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It's not unusual and almost expected to walk in to a living room or dining room and find some lovely pieces of art hanging on the wall - perhaps a lovely, scenic oil landscape inherited from a parent or grandparents who may or may not have had ties to the land or the artist. It's not at all uncommon to find family portraits of family members both living and deceased hanging from these walls - either a single powerful portrait or a gallery of them. We find art in bedrooms, even in nurseries, but we don't often see art in kitchens or bathrooms. Hallways and stairways can be bare and bland. There's nothing that commands your attention, captures your interest like art on a wall. Often times it is the focal point - the statement - the piece de resistance. Why not add a little glam to your kitchen and bath as well? See how art in some unexpected places will completely change the tone of your room. Have a walk-in dressing room? Dress it up with some fun and unexpected art! Art needn't be fancy or expensive. It can be anything you like - a piece you've picked up at a consignment store, a lovely print you brought home from Florence, something bold and funky you found at a flea market, even some of your children's' artwork elegantly framed. Fill your home, fill your walls with art. Let your walls tell a story... What story would they tell? Below take notice of how a few framed pictures completely warms up a space, whether it's a singular large piece, several grouped together on a wall or casually arranged on a few shelves.