Designing a room around art...

I love starting a room design from a piece of art the owner loves. I guess I have a stronger appreciation of art because of my association with it through my Mum.

A few months ago she finished this piece...

Artist Sue Tilley.

This beautiful tutu is life-size, made from chicken wire and is suprisingly delicate, elegant and beautiful. Here, is it photographed on the floor but it looks beautiful on a stand. 

I am so amazed that nobody has snapped this piece up yet and thought I'd design a dining room with a vintage, ecclectic vibe (although it would look beautiful anywhere, from traditional living room to a modern loft).

So, future buyer, I'm imagining you love ecclectic art and pieces and have a dining room with a beat-up farmhouse table and a fabulous vintage card file or similar. You might even have some other cool sculpture pieces like the Devotion sculpture (on the buffet).

The tutu would look amazing highlighted with a few spotlights against black walls, and I love the idea of glamorous modern Ghost Chairs around the table, all accented with a fluffy feather pendant (to play off the whole ballet/black swan vibe).

An alternative would be a lighter, more industrial grey colour on the walls with sleek modern black pendants (hung in a cool grouping of course). Pair them with Harry Bertoia chairs to work with the delicate wire highlighted in the sculpture.

Last but not least, keep is simple with white walls and these sculptural white pendants, and bring in the relaxed industrial vibe with some galvanised Tolix chairs.

Oh, and those black and prints on the back wall are sketches of dancers to play up the ballet theme and can be found at BalletArt shop on Etsy. 

Maybe if nobody buys it...I can keep it for myself?