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How to Choose Art That Reflects Your Personality

By Raknida Editorial · · 2 min read

In short

Choose art for how it makes you feel, not for trends. Notice the colours, subjects and moods you return to, consider your room’s light, and pick work with a story you want to live with.

Great rooms are not made by copying trends. They are made by choosing pieces that make you feel something every time you see them.

Start with how it makes you feel

Before you think about colour or size, notice your reaction. Does a work calm you, energise you, make you curious or proud? That first feeling is the most reliable guide you have.

Notice what you keep returning to

For a week, save every work that stops you, then look at them together. You will see a pattern: bold colour or quiet tones, faces or places, pattern or open space. That pattern is your taste.

Think about the room

Light changes everything. A deep, dark work can disappear in a dim room. A pale one can wash out in strong sun. Consider scale too: one statement piece can change how a living room, bedroom or office feels.

Choose a story you want to live with

Art you can talk about becomes part of your home's story. A work tied to a place you love, a tradition you belong to, or an artist whose journey you follow will mean more each year.

Every Raknida artwork comes with its Cultural Passport, so you always know the story behind it.

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Frequently asked

What size artwork should go above a sofa?+
About two-thirds of the sofa’s width: for a 60 in (152 cm) sofa, art about 40 in (102 cm) wide. Hang it with its centre about 57–60 in (145–152 cm) from the floor.
Is the Passport physical or digital?+
Digital. It is emailed when your order ships, one per artwork, sized 5 × 7 in (13 × 18 cm) to print and frame. Signature works and project orders also receive a printed Passport.

From this story

Every Raknida work comes with its Cultural Passport — the artist, the tradition, and how it was made, documented.