Wall Art for the Main Living Room Walls
The main living room is the wall that guests see first and the wall the family lives against. The wall is also the most-asked-about wall on r/DesignMyRoom and r/interiordecorating. The pieces in this collection are sized and proportioned for the four most common living room walls: the 23-foot long open-concept wall, the 8 to 10 foot wall behind the sofa, the wall above the fireplace, and the wall facing the entryway.
For a 23-foot wall, a single 60 by 90 cm or 90 by 120 cm panoramic piece is the right move. The REGATTA is the coastal version. For a behind-sofa wall, a 30 by 40 cm piece centered above the sofa, with the bottom of the frame 15 to 20 cm above the sofa back, is the formula. For an above-fireplace wall, a 40 by 60 cm piece in a wood frame reads well. For the entryway-facing wall, a 60 by 60 cm square piece is the move.
Why a hand-painted living room piece is worth the money
A living room is the most-lived-in room in the house. The light shifts through the room from morning to evening. A real hand-painted impasto or palette knife piece shifts with the light; a printed piece looks the same at noon and at 7pm. The piece you hang in the living room is the piece you look at every day for the next 10 to 30 years. A 100 to 600 USD real impasto is a better long-term value than a 30 to 80 USD print.
Read the large wall art for a 23-foot living room guide for the sizing math, or the impasto guide for the texture and longevity case.
