtrooper give away that its inhabitants are beyond cool.
7. the lighting highlighting the painting
Adequate lighting is capable of making your paintings stand out even more.
8) Why use one when we can adopt several?
In this environment, the decoration included several paintings with different frames installed on the same wall, but in perfect harmony.
9. forming a charming ensemble
Large paintings are also very welcome in minimalist decorations. Often, it only takes a few elements to make a space full of personality. See how the addition of three pieces, added to the few pieces of furniture, were enough to fill the room with style.
10. a minimalist pair
Speaking of minimalism, the choice of colors is fundamental for those who want to achieve this kind of result. Choose shades that harmonize with the rest of the decoration, or something that is sepia-toned, and black and white.
11. authenticity in the burnt cement wall
A room with an industrial feel deserves a painting that stands out in the room. This can be done by including warm colors, abstract prints, or a very striking frame. Don't forget to use the lighting to your advantage too, okay?
12. a canvas highlighting the decoration
For this modern living room, a large square screen has become one of the main decorative elements of the room. Notice that nothing else draws attention to it, making the decoration balanced and very conceptual.
13. simplicity is not always common
The clean decor of this living room became much more elegant with the large whiteboard above the gray sofa. Its details in high relief created a 3D effect in the composition, leaving the space with a modern touch.
14. the combination of white and black goes with everything
You can't go wrong with black and white pictures, can you? The sobriety of this composition is foolproof for any type of environment, whether rustic or contemporary. And to warm up the environment, simple techniques were used, but they make all the difference, such as including wood and earthy tones in the color palette.
15. small particles of color
The small red dots in the horizontal frame added more energy to the color palette of this spacious TV room. A few pillows also fulfilled this function well, resting gently above the white sofa, where the whole family can throw themselves in comfort, to enjoy a relaxing moment.
16. pictures that complete each other
Instead of placing them side by side, as we usually do, the two pieces in this project were placed in the corner of each wall, in an "L" shape, creating an extremely different proposal.
17. a warm touch to the classic
This room with predominantly light colors has several details in red. Notice that both the paintings and the decorative ornaments were added in the same color, creating a homogeneous environment.
18. the majesty of the living room
In this image, we have two very cool proposals as the highlight of the decoration: the picture above the sofa, which follows the pattern of tones used in the room, and also the panel between the windows, formed by several images following the same pattern. It is very modern, isn't it?
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Something very important to be taken into account when choosing a painting is the frame, which will often dictate the style of the piece, and often contribute to highlight not only the image, but also the rest of the decoration.
20. several proposals for the high ceiling
The higher the ceiling height of the room, the greater the freedom for your imagination. In this composition, several paintings were displayed one next to the other, and since they all have identical frames, it soon looked like a huge work of art displayed on two walls of the room.
21. leaning on the furniture
This is a widely used way, not only for those who like to innovate in decoration, but also for those who don't like the idea of drilling holes in the wall.
22: You can't go wrong with a large painting above the sofa
The place that receives the most large paintings in the living room, without a doubt, is right above the sofa. This is the most traditional way of decorating the living room, because the proportion of both pieces marry like a glove.
23 For a large room, a large board becomes essential
Speaking of proportions, a spacious room deserves pieces that fill the space well. There is no need to include a lot of furniture or decorative pieces, as long as the few choices are enough to include an identity to the room.
24. enhancing the sideboard at home
For this cozy living room, the huge horizontal painting was properly positioned above the large sideboard, strategically centered on the wall, according to the room's limitations. The result? A warm, elegant, and very cozy place.
25: The engraving is a great representative of the personality of the resident...
Minimalist paintings, abstracts, landscapes, photographs, black and white, monochrome, warm colors, earthy tones... There is an infinity of styles that can be chosen to decorate your living room, according to your taste and personality. Just choose the one you like the most and contemplate it from your sofa or armchair.
26. ... and the colors chosen too!
The colors should always be taken into account when choosing your favorite painting. See if the shades match the existing ones in your room, or if they harmonize perfectly. You can study some proposals further by checking this post.
27 The paintings are capable of offering various sensations to the environment
Never has a painting represented so well the feeling that a room provides! See how the choice of soft colors, mixed with a touch of earthy tones in the decoration, gently recalled that refreshing feeling of a beach on a sunny day.
28. besides providing a personal touch to the decoration
This spacious clean room was entirely decorated in light tones, with white predominating. And of course the only painting in the room would follow this same profile, including more natural references to the modern decoration.
29. not even discretion took away all her beauty
The painting of horses was properly highlighted by indirect lighting installed just above the object in the ceiling. Once again, the light tones of the painting proved that clean can also be very impactful and conceptual.
30. one complementing the other
In fact, the abstract figure of one painting complements the other, forming a single (and beautiful) work of art displayed in this charming contemporary room.
31. between furniture and plants
The rusticity of the crystal set added that dash of boho chic to the environment in a very special way. And to help compose the proposal, the painting supported on the furniture followed the same style, combining not only with the aged wood, but also with the cactus added right next to it.
32. 3D effect paintings are super creative
In this room, two paintings with this proposal were included in the decoration, including contemporary references to the retro style.
33. beside the armchair, in a very uncluttered way
If you want paintings but have nowhere to hang them, why not put them on the floor? Regardless of the size of the piece, you can bet that you will have an amazing result, like this corner, which received its geometric Monalisa leaning on the low chest.
34. pictures can also make your space more fun
There are hundreds of options in the most diverse stores that meet this cartoonish proposal, be it with photographic frames, creative drawings, fun images, among others. A great way to include joviality to the space.
35. besides making a big difference in the decoration
An empty space in the room can be tastefully decorated by adding just one large painting. It will make all the difference in the room, without requiring any reinforcement from any other object, you bet. The image above proves exactly this theory. Can you visualize how empty the room would look without it?
36. less is more!
The marriage between colors was the big bet in this decoration. The painting, the pillows, and the rug, along with the ornaments, were responsible for adding warm tones to the white room, yielding a classy result.
37. ostentatious colors and personality
Still on the subject of color marriage, the shades presented in the frame with several lamps are practically the same as those included in the rest of the decoration. For those who don't like to take risks, this is a great way out and there's no way to go wrong!
38: When a picture says more than a thousand words
Mixing styles makes any room full of personality! This room with walls imitating burnt cement could even be called industrial, if it wasn't for the addition of rusticity with contemporary touches included in the space with the furniture and pictures.
39. bringing the neutrality of wood to life
The stripped down and cozy living room became much more colorful with one of the works by the artist Romero Brito installed in the wood paneling near the entrance. Along with the painting, some other sculptures also make the decoration joyful.
40. a landscape distributed in several frames
The image of the San Francisco bridge was greatly enlarged in this ingenious idea: several parts of the photograph were framed separately and in different sizes, forming a set of pictures of the same scene. It looks amazing, don't you think?
41. eye on the dining room
The dining room is also an environment where large paintings are very welcome. In this space with vintage decoration, the image that refers to a classic painting won a simple frame, since the piece itself already made all the difference.
42. the favorite poster reigning in the room
This dining room, which also has a retro proposal, has a beautiful companion for the geometric wall: a picture with a yellow frame, classily framing the poster of the residents' favorite band.
43. how about leaving the piece resting on the floor?
Look at another incredible idea for a floor-standing painting: in this example, the piece with the vertical engraving was placed directly on the floor, right next to the floor plan.
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In this environment, the residents chose to place the painting behind the small rack, which served as a side table to support the decorations.
45: Look how charming is this picture above the low bookcase!
Did you notice that the colors of the books added to the low bookcase have the same colors as the pictures and decorative ornaments? Nothing like balancing the composition in the right measure!
46. a special identity for the corner
The two armchairs arranged side by side had a special companion: a huge colorful square. The piece is so striking that nothing else was needed to make the room complete!
47. a clean option to harmonize the environment
This project relied on a very discreet frame to decorate the room, so as not to take the focus off the real center of attention: the elegant sofa.
48. all properly arranged
Making a counterpoint with the TV wall, the abstract painting above the sofa entered with the solid colors of the decor, such as cobalt blue and military green.
49. earthy tones "embrace" the living room
Creating cozy environments isn't difficult when you use the right colors and textures. See how the use of earthy tones in this composition made everything more comfortable and warm!
After this incredible selection, it is impossible not to be inspired by these rooms with large paintings!
