Decorating with sports art is an ideal way to show your enthusiasm for your local team or favorite player! Sports art can give your sports-themed room a sophisticated, finished look. Your man cave can be decorated in no time with some well placed autographed fine art prints or canvas giclees.

Themed rooms have always been popular in décor and today they are an easy answer for those struggling with how to decorate a room. Sometimes a spouse may have different ideas for that rec room or man cave, but once you both decide on a sports theme, it becomes easy. Even easier if you are both supporting the same teams! Do you love team A and does she love team B? No problem! There is nothing wrong with personable competition. Maybe a line in the middle or ‘end zone’ is in order? Does each have a side to decorate as you see fit? Family and friends will have to choose sides when you are entertaining in your newly decorated sports hall or man cave!

Does a line in the middle with the opposing team’s colors sound chaotic? That may be the case, but decorating doesn’t have to be difficult. Decorating with sports themes makes it easy to choose colors! Just pick your favorite team colors and use them on walls, pillows, bar stool covers, or curtains. Now if you have a spouse who is bold enough to support that “other” team, perhaps a neutral color is in order and simple reflections of the favorite team’s colors will suffice.

Autographed sports art can be a good investment, as well as being a great image of a beloved player. Even for a child’s room, a fine art print or canvas giclee will last a lifetime and be a potential investment for the future. An autographed fine art print is not a sports collectible Mom might inadvertently throw away! We’ve all heard the autograph stories that go for big bucks in the future, there are no guarantees, but there is that possibility. If you are buying for the sake of the investment, make sure your autograph is real! Professional sports artist prints and canvas giclees must come with a certificate of authenticity and a photograph or video of the athlete signing the piece and be licensed by the NFL or MLB if soccer and baseball are your sports of choice. An autograph while a player is young or before it is redeemed can often be worth more on the secondary market for years to come. Some players severely limit their autograph sessions or trade off the market with outrageous signing fees when they become the next superstar.

A professionally framed fine art sports piece will give your room that final finished look. A sports fine art print can give the room an air of sophistication while keeping the sports theme both fun and stylish. If you’ve chosen to keep your room in a more neutral color, you can still bring your favorite team colors with mat options when framing. A double mat can give you plenty of options even for those who are a bit more color shy. Using the second mat or inside can give a team color “reveal” for a more subdued look. Although canvas prints are usually more expensive, gallery wrapped canvas sheets do not necessarily need framing and there can be cost savings by not framing a canvas print.

It depends on what look you are looking for when deciding on a print or canvas giclée. Framed and matted art is more traditional, but often a giclé canvas can look like an original painting without an original’s price tag. Have fun decorating your sports room or man cave! You have many future seasons and memories with family and friends in that room! Make it special with sports fine art prints on your wall.