When something’s not sitting quite right in your life, we often talk about how music (sound), aromatherapy (smell), a square of chocolate (taste) and even a hug (touch) can transform your mood.
But tapping into the sight sense can be important as well. If your home is completely devoid of colour, if your artwork is disheveled, or if it’s all a bit dark and gloomy – that can affect your mood too.
When it comes to transforming your mood with painting ideas, it’s not about everything being all ‘happy happy joy joy’ (although that’s okay too). It’s about pinpointing what it is you want to feel when you walk into a room.
Understanding what you want the mood of a room to be and harnessing that energy is vital to mastering the art of interior design. Hanging new artwork is one of the easiest ways to transform the feel of a space. To get you started, here are some of our favourite mood-matching painting ideas.
Calm down
There’s nothing worse than when someone tells you to calm down, but it’s perfectly okay for a painting to give you a subtle push in that direction.
Any shade of blue and any soft pastel will bring peace to an otherwise hectic day.
1. Soothing Blue
2. Soft Pastels
Find Confidence
If you’re a bachelor or bachelorette (or designing your own retreat!), find confidence with a touch of suave and a bit of sass.
Fellas, get your cool on with some pups in sunglasses. Ladies, turn the 1950s housewife stereotype around as you create your own new thought bubble each and every day. You got this girlfriend!
3. Cool Doggos
4. Girl, You Got This
Get energised
Feeling a bit low in energy? Nothing gives a room a boost of high energy like dramatic abstract art. There’s so much life, so much power, so much groove!
Your interior decor might feature soft pastels, rich reds or retro creams, but you can always count on finding a work of abstract to match. Looking for more abstract painting ideas? You’ll love the work of Melbourne artist Emma Thomas.
5. Larger Than Life
6. Celebrate Good Times
7. On Fire
There’s always hope
When we’re in a funk, it’s the one thing we need to drill into our sorry selves – there’s always hope.
From a funny inspirational art quote to the optimism of a new season, paintings speak to our souls. What’s right in front of us can sometimes lift our spirits when nothing else can.
Brighten your mood with painting ideas that convey the lightness of life, optimism and hope.
8. Sweet Treat
9. Blow Your Mind
Be full of joy
Colour psychology is all about how different colours can impact your mood. But what about when you mix all the colours together?
We call that joy.
The brightest of flowers, the most tropical delights and the spectrum of rainbows – they’re all chock full of joy. To create your happy place, enjoy all things bright and beautiful with multicolour madness.
10. Tropical Sunshine
11. Brilliant Blossoms
Get playful
Been taking life too seriously lately? Let’s get ridiculous! Often when we’re exploring painting ideas, we put on our art critic hat and start analysing way too much.
Instead, let your hair down and pick something playful. Anything fun will lift your mood and bring back that smile!
12. Cowabunga Dudettes
13. Go Wild With Neon
Slip into romance
Slip into something romantic with painting ideas that will touch your lover’s soul whether they know it or not.
A big bombastic love quote in the bedroom makes a very clear statement, but if you’re after something more subtle, an almost monochrome print of lovers in the park will set the mood.
Just make sure you’re ready to romance the night away!
14. All The Feels
15. Love Affair
