Well, what do you have and what do you like? I tend to always have a backlog of posters, prints and photos waiting to be framed - and, actually, waiting for the wallspace to be available! It depends whether you want the art simply to be decorative, or something that reminds you of when you visited that gallery or museum and bought it - or that holiday when you took the photo - or that amazing film or play that you saw that led to you acquiring the poster . . . so, my smallish townhouse has art on every wall, some large (movie poster, and poster-size prints of paintings that I loved in galleries), some small (postcards, many bought as souvenirs) and some actual original art! reflecting different moments in my life. (Heck, I once covered the back of a door with a display of restaurant business cards!) I think I'd advise you to go with the decals option - art can be expensive to buy (and even more expensive to frame) if you are simply looking at it as something decorative to occupy space.

They still look too high to me. Normally, the pictures should be roughly 20 to 25 cm above the sofa - there are exceptions, but you don't want the pictures much above normal eye height. That said, the two pictures together may be a bit large to go over that sofa. This link might be useful: http://www.utrdecorating.com/blog/deco-101-art-above-a-sofa/

Hi Tania, Congratulations on getting this far, It can be so baffling to take a project on by yourself, furnishings and design. I believe a monochromatic colour scheme is always interesting when pairing black, greys and whites with different textures. Black is one of the few colours that actually matches with everything, It is the most versatile of colours. Any style, including scandinavian, industrial contemporary or mid-century modern can incorporate black into the colour scheme so whatever style you choose will work fantastic and timelessly. If you so wish, have a peek over on my page. It is a sanctuary to black and white and prints of most works are available. Q1. Recommendation on artprint/artwork (of course I'll suggest my own works ;) they work equally well in both living areas and bedrooms as they have no loud colour scheme, however the 'Spheres' work are particularly soothing in a bedroom area. http://www.houzz.com.au/projects/1700859/contemporary-black-and-white-large-scale-charcoal-artwork http://www.houzz.com.au/projects/1967180/new-series-spheres-grids Q2. How many art print to hang above the couch or bed? depending on the size of the works you choose, one in a landscape layout above the bed of a series of three may work equally as well. Q3. A suitable colour scheme (pillows for sofa, prints) monochromatic, greys, whites and blacks like I mentioned above mixed with various textures and a soft pastel pallet for cushions etc. Good Luck Tania and be sure to post photos afterwards! Miriam :)

Hi, I’m very late to this conversation so I apologise for butting in. I refer only to your console table in this pic and you said it looks bulky. I think the issue is the vase and the candlesticks are too similar in height so they add bulk and not enough contrast. I would remove the candlesticks altogether and place the vase offset in front of the picture with the small dish in front again. The picture would be even better if you changed the frame to a white or black with a white matt surrounding the picture, similar to the frame below. Also the lamp casts a yellow light which would be better if it was white. Either it’s the globe or the shade. If the shade, change to an off white or very soft grey. That’s my two cents worth anyway. Hope it helps 😏