subject: Correct Methods Of Hanging Paintings [print this page] Coming up with certain rules for hanging pictures results from years of experience. If a wall appears empty without a picture then this is when you should hang one up and never should you hang pictures on every wall you see unless you've always yearned to live in an art gallery.
Hanging pictures can be done in groups, over a console table, a server, a sofa, or a small pier table.
What is next is a second rule. Don't let the grouping become wider than the piece of furniture under it. If you want to give a unified look to a wall, hang the pictures close together, especially if they're of varying sizes.
You may be one who has a prized collection of bird prints with different frames in kind and size. You should never hang them frame by frame but in pleasing geometrics instead.
Another rule follows. Be aware that the wall is a second frame, one that serves to set off a group of pictures on all four sides, even when hung in close proximity. In the process of applying pleasing geometry, pictures should be hung in the formation of a square or a rectangle.
When you are in possession of four pictures all framed alike and of the same size you may want to hang them geometrically in a square over the sofa, or in a straight line over a long table, or vertically above a small step table.
For staircases the step pattern in hanging pictures should be used. A straight line arrangement meeting at right angles is still the best option. Considering a little regimentation it is not that bad sometimes.
Consider that you have a number of pictures you have been able to accumulate over a lifetime inclusive of old family portraits, originals, prints, and reproductions. For unification it is important to consider framing and matting everything alike when hanging these together.
For 16 prints, one friend used forest green matting and simple gold frames. A sensational look was achieved as they were set against a red wall.
When it came to adding color a friend matted each picture over her sofa a unique shade. The pictures were of the same sizes as well as of the same subject.
Have you been in a position wherein you stared into a department store model room and found it rather bare? There is nothing that shows someone had ever slept, ate, lived, and took phone calls in such a room. There is an absence of individuality. This should be in your home.
Selling furniture is easier done with the department store model as a home is designed for the purpose of providing you with comfort and pleasure. Start with color, forget this year's in shades, What's your favorite color? Well, your color choice will affect the general mood of your rooms.
When it comes to colors these carry different emotions. For your space consider taking a look at some color charts to see what colors might be good or not. You will never go wrong if you consider you individual choice.
