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What does your daily life look like? For many working professionals in the U.S., commuting to work (or should we say battling traffic?) and being away from their families is common. After a long day of being with the world, your home should always allow you to be the person you want to be. Yes, a comfy couch covered in the warmth of mid-day sunlight or an aesthetically pleasing plant parent corner can elevate your living areas, but what about doing something new to the walls?

If you immediately cringed at the idea of smelling paint fumes in your house for weeks, we don’t blame you. However, we’re talking about all things wall art, from canvas paintings, tapestries, and even sculptures, and how adding these pieces can enhance your home’s appeal. Here are six steps from Paran Homes for choosing artwork for your new home.

“For me, art to a room is like punctuation to a sentence; it is that all-important ingredient, and without it, a space lacks the layers and attitude that a significant piece can bring.” – Interior Designer Tara Bernerd

Step 1: Crunch Your Budget Numbers

Before you start frolicking down the aisles of your local art surplus store, don’t forget to crunch your budget numbers. If you have significant funds, browse galleries or contact an artist whose work you admire to see what they have for sale. According to Investopedia, purchasing original artwork can be a wise investment.

Nevertheless, before buying expensive art, one must understand that rare art is valuable art. Do your research on the artist and the specific artwork, then check sites such as artfacts.net or eBay to get a representative sample for pricing. If you want a more cost-effective option, check out online shops like Society6, which features work from a wide selection of artists.

Step 2: Choose Your Favorite Artistic Style

It’s easy and convenient to say you’re “not picky” when it comes to art, but you deserve to have beautiful pieces adorning the walls of your home.

Look over the different sections by Google Arts & Culture and see which styles you are most interested in. Do you gravitate more towards Andy Warhol’s pop art style, or maybe you want to challenge your inner Picasso and hang some cubism pieces? Explore these popular styles and have fun being the art critic for a change!

Step 3: Take the Style of the Room into Account

If you aren’t trying to completely redo a room in your home, consider a simple revamp of the space. Before you purchase the new art, take some time to look at your walls (structure and spacing), furniture (clashing colors and style), and the existing theme or usage of the room.

Make sure the artwork you choose compliments the space or can serve as the room’s focal point. If you and your guests feel like the art detracts from everything else in the room, then the art isn’t serving its intended purpose and should be moved.

Step 4: Look Beyond Photographs and Portraits

Believe us. There is more to the art world than canvas paintings, prints, landscape photographs, and portraits. Your home can be decked out the way you want this year!

A fabric tapestry hung on a large wall might be perfect for your living room. How about including eye-catching macramé pieces for a unique corner in your bedroom? Other homeowners have branched out to include shelved figurines and sculptures, and some even paint detailed murals straight onto the walls! Whatever works for you and your family works for us.

Step 5: Triple-Check Your Measurements

Step five to choosing a piece of wall art is determining what kind of available space you have. To avoid hammering too many holes in the wall, now is the time to grab the tape measure!

We suggest purchasing a level and a beam detector to ensure you get precise measurements and don’t run into issues with what’s behind the walls. If this task seems daunting when in doubt, hire a handyperson or enlist the help of a detailed friend or family member to avoid mistakes!

“Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style.” – Billy Baldwin

Step 6: Consider the Durability of your Artwork

As much as we’d like it to, art doesn’t last forever. Photographs can fade in the sun, sculptures can become tarnished or chipped, and anything in the kitchen could end up with food stains.

When picking out art for your home, consider how long you want each piece to last, how durable it is, and if it can last for a few years where you’d like to display it. Knowing the best place to display artwork is a significant part of keeping the art’s value.

Oscar Wilde said it best, “Art imitates life.” What better way to celebrate that powerful statement than by living in a new home filled with art you love?

Call Paran Homes today to learn about our available homes with enough space to channel your inner artist! Our limited-time promotion is still active for spring; claim your Fresh Start now!

Fall usually brings cherished memories and loads of seasonal fun with it. Surrounding yourself with the smell, look, and feel of the coziest season will set a welcoming tone to any day. Oakleigh Pointe is our Dallas community designed for families to create lasting memories and fill their homes with love. This community offers desirable 3-5 bedroom floor plans that you and your family will love to decorate and spend time in. Today, Paran Homes is here to offer up a few fall home decor ideas that will bring a seasonal facelift to your home. 

Create Family Memories in Outdoor Spaces with Fall Home Decor

The fall season brings in weather that everyone seems to enjoy, making it a great time to spend time outdoors. Adding fall decor to your home’s outdoor space will wow your guests and evoke that feeling of comfort every time your family steps outside. 

• Homemade projects with the kids make decorating even more fun. Carve pumpkins from a local pumpkin patch in Dallas and add them to the front porch! Or, you can really get creative by making a wreath for the front porch. 
• Create a lush outdoor space by layering rugs. Start with a natural fiber rug and layer with a plush rug for a cozy feel, or a warm-colored persian rug for a vibrant accent. 
• And, on top of the inviting front porch in an Oakleigh Pointe home, you’ll have a covered back patio with a fireplace (per plan). Add a woven basket to store comfortable blankets for cozy fall nights! 

Nothing tops family time in the crisp autumn weather with the outdoor fire going and a warm cup of hot cocoa! Oakleigh Pointe’s outdoor spaces serve as great entertainment spots for lots of shared laughs or retreats to unwind and relax.

Bring Fall Indoors with Seasonal Touches 

If you’re in a brand new home from Paran Homes (or plan to be sometime soon), chances are you’re eager to decorate and host guests. Interior home decor is what makes the space feel like home! This home is ready to serve as the backdrop to the memory-making your family and friends will enjoy. And, bringing fall indoors with the home decor will make it perfect!

• A popular design choice lately has been adding natural elements and textures into your home. Fall provides ample opportunities with the choices of gourds, pumpkins, pine cones, and dried leaves being seasonally popular already. Experiment with these elements in the dining room with a table arrangement. 
• An Oakleigh Pointe home offers an open-concept main floor making decorating seamless and connected. So, one of the easiest ways to set the scene is seasonal aromas and small cozy touches. Set the mood for every guest who walks through the door with cinnamon, pumpkin spice, or pecan pie candles. Then, spread around a few knit blankets and seasonal pillows with adorable quotes, or patterns like flannel! 
• In the family rooms, the stone fireplaces are the perfect spots for adding fall decor in your home. Use the mantel to add candlesticks, garland, and wall art that portrays a fall scene or features bright reds, oranges, yellows, and browns!

Baking warm cookies, stirring up your favorite soup, and DIY-ing fall crafts is so special in a brand new home. With chef-inspired kitchens, open-concept designs, and modern features, you’ll easily be able to make the most of autumn days. Luxurious interior features include extended islands, hardwood floors, 42” cabinets, walk-in pantries, stone gas fireplaces, and more (all per plan).

Bring the Fall Touch to an Oakleigh Pointe Home

If you’re looking to start your new chapter in a new home, be sure to check out Oakleigh Pointe. You’ll discover stunning, Craftsman-inspired ranch and two-story floor plans that’ll enrich your daily life. Well-suited for families with school-age children, students living in Oakleigh Pointe attend Roland W. Russom Elementary, East Paulding Middle and East Paulding High Schools. With available homes listed on the website, don’t wait to learn more! We even have move-in ready options, so you can use these fall home decor tips in your brand new home!

The arrival of Autumn means different things to different people. It may mean the welcome return of Friday Night Lights to local high school football fields. It could mean the reappearance of long missed “pumpkin-spiced” items to restaurant menus. It might also mark the exchange of flip flops and tank tops for boots and sweaters, as well as the return of fall festivals, corn mazes, haunted houses, hayrides and the prospect for loads of fall fun. Whatever it means to you, it’s likely a season wrapped in warm memories of childhood that you can’t wait to recreate with the ones you love. With a season as well-loved as Autumn, it’s not unusual for people to literally want to surround themselves with the look, smell and feeling of the season. Paran Homes is happy to offer up a list of five tasteful ways you could bring a touch of fall indoors at your own home.

Autumnal Aromas

One of the easiest and most effective ways to set the scene in your home for fall is through seasonal scents. By filling your living spaces with aromas typically associated with the season, you’ll be setting a mood for every guest who walks through your door. From apple cinnamon and pumpkin spice to pecan pie and spiced cider, you can recreate these scents through a series of well-placed candles or diffusers.

Picture This

A very simple way to make the switch from one season to the next is by switching out your wall art and cherished family photos. Your wall art for Autumn could merely reflect colors associated with fall – like the vibrant oranges, reds and yellows – or may portray a fall scene like trees with changing leaves. You could also place a series of images in your favorite frames that show your family during different seasons – like your family at the beach in summer or your kids jumping into a pile of leaves in Fall or the whole family making snow angels on last year’s ski trip. By keeping them all inside the same frame, you could switch them out with every season AND use the frame as a storage space for photos from other seasons until winter, spring and summer roll back around.

Fall Fluff

Much like switching out your photos and artwork to reflect the corresponding season, the same holds true for your throw pillows, rugs and blankets. If you have a neutral backdrop with regard to your walls and furnishings, this should be fairly simple to do. In addition to colors that are commonly associated with fall, there are also prints that often coincide with the season like big bold buffalo check pillows or plaids. Toss a throw blanket here and there to send the message “cozy up and stay awhile.” Tie your rugs in to the season, as well – a great place to add a touch of color like a warm pumpkin geometric area rug or a multi-color stripe that combines rich shades of denim, hunter, crimson and more OR an in your face fall-themed rug that showcases fall leaves. Just make sure all of these elements play well together with one another, your furniture and your artwork.

Seasonal Place Settings

Set your table to reflect the season, as well. From placemats and napkins to napkin rings and plates, find a color story and pattern that gels with your other décor while letting your guests know they’re in for a real seasonal treat. Don’t forget your centerpiece! This is a wonderful place to set the scene for an epic autumnal meal.

“Nature” Up Your Nest

Probably the BEST way to bring a touch of fall indoors is to ACTUALLY bring a touch of fall indoors. Get creative with different sized pumpkins, gourds, acorns, pinecones, dried berries, leaves, dried wheat, twigs, dried corn stalks and more for wreaths, entry hall décor, centerpieces and mantle displays. Don’t be afraid to leave surprising seasonal touches in the powder room and guest rooms so that feeling your trying to create flows throughout the whole home.

If you’re in the market for a new home and hope to move in time to greet trick-or-treaters at your front door, be sure to visit our page of Move In Ready Homes. If you’re hoping to find the ideal community, homesite and floor plan where you and your family can welcome the change of seasons for years to come, visit us at www.paranhomes.com.