Its funny to think that I have been an artist and hung numerous art shows with friends but I still find it a challenge when it comes to hanging art in my own home. I find that I struggle with the age old question, "What to put on the walls". With my art background there is a temptation to turn each room into an installation piece or to go the other extreme and hang small pieces from my grandmother's attic. In my new home Im always on the search for creative ways to hang art. And in this images I am really feeling a need for symmetry. Or how about that wallpaper from Pip Studio in the second images. That might solve all my problems. So when you are getting ready for a room redo, How do YOU hang?
images: lola nova, pip studio, homes and gardens, from scandinavia with love
ohhhhh that peakcock blue wall is TOO GOOD!!! I love it =D
I try to hang {gallery style} simple, not too crouded and a little bit above eye level... other prints and paintings I just lean against a wall :)
xoxo
Posted by: Nuit | June 30, 2010 at 10:50 AM
I love gallery style, too. Because of my staging training, I really focus on hanging things so that they are in relation to the furniture directly below it. So you look at the whole area (furniture and art) as a vignette. And I never, ever use a measuring tape or level. Visual perception is not always dictated by the numerical measurements!
Posted by: Kristie@makingarrangementsblog.com | June 30, 2010 at 01:05 PM
I am with you. I haven't found a way to avoid commitment to my walls. But odd numbers always work well gallery style.
Posted by: Monica C | June 30, 2010 at 11:51 PM
Gorgeous! I llove it when people know how to make cluttered images look like a beautiful gathering! Loving that 2nd row from top, on the left image (and the one below it)
Posted by: Tali Schiffer | July 03, 2010 at 10:50 AM
I never hang anything until I'm 100% happy with the location of our furniture. When we bought our house we had to fill 20 years worth of picture hook holes that had obviously been moved around regularly- it was SO much work patching and sanding!
Once we're both happy with home the furniture in the room is looking we then take the same approach as Kristie.
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