Painting in the house allows you to create home comfort, as well as an atmosphere complementing the style and interior. If the drawings on the wall are made with your own hands, then they will be more beautiful and original than purchased options.
You don’t have to be an artist like Albrecht, the main thing is to remove doubts, choose a material and technique for decorating walls, creating paintings and start working. In addition, photos and videos on the Internet with master classes presented will allow you to create the most unusual drawings for your home.
Looking for an idea for a painting
You shouldn’t expect that inspiration or an idea will come on its own, this option is not suitable, you need to look for a way out and a method of decorating the house yourself. It is recommended not to initially look at how paintings are created online, but to try to trust your instincts. Having made several options that will be written down on the sheet, something will appear. To create paintings, a family, a child, the main desire can be brought into the house, and even concrete walls will look beautiful with a painting.
In addition, it is free, especially when using improvised materials. To create paintings, you can use more than just a brush and paint; coffee beans, varnishes, buttons, a combination of products, kanzashi or quilling are suitable. If the style of the apartment is antique, then it is recommended to use black and white photos for paintings or use old letters, glue dried flowers and photographs onto the canvas.
Knowing what you want, the necessary technology for decorating the painting and the right material are selected. Mothers can use drawings of what their children did when they were in kindergarten and make a panel. Such a pattern is priceless; it can decorate not only children’s rooms, but also the parents’ bedroom. It is recommended to make an art book for the corridor. To simplify it, you can download the Archage program and use it to create the desired image for the walls.
Paintings made of fabric and paper, master class
Making a painting with your own hands from scrap materials is very simple; fabric and paper are often used for this. In addition, you can use not a whole piece of fabric, but only a scrap; different types of textiles look good and complement each other in an unusual way. If there is a large pattern on the fabric, then it is recommended to create several paintings at once, but place them as one pattern. In other words, use a modular drawing scheme. You will need to hang them at a distance and make each canvas the same size. This cladding adds charm.
The decoration is made from scarves, satin material is used. This material is best used on children’s walls to create a fabulous decor. Scarves are used for Provence style. For a fabric painting, cardboard or plasterboard is used, on which the material is stretched; you can press the fabric with a nail or staples. Step by step you can make a picture from fabric with tulle or curtains like this:
- Select the size and material. It is better to use blue colors or white.
- Next, the fabric is cut into ribbons of different widths.
- The decorative material is applied to the canvas in a chaotic manner, after which all the scraps can be glued.
- The remaining glue is blotted off.
- The ends of the material are hidden behind the frame and secured using a nail or stapler.
Gold paint and natural materials are used:
- Cover the gypsum sheet, plastic, cardboard or board with fabric.
- Paint the template in the desired color using a roller or brush, acrylic paints.
- While the dye dries, you need to dry the rowan branch or leaves, and then stick the natural material onto the plaster.
- A gold can of spray paint is used to process the canvas, creating a pattern.
- After drying, the branch is removed and the drawing is ready.
Using this method you can make different compositions; you can use a butterfly, shells, roses, glass, fruit, coin and other materials. A good and creative option is fabric butterflies, which can be draped or other soft material used. This application is suitable for walls on which liquid wallpaper is applied.
To make a butterfly, you need plain and variegated fabric. It is better to use PVA for fastening; it is inexpensive but reliable. It is recommended to create butterflies of different sizes, designs and appearances so that the effect is better and the house becomes a living room. If you add another frame, the imitation will become like a full-fledged painting.
The hallway, hall or bedroom is decorated with paper paintings. The design will immediately transform, in addition, you can use newspaper, make a 3D drawing or use the technique of volumetric decoupage. Below are several options for decorating walls with drawings using different papers:
Windows and slopes can be decorated with paintings made of beads or beads, making abstractions, or with certain skills, show creativity and depict characters. For the kitchen, you can use paintings in the form of panels that resemble scales.
To create you need:
- Cut paper circles of the same size and thickness.
- Cover the OSB board or other wooden material with cut out pieces and fix it to the panel with glue or staples.
- Paint the material gold.
- This decoration is cheap and beautiful. Any fastener for a painting can be made from OBS.
Using thread, you can make different designs from paper for garlands, and then secure them to the wall with nails. The wall covering looks modern, and if there is lighting, the painting in the room will shimmer effectively. If wood is used, you can cut out a geometric pattern, make a dotted pattern, or use the wood burning technique. A family tree is placed on the wall as a wooden picture, an interesting and unusual way of decorating, where the entire clan will be represented, how many people there were and are in the family.
DIY interior painting ideas (video)
Coffee and seasonings for paintings for the kitchen
The kitchen is where most of the time is spent, so there must be pictures on the walls. You can decorate kitchen walls with your own hands very simply and for this you can use different materials that nature has provided:
- Corn.
- Cereals.
- Coffee.
In addition you will need:
- Cardboard.
- Glue.
- Textile.
Inside such paintings you can hang trinkets or add a mirror. Pictures made from coffee beans are ideal for the kitchen. The step-by-step creative manufacturing process is as follows:
- Cardboard is prepared, from which you need to cut out the shape of a square or rectangle. It all depends on the shape of the future painting.
- Next, the fabric is marked and cut out, leaving allowances of 5 cm.
- The fabric material is applied to the cardboard, the corners are cut off and the material is glued. The fabric can stretch, so it is better to stretch it and carefully paste it over so that the picture does not deteriorate after a short time. Burlap is ideal for this task.
- To give the finishing of the painting more impact, some grains or grains can be painted before application.
- When the canvas is ready, you need to apply the drawing. To do this, coffee beans and cereals are laid out on the canvas. The final picture depends only on the artist’s imagination. You can arrange the material in any way you like.
- Having made the pattern, the materials need to be fixed in the picture. For this, glue is used, it is better to use a silicone-based one and use a construction gun, it will be faster and easier.
When the glue has dried, the picture can be hung on the wall. Even brick walls will be adequately decorated with such a painting, especially since this is a homemade copy.
Drawing for a painting
Painting is varied; when decorating the walls of a house, the easiest way would be to paint a picture. The theme can be used differently, depending on preferences and skills. Although even if you don’t have the skills, you can use a stencil and use abstractionism. Different paints are used for work:
- Oily.
- Acrylic.
- Gouache.
Canvas for paintings is used as a basis; if there is no canvas, then the walls are replaced with thick paper or wood, onto which a primer is applied. You can get inspiration in nature, looking at the autumn, forest landscape. If there is no such place for inspiration, then the painting depicts animals, fruits or vegetables, as well as any drawings. A baguette or any other convenient material is used for the frame. Without skills, it is better to find an image that you want to draw, print it and create a picture using a template.
The easiest way to apply a design to a painting is to use paint from a spray can. In this case, the base of the picture should be made of plywood or cardboard. The background is made of a different color so that the drawing in the picture does not merge with it. For example, flowers go well with gold and silver, and the sea breeze can also be depicted on a gold background. A good design move is to create three-layer paintings or modular drawings. If you have no drawing experience at all, then stickers will come to the rescue.
We create paintings from scrap materials
You can make drawings on the walls from various available materials, the main thing is the desire and even a novice artist can create a beautiful drawing. As available materials, you can use clay, letters, various types of covering, for example, embroidery, leather. If there is a niche in the house, you can decorate it with tiles, mosaics, or use photo wallpaper, artificial or natural materials for painting on the walls.
Advice! Also, a three-dimensional drawing on the wall is made using plaster or putty, but in this case it is necessary to level the wall. The combination of wool, wood and leather looks good. Do-it-yourself photos of paintings made from scrap materials will help you make a choice to decorate your living room, bedroom, and even balcony.
On the wall with the fireplace, you can use brick or tiles. Here are two options for picture frames that go well without canvas, made from unedged board, just drill into the wall and hang the frames. A plasticine pattern for walls is perfect for different rooms; if desired, you can make any design using colored plasticine.
If you use a polymer material, namely clay, then even a small children's room will look beautiful before and after renovation. Wood carving looks gorgeous, but it is very difficult to create drawings from a carved board without skills, so the price for such a drawing for walls is high. In addition, laser devices are used to create high-quality images. If you have money, then it’s worth decorating your living room or hall.
A fashionable look for a room with partitions, if you apply a drawing directly to the partition, it can even be by printing the picture and using a stencil, and if you have drawing skills, then use a simple pencil to create a picture on the wall. The option, as in the photo above, is complemented by a sofa and the room as a whole. Using your imagination, you can make a drawing in the form of a money tree on the wall using available material or a family tree.
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Paintings are one of the components of the warm and unique atmosphere. And if the paintings are made independently, the emotional “response” from them can be an order of magnitude higher than that of purchased ones. created with your own hands - you will see photos of examples below - thoughtfully thought out and lovingly brought to life, they will give you a good mood for a long time.
Let you not have the talent of an artist, do not shine with creative flair and doubt your taste. Cast aside your doubts. Having a desire to create original paintings for the interior, you can learn some techniques on your own and after a while admire the creation of your own hands.
Looking for an idea for a painting
Inspiration is a fickle and timid thing. Let’s not wait for inspiration from above, but let’s actively search for ideas for future paintings for the interior.
Advice. At the very beginning, it will be useful not to look on the Internet in search of ideas. Trust your inner instinct: what exactly do I need, how would I like my painting to look, what mood should it bring into my life and into the interior of my home? Write down all the thoughts that come to your mind.
Information, having gained a critical mass, will definitely “shoot” with an original idea. And having the main features of what you are looking for, you can choose the appropriate technique for creating paintings with your own hands for the interior and look at the photographs.
Anything can serve as an impetus for creativity: from sewing accessories and beads to family photos and letters from the home archive.
Advice. For any mother, a touching option for interior decor will be a panel collage of children's drawings, appliqués, the first cute doodles and other priceless creations of little hands.
Choosing ways to create a picture for your interior
Painting with paints
Even if your talent as a painter has passed you by, you are quite capable of creating abstract paintings for the interior at the “cute and soulful” level. You will need:
- oil, acrylic or watercolor paints;
- tablet or easel;
- canvas;
- brushes;
- palette and palette knife;
- scotch;
- solvent.
Making a sketch
The future of the painting that will decorate the interior of your apartment is first drawn with a pencil on the canvas: a composition is built, small elements and main lines are outlined. The space around the main object is “overgrown” with details, the lines of objects intersect with each other and overlap. This gives the picture depth and volume.
Determining the light source
To make the image more realistic, draw in dark and illuminated areas. Mark where and at what angle the light will fall on the objects, where the shadow, penumbra and highlights will be located.
Choosing colors
In order to choose the right colors for a painting, you need to know that:
- to obtain the desired shade, the paints are mixed on a palette and only then applied to the canvas;
- on a sunny day, the color of the object has golden shades, on a cloudy day – grayish;
- if the subject of the painting is night, the objects will be richer and darker than during the day.
Let's create
Multi-volume works and 6 years of study at the institute are devoted to the art of drawing. At the everyday level, we can give several guidelines in this process:
- draw simple objects first;
- dilute and mix the paints for your painting with a reserve, because you won’t be able to achieve exactly the same shade again;
- Before applying the next layer, the previous one must dry well;
- try different techniques, but focus on two or three that you can do;
- within three days, an image made with oil paints can be corrected, failed details can be corrected, or they can be completely erased.
Advice. If, when starting the picture, you planned a plot in the style of realism, and by the middle of the process you are surprised by abstractionism, it doesn’t matter. Urgently pretend that this is what you intended from the very beginning. Abstract creations are merciful to the mistakes of beginners, and in the interior they look impressive and mysterious.
Bead paintings
We begin to create a masterpiece for the interior.
- Free the frame from the glass.
- Draw the outlines of the frame on the base.
- Paste the pattern on which you will lay out the beads.
- Use thread or wire to mark the contours of the design, gluing them to the base.
- Glue the beads, distributing them tightly, without voids. If this is uncomfortable to do with your fingers, use a toothpick. Apply glue to small fragments, not allowing it to dry.
- Let the painting dry completely by placing it vertically for a while. If somewhere the beads are not glued well, they will fall off and you can re-attach them.
- Frame your beaded item, hang it on the wall and admire the transformed interior.
Painting for the interior from scrap materials
To make the work of your hands, intended for the interior of your home, interesting, do not limit your imagination to any specific techniques. Combine, break the rules, create your own recipes.
Various decorative and natural materials can be used: leather, fabric, buttons, sequins, quilling elements, wallpaper, dried flowers, sea pebbles, shells and even wool. The painting for the interior made of wool is worth considering in more detail.
Painting with wool
Wool painting is a whole art from an unexpected perspective. This is where you don’t have to worry about your artistic abilities: a sketch of a drawing can also be applied under a stencil. Warmth, depth, volume are just a few of the epithets for such a work. A painting made of wool breathes, lives its own life and brings special warmth to the interior.
You will need:
- clamping frame;
- non-woven or flannel backing;
- scissors, tweezers;
- wool of different colors.
Now we begin to paint a picture with wool.
- Draw a sketch on the base.
- Start laying out the wool with the main background color, and then lay out the wool of other colors in layers. You can apply the wool by pulling it into a strand, plucking it into a “cloud”, or tearing it off. Each method creates a different effect: delicate color transitions, transparency or richness of texture, light haze or dense fluffy balls of fur.
- Give wool objects the desired shape: convexity, texture, layering.
Important! Sometimes apply glass to the wool composition. This way you will evaluate the intermediate result and be able to eliminate shortcomings in a timely manner.
- Clean the glass with alcohol, press it against the painting with clamps and trim off any protruding hair.
- Secure the frame and enjoy the result.
Homemade posters for the interior
An original painting for the interior of the kitchen with your own hands will be posters made with handwritten recipes from your mother’s culinary notebook, for example. Handwritten text, inscriptions and quotes on a culinary topic, and simply useful information for the housewife can be arranged in a meaningful composition and decorated with it in the kitchen interior.
Stylish posters can be created from collages of family photos. The main photo is located in the middle of the collage, and it is framed by photos that are in tune with the overall theme. The collage is mounted in a frame under glass.
Are you looking for a fresh and unusual idea for interior decoration? Familiar pictures are good, but the soul is looking for something new. On the Internet you can find more than one master class on creating three-dimensional paintings with your own hands from paper, fabric or leather. These are 3D canvases that are amazing in their liveliness, which are fun to create and pleasant to contemplate.
DIY paintings
A three-dimensional painting can be called a 3D sculpture in a frame, made from scrap materials. It can be anything in the full sense of the word: paper, dried flowers, polymer clay, leather, fabrics and other creative materials. For example, they make magnificent three-dimensional drawings from plaster directly on the kitchen wall. Plaster modeling is, of course, beautiful, but this article will talk about simpler techniques.
Anyone can make an original masterpiece of art with their own hands. Why don't you try your hand at it? The master class will help you learn the basic principles to get started with an idea and start creating.
Master class “3d paper painting”
For the first test of the pen, take the simplest version of a three-dimensional painting - a paper applique.
Set of materials for work:
- frame with deep sides;
- stationery knife;
- pencil;
- colored cardboard with a bright print;
- white watercolor paper or thin cardboard;
- ruler, scissors;
- PVA glue.
Instead of a frame, you can take a candy box.
Step-by-step description of a three-dimensional paper painting:
- cut out a rectangle from a white sheet of paper to fit the selected frame;
- draw by hand or print a heart of such a size that it fits freely in the frame 9 times in three rows. The approximate size of the heart is 4x5 cm;
- the heart needs to be cut out and circled with a simple pencil, placing it on white paper prepared earlier. You should get 3 rows of three hearts or more (less) as you wish;
- Now the important step has come - carefully, using a stationery knife, we cut out the “wings” of the hearts. To do this, you need to make cuts along the contour of the hearts, without touching the lower and upper parts;
- bend the cut parts of the hearts up and towards the center, making them voluminous;
- The blank with hearts must be glued onto colored cardboard. It is desirable that it be special scrap paper with a small pattern. It will be visible through the bent wings of the hearts;
- The final step is to place the picture in a frame and fix it on the back side with a stapler or glue.
The presented master class is simple, but based on it you can make your own 3D plot - fluttering butterflies, tiles, people and other interesting templates.
Master class “multilayer 3d paper painting”
Making an interesting paper painting using the multi-layer technique is very simple - you just need to find a design and print many copies. The finished product, hung on the wall, looks interesting from different angles - a real 3D painting.
Set of materials for work:
- sufficiently deep frame;
- cardboard;
- laminate backing;
- thick album sheets and printer;
- craft glue;
- acrylic paint;
- acrylic lacquer;
- scissors;
Step-by-step description of a multilayer paper painting:
- choose a beautiful and bright picture with a clear image. It is desirable that there are many parts on it that will be convenient to cut out. We format or select the picture to fit the frame size. We print 10-12 copies on thick paper;
- Depending on what kind of printer you have, we determine whether the pictures need varnishing. Thus, images printed on an inkjet printer must be sprayed and varnished, otherwise the colors will run. Laser images can be left as is;
- We simply glue the first image onto cardboard cut to the size of the frame plus gaps for mounting;
- We cut out all other images, but in a special way. For example, if you are creating a flower, then let several whole flowers be cut out with a stem and leaves, a couple more layers of leaves, and even more of the inflorescence itself. It sounds complicated, but as you go along it will become clear;
- Now we are preparing the basis for the parts from a thin backing for the laminate, which looks like a thin layer of polyethylene foam. The cut-out backing should be slightly smaller than the parts so that it is not visible in the finished product on the wall;
- we glue the parts onto the substrate, but not all of them, but selectively - only those layers that should protrude forward. In some small parts, a substrate may not be needed;
- We place the prepared parts on the base in a frame with glue. First, we place large pictures with many details, and then individual details that should be more voluminous;
- the side parts should not remain white, otherwise they will reveal the presence of a substrate - they need to be painted over to match the image;
- We cover the picture with acrylic varnish in several layers. Each layer is applied after the previous one has dried;
Now you will have a three-dimensional painting with your own hands - now you can place it on the wall in this form or add glass. Such canvases can be made from fabric, then you will get a picture with a beautiful terry surface. 
Master class “3d painting made of leather”
Set of materials for work:
- frame;
- the base of the picture is made of leather, suede or fabric;
- pieces of leather of any color;
- acrylic paints;
- rectangular sheet of chipboard or plywood;
- furniture stapler;
- craft glue or superglue;
- scissors;
- paper (for sketches);
- soap or chalk (for contours on the skin).
The first question that arises about creating such a work is where to get the leather? Firstly, it must be natural, and therefore it is not cheap. But you probably have a jacket, bag, gloves and other used genuine leather products. Feel free to chop them up - you will have a lot of fun and can make a gorgeous picture.
Step-by-step description of creating a painting “bouquet of leather”:
- Make sketches of leaves and petals on paper and cut them out - these will be templates for work;
- transfer the contours to the skin and cut out how many flowers with petals you want to have in the finished painting;
- If the materials at hand do not contain colored leather of a suitable shade for the colors, then use acrylic paints. Paint the petals with burgundy or pink colors, and the leaves with green. You can choose paints of any colors you like;
- to make the petals round and voluminous, you need to hold the skin over a candle flame - it will begin to take on an interesting natural shape;
- we collect buds from the petals; you can place a ball of leather or fabric in the center as the center of the flower;
- we stretch a base made of any fabric, suede, leather or other material onto a sheet of plywood and fasten it with staples from the wrong side. The fabric can be pulled tightly or draped. We insert the resulting base into the frame;
- Arrange the finished flowers and leaves on the base - evaluate their location by stepping aside;
- complement the composition with leather curls, natural materials - shells, dried flowers, etc.;
- Now you can glue all the elements to the intended places using a glue gun or a tube of superglue.
We clean the finished picture from traces of handicraft and hang it on the wall - that’s the whole master class. Similar creations can be made from fabric - decorating the drawn silhouettes of girls with dresses made of fabric and lace.
To repeat the master class and create three-dimensional paintings with your own hands, you do not need to have the ability to draw. But what you really need is perseverance and accuracy.
For beginners, we can recommend techniques made from paper, and for more experienced craftsmen, magnificent 3D paintings made from leather, polymer clay or plaster. Interesting paintings for the kitchen are framed vegetables and fruits sculpted from clay or made from plaster.
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Do you have a blank wall in your home with nothing to hang on? Do scarlet pillows on the sofa look lonely and require another bright accent? Just take a canvas and paint a picture that suits you!
We live in an era of triumphant abstract art, when about every second gallery work one would like to say that even a child could draw it. So why not put aside your fears and forget about realistic art for a while and create your own little masterpiece? Drawing is fun, and it’s simply impossible to draw an abstract painting poorly or incorrectly! All you need is a canvas, paints, courage, a few hours of free time and perhaps a nice group of collaborators to create a unique work of art, perfect for your interior. This is much more interesting than just buying a poster from IKEA! If you agree with us, we offer you a selection of the best techniques and master classes for creating your own painting.
Gold and concrete
The most favorite color of everyone who undertakes to make a stylish painting with their own hands is gold. You just need to add a little leaf foil or just paint to any background, even a plain one. Gold looks good and not too provocative with an uneven gray concrete color.
Photo: JenniferFlanniganart / etsy.com
Sound waves
Horizontal jagged lines always resemble some kind of graphs or visualization of sound waves, in general, something important, and therefore it is interesting to look at them. To dilute the boring monochrome of the image, you can, like the author of this master class, add a little (or a lot!) of gold.
Geology
Have you noticed how beautiful the cuts of stones are? This is a drawing with a story, a story about changes in climate, relief, and wildlife. You can create your own beautiful specimen of the rock: simply take a vertical canvas and apply horizontal stripes of different widths and different colors to it. Invite the children to draw with you - let them come up with the story of a fictional world in which such a beautiful cut could appear.
Photo: BrennaGiessen / etsy.com
Peas
Polka dots are a magical pattern: you can paint them on anything and it will turn out beautiful. You don't even need to have a brush on hand - just make a stamp from a wine cork or the bottom of a glass. If you use thicker paint (as in this case), the pattern of the prints will resemble a coral pattern!
Colored peas
If you want something more complex, then make a print with a colored pattern. In this master class, in order for the peas to be even, they are cut out with a special hole punch and then pasted onto canvas.
Blot
One way to create an abstract painting is to step back from the work as much as possible and let the paint do everything for you. For example, pour a large blot and then tilt the canvas so that the paint flows picturesquely down it. You can make such a picture together with your child; you don’t even need a brush for this.
Photo: CelineZiangArt / etsy.com
Stencil
Tested: any abstract spots look cooler if their edges are very smooth. This contrast effect can be achieved by painting through a stencil, or pre-reserving part of the canvas using masking tape, or applying white borders using a stencil later, as in this master class.
Scribble
Make squiggles of any color on a canvas of any color, inspired by famous works, or relying only on your own inspiration - there are no boundaries or laws here, doodle art is a very democratic direction! You can, like blogger Michelle, create many layers, achieving a complex texture, or you can paint with pure color on white. The main thing is to relax your hand and not forget that this is pampering, and a bad option can always be painted over.
Color samples
Paintings with careless horizontal lines look as if they are a sample of colors from the desk of a Pantone Institute employee or a fashionable makeup artist’s palette. The secret to success here, as blogger Julia demonstrates, is to leave enough white space and apply the paint in one motion. Colors can be any.
Ombre
Gradient, or ombre, is a very simple and very beautiful effect. To repeat it, you don’t even need a master class. Two paints - main and white, a brush or roller, five minutes of time spent, and the picture is ready. An excellent solution if your bright apartment has a bright accessory that requires color support.
Vanguard
There is nothing easier than making a print in an avant-garde style. Draw straight lines using tape, like in this tutorial, and use bright paint straight from the can. My only advice is to take the time to make a few sketches in advance.
Stamps
The most budget-friendly paintings do not even require the purchase of brushes: just take the first object that comes to hand and use it as a stamp. You will be surprised what stylish thing you can draw using an ordinary glass!
Impressionism
And the last painting idea for today is an impressionist canvas painted with large strokes. Artist Ashley Sturgill shows how to create a vibrant painting with gold accents.
Get inspired and experiment, and we will help you with this!
An original handmade painting in a rustic interior
Paintings made by yourself are ideal for interior decoration, because no one can feel the spirit of the house better than the owners, perfectly emphasizing its mood with the help of appropriate details. Paintings made in various techniques will personalize even a template apartment design, refresh a boring living room or kitchen, and fill the house with comfort and positive emotions.
- Stencils
- Modular paintings in the interior
- Photo printing
- Pictures for the kitchen made of buttons
- DIY wallpaper and panels
- Embroidery and crystals
- Paint and canvas.
- Cardboard, designer paper, magazine clippings, old photos.
- Textiles, leather, ribbons, braid.
- Glass or crystals.
- Buttons.
- Dried flowers, shells.
- Wallpaper in a frame is the easiest option for creating such a panel with your own hands. A piece of the desired shape is cut from the roll and placed in a frame. Moreover, the ornament may coincide with the pattern on the walls or differ from it. Such elements can come in a row of 2-3 pieces.
- Golden paint and a stencil or small black and white photos, stylized in an antique style, will help to revive a boring canvas in a frame. Such wallpaper pictures will fit perfectly into the living room interior.
- For a nursery, kitchen or hallway, decorating framed wallpaper with appliqués or funny themed stickers is suitable.
- Wallpaper can become the basis of a modular picture; products with patterns look especially good against the background of plain walls. The pattern and color of wallpaper in each segment may differ from neighboring ones, as well as the size of the modules.
Delicate, exquisite paintings from beautiful wallpaper will decorate the wall of a home or public space
Dark blue dining room decorated with wallpaper patterns
A small picture of patterned wallpaper in a light frame
The stylish bright interior of the living room is decorated with a picture of patterned wallpaper
Unusual bathroom decorations
You can create an impressive home decor element with your own hands
Bright modern interior with a large abstract painting
Golden arrows in a frame - simple and original
A bright painting with an abstract plot can become an original interior accent
A stylish interior is not necessarily associated with huge financial costs, because you can decorate it with accessories created using available materials and priceless imagination.
Pictures with photo printing will easily and simply decorate a modern interior
A bright picture with photo printing will decorate a modern kitchen
Picture frame: where to start?
The main condition for creating a masterpiece is inspiration. It’s better not to copy someone else’s work, but to try to feel the mood of your own home, imagine what is missing in the interior, what could highlight its advantages. It is better to write down any thoughts and sketches in a separate notebook - they may come in handy when creating a painting. Think about where the future work will hang - in the living room, kitchen, bedroom.
An interesting poster will decorate a Scandinavian-style bedroom
A simple “lip print” is a creative interior decoration
A child’s bright drawing, framed, will decorate his room.
Interior in Art Nouveau style with a bright large abstract painting that you can paint yourself
This handmade masterpiece will be a worthy decoration for your home.
Having decided on the style, you can begin to select materials for the future work:
Advice! Don't throw away old children's drawings, scraps of fabric, magazines, jewelry - all this can become part of the picture. Store them in a separate box, periodically reviewing and arranging them together.
A spectacular picture made of shells will become a chic decoration for your home.
A colored modular painting can successfully hide a TV
A painting can be made from a printed macro photo
Any item can become the basis for a handmade masterpiece
DIY paintings: painting with paints
The easiest way to create an original painting for your interior with your own hands is to paint it. The subject is limited only by the imagination of the creator. Even if you have no artistic skills, you can create a masterpiece: use abstract techniques, study master classes and photos of finished works.
To create an original painting, minimal painting skills are required.
Abstraction is always in trend
The spectacular combination of colors in the painting will attract the attention of household members and guests.
A simple but very attractive picture
A simple abstraction is suitable for a fusion style interior
Oil, watercolor, and acrylic paints will become faithful assistants in creating paintings for the interior. As a base, you can use either professional canvas or regular thick paper or a primed board. You can draw inspiration from nature if there are picturesque places near your home. If you are unlucky with either the location or the weather, feel free to draw your household, pets, fruit compositions - whatever. The accuracy of the reproduction of reality does not play any role, the main thing is to approach the process with soul.
You can order a frame for your work at a framing workshop, where it is easy to find a suitable edging option.
Technique for creating an abstract painting using paints
Stylish interior in turquoise tones with a rectangular diptych painting in the primary colors of the bedroom
Stencils
Using paint in a spray can, it is easy to apply an image through a stencil. It is better to take plywood or very thick cardboard as the basis for the picture. The background paint should be different in color and effect from the color of the drawing. For example, colored patterns on a gold or silver field look original. You can make several pictures of the same size and arrange them into a single piece, similar to modular paintings, which will decorate the wall in the living room.
Advice! Instead of paper stencils, use dried leaves and herbs in interesting shapes.
A painting created using a stencil. Fun and cheerful!
Using a simple flower or tree leaves can create a unique canvas
New Year's painting made using a “deer” stencil
Openwork paper napkins can be an excellent stencil.
Modular paintings in the interior
Modular paintings look very original and give the interior a mysterious depth. They represent an image divided into several canvases, often asymmetrical. You don't have to be an artist to create such a masterpiece.
To make a modular painting with your own hands, you need to find a suitable image - it can be a beautiful old photo, landscape, still life, abstraction, and print it in a photo workshop on paper or fabric.
Bright, creative modular painting
Modern living room with a large modular painting
Original modular painting with a picture of a bicycle
All that remains is to cut it into segments and fix them on a suitable base. The paper can simply be carefully glued onto a base made of plywood or fiberboard, and the canvas can be stretched onto a wooden frame and secured on the reverse side with a stapler.
Advice! When painting an interior painting yourself, the image is applied on top of already prepared modular segments. The canvas can be replaced with any suitable fabric, painted with batik paints. It is better to paint on paper blanks with acrylic or waterproof markers.
Modular painting with photo printing of flowers in the bedroom
Modular picture with a world map in the nursery
A modular bright painting depicting beautiful flowers will decorate the living room
Modular paintings are suitable for almost any room: from the kitchen to the living room, but it is important to select the appropriate images. If you don’t have the time to create a masterpiece with your own hands, then we have good news for you - today you can buy modular paintings in any specialized store or on the Internet.
Photo printing
The technical side of the issue is taken care of by a photo workshop, which can print a suitable image on almost any basis: canvas, paper, ceramics, etc. These can be ordinary posters depicting interesting places, people, ornaments.
Advice! A poster is not just a picture, it must convey a certain idea, correspond to the interior, the theme of the room and the character of the owners of the house.
For the loft style, paintings using photo printing are popular
Black and white photos in white frames as an alternative to paintings
A small bedroom in gray tones will be decorated with a black and white painting in a black frame.
If the poster is large-format, you can divide the image into several segments and, when combined into a single canvas, play with the joints, making it look like a modular picture.
If there is a child in the house, then you can scan his drawings and, choosing the ones that match the color and shape, make a collage out of them. Such a poster can be complemented by a photo of the artist himself. All that remains is to print the poster and place it in a frame that matches the color and style of the nursery’s interior.
A collage of old and new family photos can be hung as a picture in the bedroom or living room, and posters depicting the corresponding paraphernalia and fruits are suitable for the kitchen. Finally, it is worth noting that it is recommended to choose posters and panels for the kitchen in rich and bright colors, however, no one forbids you to go against the rules and create a stylish monochrome kitchen design.
Paintings using photo printing are very popular in Art Nouveau interiors.
Small black and white photographic paintings are also suitable for a cozy, bright bedroom.
Atmospheric modular painting from photography
Textile paintings for interior
From all kinds of scraps, fabric with beautiful patterns, ribbons, braid or lace, you can create real masterpieces in the patchwork style with your own hands. Fabric paintings are most often made using the appliqué technique. The basis is taken of dense textiles with discreet and inconspicuous patterns (stripes, polka dots, etc.), and the main elements are cut out from bright shreds.
You can create real masterpieces from fabrics of different colors
Bright modular textile painting under glass
Original wall decoration with fabric paintings
Most often, kitchens and children's rooms are decorated with textile works, since these rooms are characterized by a certain simplicity present in the appliqué. From felt, flannel and other fabrics that hold their shape well, you can cut out fruits, animals, cars, and houses. You can safely combine different textures and patterns on fabrics, use braid, decorative cord, and buttons for decoration. For the living room, you can make a textile picture from crinkled silk with abstract patterns.
Unusual textile paintings made of bright fabric in the nursery
Interesting textile modular picture at the head of the bed
Pictures for the kitchen made of buttons
Using buttons with your own hands, you can create original paintings by sewing or appliqué. Often this type of fittings is used to depict leaves on trees. Buttons can be glued in an original way inside any outline, for example, the silhouette of a butterfly or cat. In sewing stores you can select parts of various shapes, colors and materials and lay them out, like a mosaic, according to a pre-prepared pattern. Such button creations will fit perfectly into the kitchen, however, they can also be used for the living room and bedroom.
Advice! Buttons can be glued around the perimeter of the picture frame, giving it individuality.
An unusual picture created using a variety of buttons
Original painting with a bright heart made of buttons
DIY wallpaper and panels
Often, after renovation, large pieces of beautiful wallpaper remain, which are useful for making unusual interior paintings.
DIY interior paintings: embroidery and crystals
Many people are fond of embroidering pictures, and in handicraft stores you can find a variety of patterns and kits for creating masterpieces. You can embroider the canvas with beads with your own hands or try your hand at laying out mosaic paintings. The latter are made using diamond technology, that is, by laying out rhinestones. This process is quite labor-intensive and requires perseverance and accuracy, but the result exceeds all expectations. You can use either a full lay-out technique or a partial one, where crystals cover individual areas of the canvas.
Very stylish picture made of fabric accessories
Original wall decoration for Halloween
Leather paintings, quilling paintings and collages
You can create amazing collages from photographs, clippings, book pages and sheet music. Depending on the theme of the images, the paintings can decorate the living room, bedroom or any other room.
Bright unusual painting created with your own hands
You can also make three-dimensional paintings from leather or cardboard, use decoupage and quilling techniques, paintings, paintings from coffee and even crafts from pasta.
A painting using the quilling technique will decorate a child's room
To create such a picture you will need a lot of patience and time.
Unusual paintings made from wooden blocks
Fusion style interior with a variety of small handmade paintings
From thick colored paper, textiles and foam rubber you can create creative multi-layered images with curved space. Finally, it is worth noting that when choosing a frame for a masterpiece created by yourself, you can choose the simplest frames. They can also be decorated at your discretion using various decorative materials.
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