The document offers tips on creating stylish interiors with art, emphasizing the importance of having a trusted guide due to the overwhelming choices available. It covers various aspects of buying and assessing art, including types of art, framing techniques, hanging methods, and caring for artwork. The document also touches on supporting young artists and suggests options like art rentals to ease purchasing decisions.

1. GRAND DESIGNS LIVE
Creating an exciting interior with art: Tips & tricks
to finish your home in style

2. Boggling Choice
Opaque
Intimidating

3. People Need a Trusted Guide

4. What About
the Rest of Us?

5. The biggest Art Retailer Globally…
Selling cheap posters and canvas prints

6. Buyers Guide To Art

7. Why Buy Art?
Aesthetics & Design
Investment
Support Young Artists
Ego?

8. Myth: Real art is too expensive

9. What Type of Art to Buy?
Paintings
Sculpture
Prints & Multiples

11. When assessing Art
Created by the artist
Signed, Numbered if edition
Look out for: Fancy Jargon, Canvas Wrap, repro
Pricing & Discounts

12. FRAMING
- Always Use Archival Materials
- Avoid Dry Mounting
- Keep it Simple
- Non Reflective Glazing?
- Avoid cheap diffusion
- TVAR – Tru Vue Optium Acrylic
- Glass vs. Acrylic
- Not framing immediately? Store Flat

13. Window Mounting
- Elegant look for abstract & figurative works
- Useful to fill a larger space
- Tends to be more pricy than other options

14. Floating
- Great for works with hand torn, rough edges
- With acid free tape provides a floating / rippling effect
- Can slip with age

15. Box Frame
- Provides depth
- Great for works with borders and sharp edges
- Spacer holds works in place

16. Hanging Your Art
150cm to the center of work
Hanging from String vs. D-Rings
Consider Lighting in Room

17. Caring For Artwork

19. Make A Statement

22. Displaying Art:
Small works make a
big impact

27. Kristjana S. Williams

28. Robert Hind

29. Gina Soden

30. Kristin Gaudio-Endsley

31. Mat Cahill

32. Try-Before-You-Buy – Art Rentals

33. Art For Care

34. Thank You!
Scott Phillips
ask@riseart.com - Use GDL in Subject
Twitter: @smp