| e late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries | | | | or a distant object are alternatives for the instant |
| people used tapestries to decorate their home | | | | view. Consider Oxley’s The Lily Garden or |
| and simply rolled them up to move house. With a | | | | a tapestry inspired by Les Tentures De Maisons |
| challenging property market in Britain and the USA | | | | Royales such as Royal Niveau with a view |
| presentation is crucial in helping a house sell quickly. | | | | reaching beyond an elegant balcony. The classical |
| Advice is widely available on the importance of de | | | | nature of these tapestries gives a timeless |
| cluttering, ensuring a house smells fresh and the | | | | elegance to a home and can also provide a focal |
| need to have an attractive kitchen. One | | | | point for a room. |
| inexpensive alternative to redecorating and a | | | | Sometimes a room needs a fresh appearance |
| potential solution to problem areas is to use a | | | | rather than a full refurbishment prior to selling a |
| tapestry wall hanging. Used for hundreds of years | | | | property. Adding a classic but modern touch with |
| to decorate palaces and homes a well chosen | | | | the right tapestry is very easy to do and some |
| tapestry can help solve a problem easily and be | | | | of the tapestries available today have pictures |
| an attractive feature in the home. These are | | | | that would enhance a kitchen or living area. |
| widely available in attractive and contemporary | | | | Pictures of citrus fruit or wine bottles with glasses |
| designs, are easily installed and can even be rolled | | | | are examples of everyday objects woven into a |
| up and taken to the new home. | | | | piece of tapestry art to breathe fresh air into the |
| Making a small space larger | | | | appearance of a room. |
| The type of area to be improved and enhanced | | | | A Warm Welcome and a Tranquil Home |
| will need to be considered when choosing a | | | | One of the more practical reasons tapestries |
| tapestry. Large tapestries can appear overbearing | | | | were originally made was to add warmth to cold |
| in small rooms and create a cramped feeling whilst | | | | and draughty castles. This principle can be applied |
| a small tapestry in a large space may lose the | | | | today and can also add a warm and welcoming |
| impact that was originally intended. A small room | | | | feel to a home by selecting a tapestry with |
| can appear larger than it is by using the illusionary | | | | appropriate colouring and texture. With some of |
| effect of a wall hanging. Examples to consider are | | | | the more modern tapestries other themes such |
| Hunters in the Snow from the original by Brueghel | | | | as a tropical appearance or a sharper atmosphere |
| or a Still Life Exotic Landscape which create the | | | | are possible through careful selection. |
| appearance of space. Landscape or seascapes are | | | | Whilst a tapestry will not be able to completely |
| ideal wall hangings to add a feeling of open space | | | | muffle the sounds of ghetto blasters they are |
| to an area. | | | | most suited to deadening the unwanted sound of |
| Using a long banner style tapestry wall hanging in | | | | neighbours through thin walls. This is another |
| a hallway can enhance depth and create an | | | | versatile characteristic of the tapestry wall |
| interesting feature in the home as the picture | | | | hanging when trying to sell property as they |
| stretches the length of the hall. Longer tapestries | | | | absorb sounds, and create that sense of calm and |
| can add length to a room whilst small tapestries | | | | reflection needed in the modern home today. |
| displayed together can make a large room less | | | | Timeless Elegance |
| overbearing. | | | | The tapestry wall hanging is a practical addition to |
| A Room with a View | | | | any home and the right piece in the right place |
| Some tapestries can create the illusion of a | | | | can create a classical appeal as well as enhance |
| window or view as well as add depth to a room. | | | | the character of a room. The versatility of |
| Creating that additional space by selecting the | | | | tapestries in enhancing the appearance of a home |
| right sort of tapestry wall hanging is a real delight | | | | and creating a warm welcome or a fresh modern |
| with so many ideas on the market and stocked | | | | view and focal point makes them a practical |
| by tapestry specialists. An intriguing archway such | | | | solution in helping a property sell in a challenging |
| as the Garden Archway by Beijing artist Vail | | | | economic climate. Its portable characteristic |
| Oxley is an example of creating this effect by | | | | makes it a cost effective piece of décor |
| stretching out to another place. Beautiful gardens | | | | to bring to a new home. |