Using Art in Home Interiors to Disguise and Enhance

Interior Desgin - Using Artwork to Disguise an Electric Fuse Box in My Living Room!

I'm usually reluctant to put up my own artwork in my home too often, as I will only want to change it or add to it everytime I walk past it. This makes for very frustrating living!

However when we bought our new house, there was one thing we really hated (you have to give in to somethings with house-buying!) It was a fuse box RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIVING AREA! Who wants that there? And more importantly, who decides to put it there!?

Below is a before and after of the artwork I created:






























The fusebox stuck out much more than a regular canvas so I had to make a custom sort of 'box' from mountboard. I measured it all up, scored down the areas I wanted to fold, folded it in to make a box without a back, and secured it with heavy duty bonding tape. Below is a close-up of the artwork and the box it is painted on.


I had been wondering what sort of artwork to put up for ages, and I couldn't find anything I liked so I decided to paint it myself, then I couldn't thiink what to paint. The piece is inspired by Tibetan Prayer Flags that I saw in my world lonely planet book. I really want to go there someday, and the picture was so pretty, the flags were fluttering in the breeze and t hey were lovely bright colours just like my living room.






I am available to do any sort of bespoke artwork like this so if you need anything disguising or just want something similar please let me know and I will be happy to dicuss prices. My art is always for sale, even if I haven't painted it yet! :)

 

 

 

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