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The places you hang your artwork and the method you use for displaying it are often established largely by the architecture you have inside your house. For instance, hang a long up and down grouping of picture frames on the wall going from one floor up to the next at a small, winding staircase. A great thing for this area might be around six botanicals framed and hung up in sets of two, or maybe three black and white pictures hung vertically above one another in attractive black picture frames.
An Exquisite Cluster
Putting together six pieces of art in matching frames is one of the most dramatic - and stylish - ways to display artwork. You do not have to spend a lot of money to get nice pictures; even the simplest flower prints or photos taken out of garden publications can be really elegant when you framework them correctly. You may even frame pressed flowers or dried leaves. Affordable black or natural wood picture frames will look great when hung up in two rows of three for a horizontal grouping, or three rows of two for a vertical grouping.
Playing with Shapes
Maybe you have a huge wall space that you would like to fill with a large and tall picture, but all you have got is horizontal frames. If you have got three pieces that are approximately the same size and are all horizontal, simply line them up top to bottom on the wall, one over another, and leave approximately a three inch gap between each frame. Although these frames don't need to be just the same, it would look better if they were the same finish at the minimum.
Art That Lives
This could be news to your ears, but in a designers eyes windows are "living art." And not only windows, but also French doors as well as sliding glass doors. Often the French doors, sliding glass doors, a big picture window, or a line of large windows can become the focal point of your room. Because of this, it is essential to make sure that one large wall is still left art-free to avoid the eye being overwhelmed with too many places to concentrate on. Doing so brings tranquility to a room. If you have a room that has lots of windows and entrances, it would be a great idea to hang just one large piece of art or a grouping of frames just on one wall and keep the rest of the walls bare.
Using Windows as an Art Form
As was said earlier, try not to hanging any art immediately next to any window, especially if that window is stained glass. The artwork and your stained glass should not be competing for attention.
Proportions
If you're hanging artwork (or a mirror) above a desk or dresser that sits next to a bigger piece of furniture such as an armoire, choose a piece of art that is almost as tall as the table or dresser. Doing this will help to give balance to the furniture arrangement and help avoid the little pieces of furniture from feeling dwarfed by the bigger furniture piece.
You just may be surprised when you try out these hints and realize how quickly they change your home.
