"When it comes to art, it’s totally my thing," says interior designer Brian Patrick Flynn. "Regardless of how low or high-brow you’re going in buying furniture, when you have one-of-a-kind pieces of art it elevates the overall design of the whole room and makes it seem a lot more high-end."

"One of the things I do in almost every single house is to have a mix of art that really tells a story," explains Brian. "When I first got to Asheville I wanted to get acquainted with the art neighborhoods, so I went to all of the studios I could find and found a nice mix of genres to make sure the house appeals to a bunch of different types of tastes."

Before buying on a whim, photograph a desired work of art first and get a feel for how it will look in a space.

Often times buying multiple works of art from an art studio can be rewarded with a discount.