It doesn’t take much to clutter a space. Much less a small space. Decorating a small space calls for intentional attention to two matters:
- the room and its focal point; and,
- the feel/aesthetic you want to achieve
Let’s dive into how to give your small space a warm, welcoming feel with botanical wall art and other decorating tips.
To ease our discussion, let’s consider a small space as 20 – 30 sqm. Below this number is considered tiny, while 40 sqm and above is standard room space.
Why Botanical Wall Art Works Well in Small Spaces
Nature wall artwith botanical themes can satisfy aesthetic balance and cure the claustrophobic feel of a small room. It’s a matter of interior design and psychology.
Why Does Nature Matter Inside the Home?
As a matter of interior design, botanical themes bring you closer to nature. Since there’s a lot less room to add a big pot of plant, a wall art can simulate the feeling without taking away floor space.
Meanwhile, psychology dictates that humans have a subconscious response to nature-themed art. Natural images or art regarding nature like city parks with trees and botanical gardens helps with mood.
What Type of Artwork to Buy?
Choose a canvas print with expressionist or realism botanical art if you want an elegant statement piece. A canvas print offers visual and kinesthetic texture that diffuses light beautifully and reminds you of homes with quiet luxury.
- If the room has a modern general aesthetic, choose a canvas artwork with a simple frame instead of frames with ornate carvings.
- Choose a botanical art printed on poster paper if you want a modern aesthetic. These usually have crisp and high-contrast colors versus canvas art. It’s highly flexible for small rooms.
Adding artwork depending on the room’s aesthetic
Find out where the focal point of a room prior to jumping into decluttering and redecoration.
It’s your visual anchor and is usually (but not always!) the biggest part of the room. For example, in a small bedroom, the focal point is the general area of the bed.
This general bed area includes the bed itself, the art or decorative items you place above the headboard, the bedside table, and the area rug.
Look at the current material of the furniture (bed frame and side tables) and the aesthetic of your bed sheets and other textiles like the rug or carpet.
Here’s how to determine your artwork frame:
If You Have Big, Heavy Hardwood Wood Furniture
If your bed frame has thick cuts and uses heavy wood, have mattress sheets with little to no design and muted colors, a botanical canvas print with a simple frame might suit your aesthetic.
The simple frame contrasts chunky elements in the room. An ornate frame might make the room feel heavier and more crowded than it should.
If Your Bed Frame Has Standard Thickness Wood
Bed frames with standard thickness wood might be suitable for a small space, or you might also have a metal bed frame. Either way, you can be bolder in your choice of botanical art, including more ornate frames and using more than one artwork to liven the space.
If you have a simple, open style bed-side table, you might even want to add an artwork behind it on the floor.
Other Interior Designer Tips on Using Natural, Botanical Wall Art
There’s more to decorating than buying the art. Here are a few tips backed by the art of interior design:
- Choose Light and Airy Botanical Prints
Light and airy botanical prints give a more realistic representation of the world outside. Learn about realism and impressionism type of artwork and see how you feel about those.
- Create a Mini Garden Corner Indoors
While having a small space means little floor room for big pots and plants, there’s always a good way to incorporate actual greens. You might want to add hanging plants on the corner ceiling of the room, vine plants on a hanging shelf, or 3 different height plants on the corner floor of a room.
- Use Vertical Wall Space Instead of Floor Space
Having a medium or large wall art on the floor and leaning on the wall can be a good statement piece, but it takes away floor space. Try small-framed botanical art in 3s or 5s and hang them on one of your pillars or corner walls.
- Build a Small Botanical Gallery Wall
You might find a large wall art of a botanical garden great as a focal point above the headboard. But what about a 3-frame set of flower art instead for a more modern look and feel?
- Dark art over lighter wall or light art colors over dark walls
In interior design, contrast is a great way to make sure your botanical art stands out. If you have dark colored walls with deep hues, your artwork should be lighter in color, and vice versa.
