The One Piece Makeover...Wall Art

Welcome to our One Piece Makeover Series!  This is where we get inspiration from a single item that we place in a room to spark a design evolution over time, instead of an expensive, complete makeover at once.  We previously touched on the living room, and had a wonderful interview with Becky Jane, author of Rise Above Your Limits, who transformed her home from the inspiration of a single blue and white willow ware vase.

Now, let's try some wall art!  Placing wall art can be one of the simplest jobs really, but it can have such an impact on the feel of your room.  It really can be defining.

You might think you have to be a hunter to place an animal head over a console table or bed or on a game room wall, but not necessarily, and why not let it choose your room's color palette to boot?  Go for something completely unexpected and fabulous, like

The Order Pomegranate papered resin deer head by Ruby's Lounge...

Or keep it more neutral with Wyatt Ellison's Bear Head Sculpture... 

And you didn't harm any animals!

If you like the idea of sculpture on your wall, but you're not ready for any animal heads yet, you could make a bold and modern statement with this wood Pink & Copper Mid Century-Style by studio 724...

Or this Untitled no. 101 version.  I can see these above a console table, and then you can soften them with lamps or vases of flowers...

They float off of the wall, so that changing light will cast interesting shadows.

This next idea could be the ultimate budgeted evolution of design, simply by slowly adding more and more of Red Tile Studio's Art Blocks to make your own unique collection.  You could build this up to cover an entire wall over time...

See how you can put together quite a variety, and wouldn't this be a fun family project to pick each tile, and see it grow?...

You don't always need to break the bank on art you love.  There are so many affordable options that have just as much impact and style like this Vintage Hymnal Sheet Music Cone Wreath...

At just $14, you could buy a variety of Rose flower48's vintage wreaths, and hang them together. 

If you need a bit more function with your art, go for a French Memory Board...

What's great about these from Memories To You, is that you have so many fabric choices and different sizes to work in your space...

Another really inexpensive option for art in your home is right under your nose...your children!  To me, artwork from someone you know and love is just better, and your kids really feel special when you feature their projects from school, or just their simple stick figure sketches they pop out at the kitchen table with crayons.  I took a couple rice paper kites my younger step-daughters made in art class at school, and framed them.  They are some of my absolute favorite pieces in my house...

Another favorite of our family and friends is my collage wall.  This is still ongoing as I continually add new collages.  These photos were just sitting in a box in the closet, never seen.  Now we get to really enjoy them!...

My frames are themed in white while I add and replace older black ones, but you can really play with colors here, by finding frames you like and that fit, and painting them any hue.  Imagine a wall of all red frames, and then run them down your hallway!  

What's your one Wall Art piece in your home?

~Courtney