Ideas for Decorating an Entryway With Living Life Paintings

Beach Theme

• A beach theme living life painting works well for beach houses or other residences near coastlines. Paint your family or simply some beachgoers; try painting children building a sandcastle, older family members catching waves and others running and sunning on the beach. A child and parent engaging in a game of catch is an option, as is a kite flyer. Paint a close-up of activities on the sand with the ocean and surfers in the background, or try painting from the point of a surfer looking onto the beach.

Dinnertime Theme

• Paint a family dinner scene in your entranceway. Make the dinner outside on a back patio with lots of flowers, plants and trees in the background, or go for a family around a kitchen or dining room table. You might even want to re-create your family sitting down to dinner at a favorite restaurant. Paint children sitting down to dinner, running around the dinner table or playing with pets. Paint adults serving food, drinking beverages, as well as doing any food-related rituals you and your family enjoy engaging in.

Game Night Theme

• Paint your family, group of friends, or any family enjoying a "game night." Include your favorite board games, such as Monopoly!, The Game of Life, and Clue in your piece, with family and friends gathered around the board game on the floor. Paint participants sitting on the floor as well as chairs; have some participants throwing dice or spinning a game wheel and others reacting to or leaning over the game. If you're re-creating your own living room or a friend's living room, remember to include the room's decor in the painting, such as oriental rugs or specific pictures on the walls.

Additional Nature Themes

• Create a nature scene other than the beach for your living life painting in your entrance way, such as your family or group of friends hiking through a favorite vacation spot, such as the Grand Canyon or mountains in Virgina, or your family having a picnic in the middle of a colorful meadow. Family walks through woodland areas are another option. Include family members and friends pointing out birds or specific trees and flowers, taking pictures, enjoying some water from a canteen or helping a friend with a difficult step during a hike.