LIFE AND ART

Bringing Art Into Your Life And Why It's Important

Chances are, your mom has brought a $500 painting into your house at some point and you've thought to yourself "The heck is the point in that? Hang it on the wall and what? Stare at it for an hour?" And yeah, it seems pretty boring and unnecessary at first, but decorating your home can be pretty satisfactory.  Humans surround themselves with things that express them. It's communication to others, it's expressing cultural background, and it's setting up a comfortable environment for you. You can read this article here about why humans find art so important. 

So how can you bring art into your life in a fun, expressible, and cheaply manor? Usually, as teens, we place posters that we find at Walmart or Michael's on our walls. For example, I have an entire wall of my bedroom decorated to the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit book and movie series (along with one The Walking Dead poster, but that's besides the point). However, when we reach a certain age, band and movie posters don't seem to cut it, especially when we get our first apartments, or even our first dorm rooms, we want something more sophisticated. Well, maybe. It depends on you! Here's some tips to bring art into your life, and not just any $500 painting that reminds you of your mother's living room. 

1. Believe it or not, thrift stores can be your friends. Works of art can be found anywhere in your home, and for cheap. Don't be afraid! If you see a piece of art that you like, whether a painting or sculpture, etc. just get it!
2. Garage Sales can help too! If you ever go to a yard sale, check out the works of art they have. You may be surprised at the artwork sitting in a couple's attic for a few decades. 
3. Head over to Pinterest. Don't you love it? You can search and search and find everything on that website. You can find DIY and tips for creating your own art work to hand in your new home. 
4. Google. The search engine is a perfect and easy way to find articles, blog posts, and websites all dedicated to home decor and DIY to finding easy and cheap ways to spice up your home with quick tips and insight. 

Over all, if you're wanting to decorate your home and spend as little money as possible, just go out and spend your most money on supplies like paints, wood glues, tools, etc. to create things that you already have around your home. Want to make that boring wood foot stool into a bedside table? Go find out how to paint wood correctly and you got yourself a mighty fine and nice looking table! Want to get that plant in your corner elevated to bring more attention to it? Take a stack of large books (ones you don't use often), and place the plant on  them! Classy and a use for the books that take up space on your shelf! 

Hope this was useful to bringing in artistic points into decorating your small home with a low income! 

Word Count: 531