{ Hanging Original Art} Inspiration & Tips
It seems I’m on a bit of an “Art Kick” these days…
Let’s continue with the theme, shall we?
Step 1: Fall in love with a great piece of art.
Step 2: Buy the piece of art. (Or in my case, make manageable installment payments every month so I can afford it. An art addicts gotta do what an art addicts gotta do…)
Step 3: Bring it home and HANG IT. But how?
Hanging your art can be most difficult part…
Here are a few ideas:
GROUP your art. Try to aim for symmetry and even spacing between pieces. Also, the centre of the grouping should be about eye level. Centre your artwork on your gaze, not on the wall.
via: YoungHouseLove.com
BIG taste in art? No Big Deal. Artwork does not need to be hung the way it is in large galleries – with lots of vacant space between it and anything else in the room. It’s perfectly fine to allow the piece to become part of the rest of the decor by layering. The picture below is a great example of this:
via: SimplySuductive.Blogspot.com
design by: Scott Laslie and Associates
Here’s an idea for art display that I’ve been keen on lately. Simply placing your art on a shelf and leaning it on the wall creates a casual, less formal look. I love this look because the artwork seems so much more interactive. Plus, no holes in the walls.
via: Apartment Therapy
My NUMBER ONE TIP for displaying art is: Rotate, Rotate, Rotate!
Artwork, especially original artwork, is interactive with it’s environment. Colours in your room will alter the colours you see in the painting. Lighting will allow for new layers in the piece to be discovered - even dim lighting can reveal shapes you never noticed before. Therefore, change the location of your art from time to time. WARNING – this could result in the whole room being rearranged – this happens to me all the time!
A perfect example of this is a painting a have by Mark Lindstrom. The painting is of Mount Rundle in Banff. My husband Joe and I spent much of our time in the little town cultivating romance and friendship within view of this majestic mountain. I love to change the location of this painting because each area of my house seems to alter the piece in a way that brings a new memory of the landscape (and love) to mind.
Any other tips or ideas out there?
~b
Great stuff, Bethany. I love using 3M Command strips – they really work and when you decide to move the art around – no holes left behind!
Lianne, I’m going to try that stuff. My walls are FULL of holes and it’s getting to be a bit of an issue. I only painted last year… I don’t want to do it again!
I know its a bit late for a tip on this but one of my best little tricks is using paper cut-outs of the art….very useful when hanging groups especially. Cut out brown paper or newspaper silhouettes of your frames and use them to create your display. Then hang your art over top of them, and pull the paper out. Also, leaning large pieces on the floor looks really cool, or leaning them against each other, slightly staggered.