Simple Fixes For Common Mistakes People Make Hanging Contemporary Art Displays

By Henry Brooks


If you like to collect artwork, you probably also like to hang it for your pleasure and the enjoyment of others. It can be central to room design and decor. Unfortunately, a lot of people, who have great taste in art, fail when it comes to choosing how to hang the pieces. Things a professional designer would never do are common traps for amateurs trying to arrange contemporary art displays.

Nine times out of ten, if a person is going to make a mistake hanging artwork, it will be putting it too high on the wall. Once a piece is above eye level, the viewer gets the sensation that the artwork is actually floating. If you are guilty of hanging pieces too high, try taking them down with a friend and, while one determines the optimal height, the other one can hang.

Whether they are large or small, all rooms have scale. When you put something on a wall that doesn't match the scale of the room it will either overwhelm the space or get lost in it. This is another easy fix. You might add other pieces to create an interesting collage. You can also pretend the much too large or small piece was intentionally placed as an act of artistic license.

Just because you can afford to have matching furnishings, doesn't mean it is the best idea. If your artwork matches your furniture, rugs, and pillows, it won't have the impact you want it to have. The bolder and more colorful your wall art, the simpler and more neutral your furnishings and accent pieces should be.

Along the same lines, you shouldn't have so many pieces on your walls that a person's eye doesn't know where to go. It doesn't do justice to really nice pieces, and you look like you don't know what you're doing. Less is more is a good rule of thumb in this instance. If you have a lot of work you want to enjoy, you can store some and rotate your collection periodically.

If you are someone who tends to go through periods of intense fascination with certain artists, styles, or genres, you might consider hanging one or two pieces among other works that are slightly different. Having walls covered with artwork that all looks alike is boring and unimaginative. Mixing pieces up is much more effective, creative, and interesting.

Collages can be hard to do well on a wall. There is more to it than just hammering nails in walls and indiscriminately hanging pictures from them. You have to have a plan before you start to put holes in your walls. You can draw one on paper or lay your pictures down on the floor and arrange them that way first.

Artwork is a great way to create warm, inviting, and interesting interiors. The pieces you select for your walls say a lot about you, your style, and your taste. You don't need the services of a professional to create the designs. You just need to avoid common mistakes and trust your instincts.




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