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Choosing art that blends in with the rest of your décor may seem a daunting task. Let's get you started with these affordable options

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 20:00

By Beatrice Boardman, Special to tabloid! on Saturday

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Researching and choosing artwork for your home is possibly the most subjective of interiors tasks and — whether you are an artist or a proud owner of a piece — without doubt, the most self-expressive. Investing in art can be a costly business and an unlimited budget makes it a lot easier to aim for the more lucrative names in the industry, but if you're not looking to bring the Guggenheim to your home and just want a more affordable or even frivolous collection for a transient lifestyle, you don't have to spend a fortune to make a statement or just have some fun mixing up the colours in your interiors scheme.

A piece of art can make or break a room in terms of the impact it has and how it ties in together with the rest of the scheme, so try to choose pieces that either flow smoothly into the blend of colours you're using or, if you want to mix it up a bit, go for a contrasting statement piece but ensure it doesn't overpower the rest of the composition in the room. Most of all, don't be afraid to experiment and have fun with art.

- Beatrice Boardman is a UAE-based fashion and interiors consultant

Ogimai (left), a contemporary composition in steel screen print boasts additional functionality with the clock segment, which can be set apart from the other five image segments (as shown) or fitted in with them as a unified whole. Western Furniture, Dh3,200. This large canvas is taken from Iranian painter Shahriar Ahmadi’s Miraj series and is untitled. It illustrates his favoured techniques of using brightly coloured, harsh brushstrokes, heavily incorporating the green colour so dominant in Iran’s recent events. Acrylic and pencil on canvas (220x140cm). On display at the Etemad Gallery, Dubai, Dh58,880.

Clockwsie from left: Flamingo wall hanging in wool (80x120cm) by Suzy Hoodless. The Rug Company, Dh4,058. Gallery Freja Life (100x100cm) from Malerifabrikken Aps, ID Design, Dh1,199. The Rug Company offers a distinctive range of attractive wall hangings by famed designers such as Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood and Rob Ryan. Their collection of wall hangings is all handmade, using traditional tapestry and needlepoint techniques. This Love Too wall hanging in wool and silk (145x90cm) is by Paul Smith, Dh10,810.

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