Buying appropriate interior design gifts and art is never easy, especially when you’re trying to find interior design gifts and art that your friends will like. There are no iron rules for buying interior design gifts, but here are a few tips you will find useful if you’re going to use furniture and art as gifts.
Gift and art tip: there is no one universal solution. There are no such things as universal interior design gifts and art that might be given to anyone.
First of all, think about the gifts’ recipientsBefore you even go shopping, think for a moment about people you’re going to give a gift.
* What do they like?
* What are they like?
* What is their home’s interior design?
You should keep in mind the answers to these questions before you start shopping for gifts. And remember – art is a dangerous kind of gift – it is often hard to tell if recipients really like a piece of art they’ve just received.
For instance, look at these three prints:
Country Rooster
Beach Window Scene
Winter’s First Snow
"Country Rooster" is very country. Can you be sure your recipient likes country? Or that their tastes haven’t changed? And notice how different that print is from "Beach Window Scene", which has a soft and misty watercolor look or "Winter’s First Snow", which looks more like a photograph. The same story is true with all interior design gifts. You have to be careful and avoid any strong statements, unless you’re certain of the taste of whoever you are buying for.
Choose your gifts based on their existing home design:
OK, but what exactly should you buy? It should be non-extravagant and based on your knowledge of the gifts’ recipients, but what should it look like?
Well, all interior design gifts and art you choose to buy should be in the same style as their home design. You can’t make the common “clothing gifts mistake” – “You always wear dark colors and I want to change it”. You can’t change other people’s interior design by buying them gifts and pieces of art that will ruin their decorating ideas! Or cause them to hide your gift away in a dark closet to be brought out only when they know you are are coming for a visit!
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