The living room, where your personality is on display
The living room is where life actually happens. It is where you welcome the people you love, where you land in the evening after a long day, where conversations stretch out over coffee or a glass of wine. It is also the first room your guests discover: within seconds, it tells them who you are, what you love, what moves you. Living room wall art thus becomes a daily presence: an anchor for the eye, a part of you hanging on the wall.
This collection brings together 28 works chosen from the largest formats in the catalogue of Régine Gardan, a French painter. Oils on canvas from 70 to 120 cm, made to hold a wall, structure a space and set the tone of an entire room. Every canvas was painted by hand, layer after layer, and only one of each exists in the world. The one that joins your living room will hang nowhere else, in no one else's home.
Choosing colour for the mood you want to create
Before comparing the works, ask yourself one simple question: what do you want to feel when you walk into your living room? The dominant colour of a painting directly shapes the atmosphere of the room, and it is probably the most personal part of your choice.
If you are looking for energy, turn to reds, oranges and yellows. These warm tones wake up a wall, spark conversation and give the living room an immediate warmth, even in the depths of winter. They work particularly well in north facing rooms, in very restrained interiors, or on pale walls that lack a point of tension. A single vibrant canvas can be enough to turn a slightly cold living room into a place that feels alive.
If, on the contrary, you are looking for calm, blues, greens and soft tones settle the space. A large format in deep shades creates a composed atmosphere, made for reading, quiet evenings and Sundays without a watch. More mineral compositions, in beiges, ochres and browns, warm the room without ever agitating it.
To go further into what each shade awakens in us, we have dedicated a full article to the psychology of colours. It will help you put words to what you already feel, instinctively, when standing in front of a canvas.
Which size above the sofa? The two thirds rule
The most common fear when choosing living room wall art is getting the size wrong. Too small, and the painting floats in the middle of the wall and loses all its presence. Too large, and it overwhelms the furniture. Fortunately, there is a simple guideline used by interior designers: the two thirds rule.
The principle: above a sofa, the artwork should span roughly two thirds of the width of the seat. For a 180 cm sofa, aim for a painting around 120 cm wide. For a 150 cm sofa, a 100 cm format will be perfectly proportioned. That is precisely why this collection exists: it gathers the largest formats in the catalogue, from 70 to 120 cm, dimensions made for the walls that matter. These are statement pieces, the ones the rest of the decor arranges itself around.
As for height, hang the work so that its centre sits at eye level, leaving about 20 cm between the back of the sofa and the bottom of the canvas. The painting then seems to converse with the furniture instead of floating above it. On a bare wall, above a fireplace or at the entrance to the room, a large format gains even more presence: it becomes the natural focal point for the eye.
Modern living room wall art: abstract works with every style
People sometimes believe that modern living room wall art requires a designer interior. It is quite the opposite: abstraction is the pictorial language that adapts best to different decorating styles, because it represents nothing other than colour, texture and movement. It imposes no subject; it offers an emotion.
In a Scandinavian living room, with pale woods and clean lines, a colourful abstract canvas brings the touch of soul that avoids the showroom effect. The whites, soft greys and beiges of Nordic style form the ideal setting for an oil painting in bold tones: the work breathes, and nothing competes with it.
In an industrial living room, among brick, black metal and weathered leather, abstract art plays the contrast card. The texture of oil paint, its relief, its nuances shifting with the light, answers the rawness of the materials and humanises the whole. A warm large format on a brick wall simply makes sense.
In a contemporary living room, the abstract work fully embraces its role as focal point. Low furniture, sharp lines, a controlled palette: the painting brings the vibration that keeps the room from being merely beautiful and cold. It is the first thing people look at, and the first thing they talk about.
In truth, the real question is the harmony between the palette of the work and the spirit of your room. And that is exactly what this collection offers: 28 large formats, in every colour, for every interior.
A one of a kind work, and a conversation starter
A printed reproduction rarely gets noticed. An original oil on canvas always does. Your guests come closer, make out the relief of the paint, the trace of the gesture, the layers of colour answering one another. And the question comes naturally: where does this painting come from?
You will have a story to tell. The story of Régine Gardan, a French painter born in 1964 who passed away in 2018, whose work won awards at painting salons in Isère and who left behind more than 200 works. A legacy now cared for by her son, who runs this site so that her canvases keep finding walls on which to exist. To discover her journey and her universe, visit the page Discover the artist.
Every work in this collection is a one of a kind piece, painted by hand, accompanied by its certificate of authenticity. Hanging one of these canvases in your living room means welcoming a life's work into your home, and giving it a future.
Your questions before choosing your living room wall art
What size of painting should I choose for a living room?
Trust the two thirds rule: above a sofa, choose a work whose width is roughly two thirds of the seat. For a bare wall, think big: a 90 to 120 cm format structures the space and avoids the postage stamp effect. The 28 works in this collection, from 70 to 120 cm, were selected precisely for that.
How can I be sure I am receiving an original work?
Every canvas is an original oil painted by hand by Régine Gardan, existing as a single piece. It is shipped with its certificate of authenticity, confirming that you own the unique work, not a reproduction. What you see in the photo is exactly the canvas that will arrive at your home.
Is shipping really free?
Yes. Shipping is free across the entire European Union, whatever format you choose. Each work is carefully packed to travel safely all the way to your living room.
