We have a couple of large watercolors done by my husband’s uncle, who was a painter and art teacher. One is in the living room and one in the dining room. I also have two or three small ceramic sculptures done by my sons. I am just as pleased to exhibit those as I am to display the fine reproductions from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
I’ve painted a few ceramic items that I use either seasonally or in rotation; one is a vase on the mantel.
Now that I think of it, my husband and son both have on their walls drawings that I did, but I don’t have any of my own on display. My other son has quite a few of his own very beautiful photographs framed on his walls.
How does this improve my home? I think personalized space is more appealing than magazine-quality decor. The somewhat eclectic character of our harmonious mismatches through the gradual annexation of furnishings and decoration one by one, either on their merits or by casual happenstance, seems pleasant and homey to me. People comment that our home looks very warm to them. A welcoming comfort is much more important to me than something that demands to be admired.