A Guide to Boho Painting (2024)

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What are the basics of boho art? ›

The motifs of Boho art are kept simple, but the interplay of bright or earthy colours and simple or abstract shapes still make the images interesting. Styled in an eclectic mix with vintage furniture from the mid-century era and a few modern design objects as well as matching decoration make the look perfect.

Choose a color palette: Boho colors often include earthy tones, such as terracotta, olive green, and mustard yellow. Equally, bright jewel tones like fuchsia, emerald green, and sapphire blue work well. Just choose a color palette that reflects your style and then choose pieces of decor that compliment those colors.

Generally, Boho paintings have natural undertones, simplistic earthy colors, and bold patterns. This art style gives your home an eclectic vibe with its mix of textures, colors, and designs. They're guaranteed to liven up any room.

Gouache (I recommend Winsor and Newton, but any beginner gouache is perfectly fine to get started. Arteza is known to be very good.)

The New Bohemian: Hippies

Common elements include loose, flowing fabrics; colorful scarves; tunics; boots and sandles; layering; hand-crafted jewelry; patched or worn clothing and mixing prints or unusual color combinations.

To embrace the bohemian style, remember that patterns are your best friend. Look for retro prints, tribal designs, and whimsical patterns. If you find pieces with fun patterns in crazy colors, even better! Paisley, tie dye, and Suzani patterns are all must-haves for the bohemian wardrobe.

Boho style is a free-spirited aesthetic that mixes different cultures and artistic expressions into an eclectic style with an emphasis on organic elements and nature. When putting together your boho style space, mixing patterns, metals, woods, materials, animal hides and trinkets from your travels is highly encouraged.

It is a more polished and modern take on the free-spirited aesthetic of bohemian and hippie fashion. Boho chic outfits often feature a mix of vintage and new pieces, combining flowy bohemian silhouettes with tailored and structured pieces.

While boho-style decorating doesn't have rules, combining and layering warm earthy colors, metallics, and jewel tones makes this style unique. Think deep browns, greens, and grays for base colors, and then accessorize with deep purple, fiery orange, and electric blue.

How to decorate in boho style? ›

Mix Patterns and Colors

Bright colors and lots of patterns such as florals and paisleys mixed with natural prints and mismatched patterns are a hallmark of boho style, like this space from Dazey Den. If brights aren't for you, embrace a subdued mix of shades like olive green, cognac, mustard yellow, and rusty oranges.

Combine colors, patterns and neutrals

Mix funky tribal patterns and brightly colored fabric featuring animal and plant motifs with soft, simple neutrals found in modern design for a truly unique combination.

Boho style is a free-spirited aesthetic that mixes different cultures and artistic expressions into an eclectic style with an emphasis on organic elements and nature. When putting together your boho style space, mixing patterns, metals, woods, materials, animal hides and trinkets from your travels is highly encouraged.

Boho is a term used to describe the room decor styles and fashion themes of the yesteryear era. In other words, the Boho styles refer to the early 18th and 19th century eras. Meanwhile, concerning the Bohemian styles, the era started after the 1970s.

Common materials include natural fibres like jute and sisal, vibrant textiles such as silk and Moroccan rugs, reclaimed wood, rattan, and metal accents. These elements contribute to the eclectic and globally inspired aesthetic of Bohemian decor.