Innovative and Inspiring Ideas for Cheap Canvas Prints

One of the biggest mistakes we can make when decorating our homes is to confuse the word cheap with poor quality. While it’s true that some poor quality materials or art pieces are cheap, it doesn’t necessarily follow that everything that’s affordable is awful.

Take cheap canvas prints, for example. They’re affordable, but look and feel high quality. More importantly, their impact and value has everything to do with what you choose to print onto them – choose the right art, and your prints will look smashing no matter what they cost. But that’s another pitfall, because so many people assume that you have to use fine art to make an impression – but here are three simple ideas that turn ‘cheap’ wall art into something modern and powerful.

Iconography and Cheap Canvas Prints

It’s very common for people to assume that the only type of art worth putting on your walls is ‘fine’ art or their own personal photos and family portraits, but there are plenty of other options. For a super modern look – for, say, a home office or a child’s room – go with icons. You know, the look of those little pictures on your computer screen. They’re very universal and simple, but convey exactly the information they must. Think about who lives in that space and what their interests are, then find icons that match up – and you have a super modern look for your cheap canvas prints.

Abstract Macro Photography

Another modern look that’s a lot of fun to create for any space? Abstract macro photography. Macro photography is all about getting up close – super close – to objects. When you get close enough, they lose their typical lines and presence and transform into alien landscapes or surreal imagery – think about that time in school when you looked at a leaf under a microscope. That sort of imagery is ideal for canvas on your walls!

X-Ray Prints

A fun idea for the adventurous designer: Create some prints for your walls that appear to be ‘tearaways’ showing the guts of your house. Wall studs, wiring – imagine your prints not as pieces of art but as X-Ray screens showing what’s behind the plaster. Get creative! Imagine a whole new world in there, and then imagine the reaction of guests and visitors when they walk in – that epic moment of confusion when they’re not sure what they’re looking at will be worth any amount of budget otherwise spent on expensive materials that have much less of a design impact.

These are just a few simple, creative suggestions for getting out of a rut when it comes to choosing the design elements in a room. The great thing about canvas is it’s so easy on the budget you can experiment and try different approaches with it and stay on track money-wise. When you’ve had a good think and you have the perfect creative solution for your walls, click here and we’ll make your vision into a reality.