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(I've seen these prints on the Bree's walls on the TV show Desperate
Housewives. And they look perfect, of course.)
(Room images from Drexel
Heritage and Century
Furniture sites.)
Framed prints of Italy-related images are an inexpensive
and relatively simple way of bringing Italy inside your home. While large posters can make a home look like a dorm-room, small prints framed in groups look chic. They look best grouped
tightly in identical or similar frames. They can be all of the same size, or varied. The
key is to have it in what designers call 'balance'. They
are talking about the 'visual weight' of objects, not necessarily
requiring identical symmetry. The groupings should look well-positioned on the
wall, in relation to the wall space and in relation to the
furniture groupings in the room. Eye-level is best for the central point of the
arrangement.
I provide below examples of images
from
AllPosters.com,
one of the biggest
mail-order poster sites on the Internet (the other is Art.com). They ship world-wide, and
offer a framing service too. Check out these galleries of prints, from AllPosters.com
and Art.com, for Italophiles: But you should look through your own photographs of
Italy, if you have any, and consider enlarging some and framing
them. It's a much more personal decor.
And if you're in Italy, take images with enlarging
and framing in mind.
Take images without people in them, of landscapes or
objects. Take several images of similar objects that will
look nice framed together. Consider subjects such as topiary, architectural
elements, doorways, windows, gardens, room settings, potted plants,
market stalls, pasta displays, wine selections, country roads,
hilltop views... Just one last tip regarding matt color.
Putting a matt, a colored cardboard frame around your print sets off
the print well within the frame. To set it off even better,
select a minor color from within the print itself, as your matte
color.
To see the effect that has, you can experiment with
the AllPosters.com framing program, even changing the
wall color to match your own, so you can simulate how the framed
print might look in your home.
(search for 'Lemons'
for these prints on
AllPosters.com)
(search for 'Olives' for these prints at
AllPosters.com)
(search for 'Tuscan Fruit' for these
prints on
AllPosters.com)
(search for 'Villa garden' for these prints on
AllPosters.com)
(search 'Topiary' for these prints on
AllPosters.com)
(search for 'Rome architecture' for these prints on
AllPosters.com)
(search for 'Pasta' for these prints on
AllPosters.com)
(search for 'Sunflowers' for these prints on
AllPosters.com)
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Bring
Italy Inside with Framed Prints, Decorating with Prints
Framed Print Gallery Below
Tuscany Art
Gallery Below
















Tuscany Art
Gallery
Memories of Tuscany I
Framed Art Print
AllPosters.com
Memories of Tuscany II
Framed Art Print
AllPosters.com
Poppies of Toscano I
Art Print
AllPosters.com
Poppies of Toscano II
Art Print
AllPosters.com
Tuscan Poppies
Art Print
AllPosters.com
Toscano Valley I
Art Print
AllPosters.com
Toscano Valley II
Art Print
AllPosters.com
Toscano Panel II
Art Print
AllPosters.com
Monte Oliveto
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Capo di Monte
Art Print at AllPosters.com
San Donato
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Monte Albano
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Monte Amiaca
Art Print at AllPosters.com
This Generation
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Just for Now!
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Bella Tuscany
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Falcone
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Pian d' Alma
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Castel del Monte
Art Print at AllPosters.com
San Menaio
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Sant' Angelo
Art Print at AllPosters.com
San Pietro
Art Print at AllPosters.com
Santa Sofia
Art Print at AllPosters.com
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