Regular Weekend readers will know that the team has a fondness for wall art. Quite a large wall-shaped fondness, truth be told.
But there’s something so energising about swapping around pictures and taking your time in selecting new additions – or new placements – for what you want your visitors to see… and what you have to see all the time.
After all, there’s no point in placing anything on your walls, even in the smallest spaces, that don’t make you feel something joyous. It’s a bit like art Marie Kondo style.
We’ve selected some of the best pieces we could find available – but rest assured, there’s plenty others if these themes don’t meet your aesthetic level.
And yes, we’ve added a few love-related options because February 14 is coming up and they’ll make excellent presents whether you’re celebrating the day itself or treating a friend to Galentines.
Wall art can effectively work in pared-back, muted spaces. Colour, pattern, typography, word play and imagery can add interest and depth to a room that’s perhaps more decorated in neutral tones. It’s an easier way to show off personality and style without having to commit to an all-over wall or wallpaper cover that you regret in three months time.
Des Orange, £15, Essence Home
Now typography, £35, Floppy Toast
Sacre Coeur, £35, The John Dyer Gallery
Cranes, £34, Aureous
Game of Thrones, £20.50, Red Candy
Nonsense Alphabet, £25, V&A
Splash Come On In, £18, Beach House Art
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, £30, V&A
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Forton, £23, Gail Myerscough
Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the Wee Donkey, £13.50, Ink & Drop
Black vase, £11.95, Desenio
More Love, £24.99, Happy Goods
Friday I’m in Love, £69.95, The Northern Line
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, £20.50, Red Candy
Les Chats Dansant, £5.95, Desenio
Love Cats, £19, Red Candy
Tsuki, £22.50, Aureous
Good Things Are Yet to Come, £5.95, Desenio