Why Focus On Minimalist Aesthetic Wall Art?

Some spaces require a minimalist approach. If the space itself is small you still want aesthetic appeal and floor space is at a premium.

Wall art is typically what becomes the easiest to decorate adding color to this room. An area that is too busy begins to feel cramped.

There are also those who simply love this approach even within larger areas. Open floor plans with little clutter in the way helps them feel free within the home.

When it comes to wall space though it may be desired that we need a minimalist approach. Room design will play a major factor in this.

For small spaces its purpose holds to allowing the room to feel less closed in and more visually appealing. Within larger homes with open space it often is used for personal preference.

The appeal here is a clean look drawing attention to the whole room rather than creating a focal point to one wall.

The hidden benefit to the minimalist concepts is cost savings. Learning how to use these ideas will streamline how you shop and purchase for your needs.

Long term gains can be had in this area of life with some changes in thinking.

Where Walls Become The Canvass For Aesthetic Wall Art

No matter the size of your space the wall is really a canvass. You can paint it whatever color you choose and hang on it art or decor that you enjoy.

Therefore it is your personalized canvass. Too often people will see something they like in a store and purchase the piece without consideration to how it fits within the room.

The minimalist home footprint borrows from how some life their lifestyle giving us an advantage to saving money and maximizing beauty within our home.

It is less about placing as little as possible on a wall and more about choosing carefully what belongs there.

Questions should be asked such as what does this piece give the room? In other words hanging license plates on a wall may be fine in the garage or shop but not as likely within the living room.

While that example is obvious there are boundaries which become less clear. A Thomas Kinkade does not belong in every room.

If the floor plan is open the aesthetic wall art should not have a busy or over colored theme. That is unless your intent is to build contrasting color within art.

We need to look at how to determine what does belong within a room and whether or not the minimalist concept is good for that space. Let’s look at some of the determining factors.

What Is The Room Used For?

If the room is an office within the home the minimalist approach is wanted. Here the fewer distractions the better.

Additionally the wall can be used for more functional purposes relating to work. Planners, white boards, shelving, it is an office after all.

It should be about business. Here art or decor is at a minimum or focused towards creating the atmosphere you need.

A living room is often where the family will watch movies or host guests. The same could be said for the dining and kitchen area.

These spaces are the most used in all general contexts. Typically the kitchen is more functional but decor is often present while art is at the minimum.

Wall space is normally used by cabinetry and the tools of cooking.

The dining area is altogether different. It has close relationship to the living room although different functions.

It is a gathering space for activity. Here is where the bulk of art display would be displayed while decor is at the minimum.

Entry ways or halls with any foyer should be clean but decorated with purpose. Its purpose is for welcoming and passing through.

Not much time will be spent here unless it is used as an overflow for some large gathering. Here we want a minimalist wall display and decor with functional floor pieces which serve a purpose.

Why Minimize Decor And Focus On Aesthetic Wall Art?

You have seen me mention to have less decor in some spaces such as the living or dining room. There is a reason as to why.

It takes up usable space. Here walls should display the best of your wall art. Tables or other surface tops should be accessible for use in daily activity or hosting.

Excess in decor does more than take up space and look cluttered. It removes a usable footprint for a need within the home. The added visual benefit is a clean appeal to that area. This in turn makes it easier for you to maintain.

Dealing with a buildup of house clutter and mess is a frustration everyone encounters. It can be minimized at the beginning by avoiding the purchase of what one does not need in an area.

If it doesn’t belong in that space it is best to keep the money in your wallet.

There will always be some pieces we just love and want in a room. Yet this is why we say minimal. Keep the footprint small.

Corners of a dining area are better served by a small functioning table or wood bench than the corner house plant. To keep the area from feeling cramped the wall space is used for artwork rather than additional pieces which also take up walking room.

The living room should be focused on seating and arrangement providing a clear view to other people for conversation or entertainment. Walls become the greatest place to focus accent, color, and appeal adding to the aesthetics of the room.

Creating obstacles of view or restricting movement of traffic through the room becomes a problem.

Aesthetic Wall Art Wins In High Traffic Areas

There is no doubt that aesthetic wall art is the greatest accent in your arsenal for high traffic areas. This excludes hallways to bedrooms for obvious reasons especially with children.

You only have so much space. Make it work to your advantage.

Anything that reaches out or extends into the floor plan like wall sculptures removes space. If a piece does this it needs to count for something.

Aesthetic wall art can add to the color, feel, warmth and flow of a room. It can have personality and convey a meaning that otherwise was not there through art of some kind.

If you enjoy sculpted or carved pieces, wooden wall art is the best way to go. Knowing how to hang, care for the piece, and its best placement will ensure you get the most out of the art.

Difficulty Using Aesthetic Wall Art In Open Spaces

Bigger walls are often more complex in terms of decorating. Centering art, or it being large enough for the space is a problem. At times the wall space itself makes it impossible to center anything due to design.

Modern homes tend to have more windows in larger spaces. This can help with light but also create odd anomalies for decorating.

A row of low windows that do not extend higher creates dead space to a ceiling. For walls with this issue something is needed within that space and clearly art is not often used in this capacity. That is not to mean that it cannot work.

In these oddities decor can help fill the gap on those walls. If it allows for art to be displayed due to a high ceiling ensure that it fits appropriately.

A vaulted ceiling with a painting shoved up into an inverted V wall may not be appealing.

It is for this reason that some open rooms require a minimalist approach rather than a personal preference. We cannot always dictate what we want.

Problems often arise when we try to force a space to accept what we want while it really does not accommodate those desires.

It is unfortunate at times that the maximum wall footprint may be found between a window and a door or window to window. Yet if a wall is open to hanging wall art by all means use it to your advantage adding beauty and maximizing the floor plan or its intended uses.

Why Keep A Minimalist Foyer?

For starters a foyer is not used that extensively. If it is used it often is for walking through the space.

Keeping it open for traffic would be common sense. Yet in terms of wall space adding some art may be beneficial depending upon the home design.

In general a big foyer is great for an overflow when hosting. Rather than cramp up the living room with folding chairs as people squeeze in, the foyer can help you.

Here decor would get in the way. If one does not host family events or have visitors you could treat it any way you wish will little ill effect.

What is otherwise placed within the area should be functional to inviting and hosting.

Adding a folding table for a Christmas gathering becomes easy and it is a great place to put the kids. There will be little to break and being away from the adults will give some buffer to maintaining ones sanity.

The foyer holds its strategic place within the home.

Unfortunately in some home designs a foyer is reduced to a small entry way similar to that of a small hall. It is more of a junction point than a room.

If this is the case of your home you could decorate to the hearts desire just keeping it free for traffic.

Aesthetic Wall Art For Bedroom Walls

If one has kids clearly the adults within the home lose a lot of control as to what is placed on the bedroom walls. It is one of the reasons why these doors are shut to guests and become no go zones for company.

The bedroom is a personal space that is uniquely yours. It has its own intimacy that is private thus less accommodation is needed for other outside visitors.

Other than what ones personal preference may be to its decorating and design there is a lot of freedom. I personally like it easy to keep clean.

The more that is within a space the more of everything including cleaning is required.

Aesthetic wall art is often selected if one enjoys it rather than for display. Decor is often functional for use rather than just being pretty.

This is typical within most homes. Yet take the time to create a space that you will personally enjoy relaxing in. Whatever it is that helps recharge your life get it in there for your benefit and use.

Aesthetic Wall Art For Your Recharge And Relaxing Space

For many people this may be their bedroom. Some have a room for working out or other activities.

You need to define a space that is for you and recharging. It would be best if it is separate from other rooms if one can afford this in their floor plan.

Within that space break all the rules and bring into it everything you need. This is less about function and more about you.

If reading is your thing make it focus on relaxing and reading. Working out may be your focus, then go for it.

For me it is my wood studio. My space is separate from the house.

There doesn’t have to me a rhyme or reason to it. It is your inspiration and way of letting the day go. Whatever you define as that space for you make it personal.

Stay Minimal And Save Your Garage

The clutter we often wish to dispose of ends up within a garage or building. For most it is the garage.

It does not take too many years for the parking space to shrink. Once this happens we all know the squeeze shuffle getting in and out of our vehicles.

If one were to look around their garage, take note of how much comes from the house which was removed. Sure there will be some seasonal things which we hang onto.

Yet everything else may have not been needed. That is money which is now gone.

Here is why I love art over general decor. Art stays with us for much longer by comparison.

When used well on walls it also gives multiple uses within different rooms. Some pieces may become heirlooms.

The total cost of one piece to all the decor fluff we place within our home over time would weigh in favor of art being less expensive.

Having care in how a home is decorated will aid in not only saving your garage space but also your wallet in terms of how much you spend. No matter what a personal preference may be we all understand that bottom line in the bank account.

A minimalist lifestyle does not mean to live with as little as possible. Rather its meaning is found within what is really needed within our daily spaces.

It does not have to be bland or blank space. Simply it must be selectively chosen with purpose and to its function.