Five Reasons You NEED Landscape Paintings in Your Home!
- Emily Hadley
- Jan 21
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 24
Whether it’s the rugged, granite tors of Dartmoor, the rhythmic pulse of the Atlantic against the coast, or the soft light filtering through an ancient woodland, nature has a way of resetting our internal clock. Often, there is a particular kind of exhale that happens when we step outside and look towards the horizon.
But we can’t always be outdoors. This is why I believe bringing the outside in through landscape art is so essential. A landscape isn't just a window to another place; it’s a mood, a memory and a sanctuary.
Here are five reasons why every home needs a landscape on its walls.
Landscape Paintings Provide an Escape
Our modern lives are often lived in boxes - offices, cars and glowing screens. A landscape painting breaks those walls down. It offers the eye a place to wander and travel without leaving the room. By introducing a sense of distance and scale, a landscape provides a visual relief that makes even the smallest terrace or flat feel more expansive and airy.
The Power of Green Therapy
Biophilia is our innate human instinct to connect with nature and studies have shown that even looking at images of natural scenery can lower our heart rate and reduce stress. A landscape rich in soft mossy greens, earthy ochres or the moody purples of heather acts as a silent therapist in your living space, grounding you after a frantic day.
Capturing a Season Forever
One of the most beautiful things about landscape art is its ability to freeze a fleeting moment. Perhaps it’s the specific, honeyed glow of a late September afternoon or the crisp, quiet mist clinging to the moorland on a January morning. Having a landscape in your home allows you to live within your favourite season all year round, keeping that specific light alive in your space even on the greyest of days.
A Connection to Place and Memory
Art has a magical way of acting as a portal. A certain horizon line might remind you of the wild spaces where you spent your childhood summers or a seascape might evoke the bracing, salty air of a coastal holiday. Landscapes connect us to our personal histories and the wild places that have shaped us, making a house feel like a home rooted in meaning and belonging.
They Harmonise (and Energise) a Room
From a design perspective, landscapes are incredibly versatile. Because they are often born from nature’s own palette, they naturally contain colours that work together, acting as a beautiful anchor for a room's colour story.
But beyond mere harmony, there is the wonderful dopamine effect of a brightly coloured abstract landscape. When we hang a piece filled with vibrant gorse yellows, vivid sky blues, or the electric pinks of a moorland sunset, it does more than just decorate; it actually triggers a hit of joy in the brain. These dopamine hits of colour can lift the energy of an entire room, turning a quiet corner into a source of daily optimism. Whether it’s a calming neutral or a saturated burst of wild colour, a landscape creates a sense of effortless, organic harmony that simply feels good to live with.
Do you have a favourite view that brings you peace? Whether it’s a grand oil painting that captures the drama of the high moor or a small, gestural watercolour of a hidden cove, I hope you find a piece of the horizon to call your own. Shop art here!
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