A room is absolutely not complete without it. It is the frosting on the cake and no matter how much money you have spent on your furniture all will be for nothing without it.
It is also an element in the room which does not have to match either the furniture or the other art pieces in the room. It should be chosen because you love it or invokes memories that you do love. But keep in mind, your display techniques can make it or break it.
For instance , art needs to be hung so that it relates to the piece below it , whether a sofa, console, chest etc. The maximum height over a piece should be 5-8" to the bottom of the frame. Otherwise your art will have a floating feeling in the room , no connection or grounding to what else is going on.
In a grouping of art, styles can vary, frames can vary, sizes can vary BUT keep all the bottoms of the frames in line with each other for a better look. Proportion your art to the scale of the furniture it hangs over and the height of the ceiling. In a dining room where you usually will be sitting down, hang the art at a comfortable "sitting" eye level. In a room , for instance a hallway, that may have no furniture to gauge height with, hang eye level of an average person, not a 6'4" person.
Look for new pieces everywhere you go, vacations, galleries, even consider printing favorite photographs and framing.
It is a venue to really have some fun in your home so go for it!
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