{"id":501,"date":"2014-08-29T21:21:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T21:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/?p=501"},"modified":"2016-08-24T19:01:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T09:01:47","slug":"basing-design-photo-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/basing-design-photo-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting from Square Two: Basing Design on the Photo Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are as many ways to approach interior design as there are homes to be renovated. Everyone, from professional designers to enthusiastic amateur DIY home-owners has an entry point to their design. For some, it\u2019s the colour palette. For others, it\u2019s a piece of furniture they create the space around. And for some, it\u2019s a photo in a magazine that they want to replicate as closely as possible.<\/p>\n

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Almost no one starts with what most designers would consider the \u2018small stuff\u2019 – the bric-a-brac on the shelves, or the choices of photo canvas on the walls. But what if those elements weren’t quite so small? Designing your entire room around the wall art might seem crazy at first blush, but when you think about it a little, it asserts itself as a legitimate \u2013 and wildly creative \u2013 approach.<\/p>\n

Photo Canvas: Start Big<\/h2>\n

The key to this approach is to start off with clear, committed choices for the wall art. This isn\u2019t an area you can be vague in \u2013 you have to have a very defined idea at minimum, and preferably a chosen set of images to work with.<\/p>\n

You have to think big: Don\u2019t choose photos that will be small in scale. Choose images that can be made into big, bold photo canvas prints<\/a> that will dominate at least one wall in the room. Make sure your choices have a defined colour palette to them, because you\u2019ll be using that palette in the rest of the design.<\/p>\n

The Jumping Off Point<\/h2>\n

Once you’ve selected your photos, imagine where you will place them in the room. Keeping them together in a defined layout will work best from an interior design point of view, and allow the rest of your vision to radiate out from that focal point \u2013 and since it will<\/em> be a focal point, make sure your design centres on that spot and draws the eye there.<\/p>\n

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Then, take your cue from those high-impact images:<\/p>\n