I’ve been an enormous fan of Brooks Burns artwork for a couple of years (ever since I found it on IG – one of many BEST, most optimistic issues about social media IMHO). I “appreciated” each portray he ever posted and have tried to determine a option to put them into any and each venture, however we’re all the time on tight deadlines, and investing in one thing sight unseen from throughout the nation can really feel dangerous. However once I noticed this portray, in these colours, I instantly did what I had completed earlier than and Dm’d. I feel my precise message was “I would like. OMG. So good. These colours. I don’t know the place it would go, however how huge and the way a lot?) Apparently he had seen my enthusiasm earlier than, knew about my following, and proposed a deal. It arrived 10 days later, and it’s clearly extra unimaginable in particular person. Having up to date artwork in my dwelling will not be one thing I take without any consideration, and I admire the hell out of it. I’ve all the time mentioned that it’s what I might splurge on over anything as a result of it’s what makes your property fascinating. There are such a lot of nice sofas on the market which might be extra reasonably priced. Save your cash on furnishings (until it’s assertion furnishings) and purchase artwork as a substitute.
It arrived, and I beloved it much more. It’s each highly effective and kooky, with such robust strains and in my colours. However there wasn’t an apparent spot for it in my home, so I figured I’d present you all of the locations that I used to be debating placing it and see what you assume.
The Eating Nook
In all places I put it, I beloved it, actually, however in some locations it made extra sense, or it bought extra consideration. Right here it really works in each scale and form, completely. Within the images, it seems to be incredible, however in actual life, it doesn’t get a number of pure gentle and feels a bit of darkish – it oddly didn’t pop. Prefer it took a second on your eye to completely perceive it due to the distinction, due to the low-light, brilliant white, and the way deep and darkish it’s.
Over The Hearth
Whereas this hearth actually desires a giant horizontal piece, as soon as I styled it out, I believed that it appeared fairly darn nice. It attracts your eye, clearly pops off the white, and once more, the colour palette works completely. And a fast replace – with all of the lighter furnishings (the double Barbs – blue and pink), I don’t wish to paint the fireside proper now. The entire room (with the preliminary Scandinavian eclectic intent from years in the past) actually simply flows so properly and feels so gentle and ethereal and joyful.
Whereas it seems to be good right here within the images, in actual life, it’s darkish up right here as properly – not sufficient gentle on it. Now I may hold it correctly and put a spot gentle or image gentle on it, which I’m very tempted to do. It simply must get actual love.
First Touchdown
Whereas this looks like an unimportant place, it truly will get a ton of consideration each time we go up and down the steps, which is frequent, clearly. However as you possibly can see within the images, the facet gentle made it onerous to see the portray. I feel this might need to do with the kind of paint it’s (oil, perhaps?) that displays so much, whereas the portray we had there earlier than didn’t try this.
So whereas it match properly there, from the lounge, I didn’t like how I skilled the portray. Additionally, sure, proper now I’ve that chair there as a result of it’s one in all my favourite classic items ever, and I just like the comfortable strains and that colour (I’ve two of them, and they’re all the time looking for a house).
The Prime Of The Touchdown
So then I attempted it on the prime of the touchdown, which once more, is such a strong place that will get a ton of consideration. It additionally works right here, however close to all of the household images, it felt actually intense.
Up right here, it additionally has that facet gentle that hits it (and I’m additionally frightened of the sunshine damaging the portray).
If you’re questioning if the entry could be a superb place, I can inform you completely sure, however nobody ever goes out and in of our entry, so it’s a final resort. I might love to put it someplace that will get extra consideration (at the very least from me). Proper now I’m leaning in direction of mantel OR (get this) making an attempt it over our mattress in our bed room (not proven, sorry). I lastly ordered a brand new mattress in there, and I feel the colours may work so properly; the darkness talks to the curtains, and it could be a decrease distinction from a white wall. And maybe this portray, which is a bigger scale and the thing that’s on it’s giant, truly wants a bigger room (just like the bed room) to offer it area round it so that you view it extra from afar and never so up shut (which it feels oddly intense).
However in fact I’d love your ideas 🙂 An enormous due to Brooks Burns, the artist who painted this unimaginable piece. I really feel so grateful and fortunate to have the ability to put it in my dwelling wherever. Please, please, please go try his work, and when you have the finances to assist artists (and acquire authentic artwork), take into consideration him for a future piece. His Instagram is the place he places his work first (and the way I snagged this one).
*Pictures by Kaitlin Inexperienced
