Suggestions For Using Fleur-de-Lis Wall Art In The Dining Room
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The fleur-de-lis has been recognized for centuries as an emblem of regality and royalty. The following are creative ideas for using fleur-de-lis wall art in the dining room to impart an ambience of refinement and grace. You can find a big selection of fleur-de-lis wall art when shopping at online home decor retailers; any finish, size and style imaginable is available.
Create Interest on a Bare Wall
When your dining room space is large, choose an oversize piece of metal fleur-de-lis wall art and center it on your wall. Bring in candles sconces on both sides of the wall art in a style and finish that coordinates with the fleur-de-lis art. Candlelight will reveal the color and details of the metal wall art that might otherwise go unnoticed. Use this presentation to introduce the use of candlelight throughout the dining room, from an elegant cluster of candlesticks on the table to pillar and votive candles in complementary holders on a console or buffet.
Inspired Accents add Architectural Style
Use fleur-de-lis medallions to add architectural style to a dining room space, much as turnbuckles are used on the exterior of homes in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans. Turn plain windows and French doors into elegant architectural features by mounting the same fleur-de-lis wall accent on both sides of each window and door to add repetition and structural elegance to the room. To create a visual break in the wall, identical medallions can be hung at regular intervals throughout the dining room at the same height. If the wall covering is very similar to the color of the medallion, it gives the illusion that the fleur-de-lis accents are reliefs or embossed embellishments upon the wall.
Creation of an Elegant Grouping
Begin with an attractive beveled glass or leaded glass framed wall mirror that is abundantly sized and that is shaped in an oval and sized appropriately with your wall. Center and mount the mirror on the wall by the attached hanger then add a small fleur-de-lis medallion about ten inches above the center of the mirror; run a length of luxurious ribbon from the medallion in an inverted ‘V’ and attach it to the back of the mirror, giving the romantic impression that the mirror is hung from the ribbon. Add two pairs of identical fleur-de-lis wall accents, one pair on each side of the mirror with an elegant candle wall sconce centered between the two fleur-de-lis wall accents on each side. The combination of candlelight, mirror and fleur-de-lis accents will add dramatic ambiance and sophistication to the dining room.
Reaching beyond Walls with Other Combinations
You can easily blend fleur-de-lis wall art with other types of wall art that has an air of royalty. Think about adding a castle door iron wall plaque in the dining room that is decorated in fleur-de-lis style. This type of plaque looks like an expertly crafted door from a royal castle. In the above example, it could be used instead of the mirror, or positioned on teh back of a dining room door to lend unsurpassed architectural interest, or in between two windows to create a visual effect on the wall. Dull wooden doors on an armoire or other piece of dining furniture can be given a regal look with an appropriately sized castle wall plaque. Or combine fleur-de-lis wall art on your patio wall with wall tapestries or large outdoor wall clocks to impart a feeling of the French Quarter.
In an open floor plan layout, the dining room often faces the unattractive and usually unfinished upper cabinetry backs, but you can transform this eyesore into an elegant focal point. Use fleur-de-lis wall hangings to create false doors on the cabinet backs, giving them a rich and finished appearance.
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