Posts Tagged ‘hanging art’
Feathering Your Nest: Do Your Walls Make You Happy?
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Well, do they? I think the things you hang on your wall should make you happy. They should reflect your interests and your tastes. They should put a smile on your face when you walk in the room. |
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Feathering Your Nest: Showcasing Art in Your Dining Room
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This makeover began with a very nice dining room - great architectural details and furniture. Nice, but nothing special. |
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Collective Soul: Plate Collages (The Art of Creative Plate Hanging)
Most of you know you can use an arrangement of plates/dishes to add color and personality to a wall. But how about getting a little more creative about it? Try creating a plate collage. Take a look at some of these beautiful examples – this first one makes me think of water dribbling down the wall . . . .
Feathering Your Nest: Express Yourself
I don’t usually agree with Madonna, but I do believe it is important to express yourself. Life is for living, and creative expression in your home can be amazingly comforting and fulfilling. Here are some ideas to spark your creativity:
| In a modern home, use color sparingly but boldly – like a field of color on one wall to draw the eye to an unexpected space. If you do this kind of color block technique, make sure you want to be accenting whatever you are accenting. In this picture from coccozy, they are actually TRYING to draw the eye to the flat screen television, but that isn’t usually the case. |
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Feathering Your Nest: Hanging Art Salon Style
| It’s really hot to hang art groupings salon-style on a wall. It takes a lot of confidence to start nailing up art in a seemingly hodge-podge kind of way, and you may feel held back by a lack of cohesive art to choose from (or so you think). But really, you need very little to unite an odd grouping of art. Just the idea to do it and the decision to hang 5+ pieces close together make a girl seem really arty and bold. |
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