Give me food and drink; and care for me. And when the day's work is done, shelter me. Give me a clean bed and leave me not too small a place in the stable. Talk to me, for your voice often takes the place of reins. Be good to me and I shall serve you more gladly and love you.
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved horses. I finally was able to live my dream of having a horse about 8 years ago. Then a few years ago, I fell off, broke a few ribs and punctured a lung, and the dream pretty much ended there! I don’t have my horse anymore, but I have a beautiful picture of her on my gallery wall in the hallway, and memories of lots of good rides together (a couple of not-so-good ones too!)
As you may have noticed, equine art is a huge trend in home decor at the moment. At IDS11 last week, there were some artisans displaying big & beautiful equine art {sorry, I don’t know the names of the artisans. If anyone does, please let me know!}
Booth at IDS11
Booth at IDS11
Equine art is showing up in bedrooms…
Image via Marcus Design
Living rooms (and look down the hallway!)…
Image via Benjamin Benschneider Photography
Image via House and Home
Image via Marcus Design
Image via Houzz
Image via Houzz
Dining rooms…
Room design by Thom Felicia
Image via Elements of Style
Home offices & foyers & even kitchens…
Image via Lonny {February 2011}
Style at Home editor Erin McLaughlin’s home, painting by Jennifer Pratt
Image via Houzz
There’s even horse wallpaper if you want to go REALLY big!
Wallpaper from Burke Decor
Wallpaper from Muriva
What makes equine art so appealing? Well, a big part of it is because it isn’t really masculine or feminine – horses appeal to both sexes. They also appeal to both children and adults. And a picture of horse in the dining room or living room is sort of unexpected – not the more typical landscape or abstract painting.
I’m planning to hang a piece of equine art in my hopefully-soon-to-be-finished dining room. I’ve narrowed the choices down to two photographs by Diane Schuller, an amazing photographer in Grand Prairie, Alberta. Diane recently decided to specialize in animal photography, with her focus on dogs and horses. Here are just a few of Diane’s beautiful photos…
Win a beautiful piece of equine art!
Diane has generously provided a beautiful abstract horse photo called Listen that one lucky JAX does design reader is going to win! The photo is 5” x 7”, and Diane will mount it in a double-matt with a finished size of 8” x 10”. It’s the perfect piece to start your own collection of equine art, or to add to an existing collection.
“Listen” by Diane Schuller
How to enter
- Visit Diane’s blog and leave comment there saying Hi to Diane. Then come back here and leave a comment on this post telling me which photo on Diane’s blog catches your eye.
For additional entries, do any or all of the following and leave a separate comment for each thing that you do (for a grand total of four possible entries).
- Tweet about this giveaway AND Diane’s blog.
- Mention this giveaway AND Diane’s blog on your Facebook page.
- Post a link to this giveaway AND Diane’s blog on your blog sidebar.
The giveaway is open to everyone, but if you don’t have a blog, be sure to include your e-mail address in your comment so I’ll be able to contact you if you’re the winner. Giveaway is open until 11:59PM on Sunday, February 13th, and I’ll announce the winner on Valentine’s Day – Monday, February 14th.
Good luck!
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