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Decorating To Set Off Your Architecture

By Autumn Lockwood

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Staircase

Sometimes, the architecture of your home will help you determine where and how to hang your artwork. For instance, hang a long vertical grouping of picture frames on the wall going from one floor to the next at a narrow, winding staircase. Six framed botanicals hung in pairs would be appropriate for such a space, as would three vertical black and white photographs framed in stunning black picture frames and hung one above the other.

An Elegant Grouping

Grouping together six pieces of art in matching frames is one of the most dramatic - and elegant - ways to display artwork. The framed artwork does not have to be expensive; botanical prints or illustrations from gardening magazines can be elegant when framed properly. You can even frame pressed flowers or dried leaves. Inexpensive black or natural wood picture frames will look great when hung in two rows of three for a horizontal grouping, or three rows of two for a vertical grouping.

Playing With Shape

Say you have a large wall that you feel is just perfect for a large, tall piece of art, but you only seem to have horizontal pieces. If you have three horizontal pieces that are the same size, or almost the same size, then simply hang them on the wall, one on top of another with about three inches of space between each frame. This works best when the frames are at least in the same finish, although they do not have to be exactly the same.

Living Art

You may not know this, but to a designer, windows are considered "living art." This includes not only windows, but also sliding glass doors and French doors. Often the French doors, sliding glass doors, a large picture window, or a row of large windows becomes the focal point of a room. Because of this, it is important to make sure that one large wall is left art-free to avoid the eye from being overwhelmed with too many places to focus on. Doing so brings tranquility to a room. If you have a room that has lots of windows and doorways, it would be a good idea to hang just one large painting or a grouping of frames on just one wall and leave the rest of the walls bare.

Windows as Art

As stated above, you should avoid hanging artwork right next to a window, but most importantly this is the rule if you have a stained glass window. You do not want artwork and a stained glass window to compete for attention.

Perspective

If you are hanging artwork (or a mirror) above a table or dresser that sits next to a larger piece of furniture such as an armoire, hang a piece of art that is almost as tall as the table or dresser. Doing so will help give balance to the furniture arrangement and help avoid the smaller pieces of furniture from feeling dwarfed by the larger furniture piece.

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