Large Wall Tapestries For a Grand Impression

Unlike paintings, wall tapestries can be voluminous works of art, taking up much as 80% of a wall. They were designed with this in mind, serving as wall coverings for the otherwise stark walls of castles. They not only added color and visual impact to a room, but helped deaden the sound of the room. As you can imagine, without wall art tapestries, a cavernous castle can be a pretty loud place to live.

Even though modern homes are much quieter, the beauty of large wall tapestries is hard to duplicate. Outside of painting a large wall mural, the wall tapestry stands alone in the art world as a grand statement of style and beauty.

Wall tapestries create an impact regardless of size. But the grandure of large wall tapestries will create a lot of visual impact in your larger living spaces, such as a great room, a room with vaulted ceilings or a room that is open to the floor above it.

Because of their popularity, there are plenty of large tapestries and wall hangings to choose from. Following are a few tips to help you when shopping for a large size tapestry for your home.

Establishing a Mood

The size of large art tapestries means they will set the mood of the room rather than complement it. As a result, you want to select a tapestry that speaks the message you want heard. If you want a romantic setting in the room, perhaps for a bedroom, you should select a tapestry that exudes romance, such as one with a soft floral design or possibly a lover's scene.

Use as a Backdrop

If you have a theme to a room in your home, a tapestry may be the way to set the theme and be a backdrop for the other decor items that you are going to use to accent it. For example, if you want a world traveler theme, which is very popular these days, you may wish to choose a tapestry of beautiful old-world maps. This large tapestry of maps will be the backdrop for the items you have collected along your path of world travels.

Use as Art for Beauty

Sometimes you don't really need a good reason to have a wall tapestry in place in your home, you can do it just because. When you choose a piece of art that you are in love with and have to have it, do you stop to think about if it will fit with the rest of your decor?

Not likely. Art is special. Art can be it's own entity and will create it's own place in your home. Many wall tapestries are literally works of art. These have been hand crafted thread by thread to create a design or picture that speaks to you in the same way a painting or sculpture might.

No matter your style, decor preferences or home space, there is always room for an art wall tapestry to brighten up the environment, set the mood you want in play, or just to be a thing of beauty that can be admired by all who see it.

Tom Matherson writes for Worldwide Tapestries which offers a wide online collection of Belgian, Italian and unique wall decor art tapestries to enhance any home. See the latest range of wall decor including a fine selection of large European tapestries to transform any room or home setting.