Hanging art can be intimidating. How high? How low many? And where? Our general rules are simple: Your artwork should always be hung at eye level. This is the rule most museums follow, so you should too. You should also go bigger than you think. A too-small piece of art will look like it’s awkwardly floating on a large wall—scale your art to space you are hanging it or to the largest piece of furniture near that space. If finding a piece large enough is difficult, create the illusion of a larger display by hanging a set of 2 or 3 artworks for the same effect.
Once you’ve gotten the hang of that, try these fresh and creative ways to display more artwork in every room:
Aim High—Create a Room Border
In any room, it’s good to bring the eye up with decorative elements. This not only helps fill vertical space but it also makes a room feel bigger. When you have a large colorful collection of similar items you can break the eye-level rule and instead maximize your collection’s impact and crate a pattern with your art. Hung above the window line, these framed album covers with their uniform size and matching frames give this room a punch of color and artistic interest. They also help draw the eye to the interesting architectural features of the ceiling.
Shelf Sufficient—Create an artistic vignette with frames on a floating shelf
Propping a piece of art on a floating shelf is a great way to add interest to a small nook or awkward empty space. Leaning the frames (and overlapping them if you display two) as opposed to hanging them also lends a more causal vibe.
Incorporate art into your bookshelves
Tucking a canvas into a bookshelf or curio cabinet creates a nice artistic surprise for your rooms. It’s also a great way to add more art even if your wall space is limited. This layered effect also makes your shelf arrangements more dynamic and personal.
Create a Mixed media Gallery Wall
Combine your art with other decorative wall hangings for a great way to create an interesting focal wall. Here, a pair of framed sketches are displayed with a decorative mirror and architectural salvage piece-turned artwork for a vibrant display.
Use art to fill in small spaces
This unconventional yet eye-catching approach makes the best use of that blank strip of wall between two doors. This is not only perfect way to display a collection of similar motifs, it’s also an excellent way to hang smaller paintings that would otherwise get lost on a large wall.
Layer your paintings for an art-house effect
This casual Boho approach takes the preciousness out of your art collection and makes it more approachable and casual. Hanging a large piece on the wall establishes the primary element, then a few smaller wall artworks are layered and leaned on a tabletop below.
Make it Architectural
Sometimes a room needs a little architectural oomph. This arrangement of three artworks arranged symmetrically and oriented above a small similarly-sized table crates a column-like effect giving this area of the house a bit more architectural interest.
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