If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll remember me telling you we needed to do something with the blank wall in our living room. Two years on and we can finally display our favourite photos, pictures and prints on a gallery wall, thanks to Ikea Mosslanda picture ledges.

In part 2 of my ‘Creative Inspirations’ series, where I showcase artists and creatives that inspire me, I interview Sam Baker, mother of the incredibly talented Chris Baker, the 21-year-old Cardiff artist living with Aspergers whose drawings are so realistic they are often mistaken for photographs.

Let me tell you about a wonderful discovery I made at Manchester Film & Comic Con: Chris Baker, a 21-yr-old Autistic artist from Cardiff & his photorealistic drawings

In part 1 of my new series, Creative Inspirations, where I showcase artists and creatives that inspire me, I interview Mike Matola, the creator of LineByLinePosters. Find out about the man behind these wonderful portraits, including my favourite ‘Totoro’ print.

So when I showed her the wonderfully original Totoro portrait by Mike Matola, one of the artists on my ‘Wall art wish list’ for my blank living room wall, she loved it. So much so, she even dusted off her money box (Shock! Horror!), and put her money where her mouth is, asking me to order it from Mike’s Etsy store, LineByLinePosters.

We need to do something with the blank wall in our living room. There are so many options for filling the space: framed prints & canvases; gallery walls; personalised wallpaper; photographs; objects or handmade crafts & prints. So as I go through the decision-making process I thought I would share some of my ideas. In the first part of my series I look at Wonderful Wall art and tell you which 5 artists are on my wish list.

Choosing bold, bright colours for wall art and soft furnishings has transformed our grey-themed extension.