Have you ever browsed a gallery wishing you could take it all home? Don’t give up hope.
Most of the art used to dress properties is decorative or abstract. “More often than not figurative art is a no-go,” says Nick Campbell of Narcissus Interiors. Yolanda Cruz-Suarez, gallery manager at the Store Street Gallery in Bloomsbury, which lends artworks, finds large statement pieces with bold colours work best. Contemporary works of calligraphy, bird and animal paintings are also popular, according to the Art Newspaper’s editor-at-large Georgina Adam.