Tips for finding and decorating with art

Want to decorate a blank wall in your bedroom or living room but need some inspiration? Sandra Nunnerley, a New Zealand-born interior designer based in New York, offered some guidance on decorating with art in our latest Home Front chat. Here are some of her tips on where to start.

1. Look around you for inspiration.

Nunnerley said her motto is to see, see, see. Go to museums and galleries, try student shows for deals and look for art walks or studio visits in your area where artists open up their studios to the public.

2. You dont have to have white walls.

Many people are afraid to use color on their walls for fear of how it will interact with the art, Nunnerley says, when in fact art hanging on lacquered cherry red walls or moss green walls can be stunning. Try not to overthink it!

3. Dont forget photography.

There are some inexpensive sources online for fashion photographs, and if you want to put a collection together, the auction houses all have photography sales. And dont feel like you have to limit yourself to black-and-white photos, she adds. We recently did an installation for a client with a great photography collection, and we combined color and black and white.

4. Consider making your own art.

Nunnerley suggests trying Flavor Paper for original and custom prints. You can blow them up to any size, and they provide the wall mounting hardware.

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Tips for finding and decorating with art