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Decorative Effect:
The use of tapestries. It has often been said that a room in which a tapestry hangs is already furnished. It is indeed true that such a room needs little else from a decorative point of view, so rich is the effect. A large tapestry is such an important object in any room that it should always have the place of honor and should be so hung that it is not only properly lighted both in natural and artificial light, but that it may be seen at a distance, also, to obtain fully its best effect. Needless to say, its full beauty is only brought out by contrasting it with plain surfaces, whether these be Wall treatments, upholstery materials, or Floor coverings. The use of tapestries as decorative features in contemporary rooms has reached a low ebb, but this fact in no way denies the fact that the art of weaving reached its apex in this medium.The Romans used sculpture architecturally much the same as the Greeks. The Romans did, however, employ relief, both of figures and of ornament, for what might be called a textural, decorative effect on walls, vaults, and other architectural surfaces. When such a textural effect develops, sculpture tends to become ancillary or secondary to the architecture instead of maintaining its status as an equal and relatively independent art.
It can be difficult to know how to intersperse decorative feature tiles among plain ones to create the best effect. In order to get a feel for the right design balance, first cut out tile-sized squares of paper and tape them to the walls, then move them around until you are happy with the effect. In general, it is best to keep feature tiles at least one Tile out from the corners of a room. If you don't, the eye will tend to be drawn to the Wall edges and away from the central areas of pattern.
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