Welcome to the second installment of our series on filling in the boring blank spaces that are often found inside of our homes.
The first ‘Fill in the Blanks‘ showcased the impact typography, or text-based, art prints can have on a space.
This installment is going to take a classic wall print element like the botanical prints and show you how to put a DIY spin on it.
Long before the time of digital cameras, botanical prints were originally created to identify the varying species of plant life.
As technology enhanced the methods used to identify, depict and catalog the varying species, botanical prints became a collector’s items; artwork worthy of full display.
True vintage botanical prints have two major disadvantages: they can be expensive and (unless you’re a true enthusiast) they can be incredibly dull.
If you are an enthusiast and the earth tones of botanical prints would fit well within your design scheme, modern reprints and renditions like the Cassander Double Glass Print Wall Art by Max Accents are available at a fraction of the cost and essentially have the same effect.
For the do-it-yourselfers out there that finds the original design of botanical prints boring, all you need is some canvas, a few pieces of silk plants, some brightly colored spray paint (or any color that would compliment your room) and frames (optional).
Lay the plant pieces over the canvas and spray the paint over it. Gently lift the silk plant and allow the canvas to dry. After the paint has dried, place the canvases into the frames and hang them in a pattern that suits you.