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when i was younger i used to have posters and keep out signs on my door. now i have some artwork on closets, my mom has some tiny needle work on a door, but i've never seen anything that big

Yes, by all means! I think it looks great. I wouldn't hesitate to use doors for art-hanging space.

i have an office/craftroom with walls that are covered in shelving and artwork. so the door to the walk-in closet began to look pretty bare since it is painted white (and the walls are sailing sky blue). i ended up framing my copy of the sunday funnies with the last "peanuts" comic strip printed on it and hanging it there. it's secured well, so even when i open and close the closet door, it doesn't move around.

i also needed a space in my bedroom to hang a full length mirror. the only place i was able to do so was on the back of my bedroom door. although i think that tends to be less unusual than hanging artwork on the door.

Looks great! I have an used door too and besides covering it with a tall bookcase or removing it, I'm sort of stuck for ideas... this works so I'm going to try hanging art on it and see how it goes. Thanks for the peek.

Looks great. I have a similar unused door and besides putting a tall bookcase or armoire in front of it to hide it the only other idea I have is to remove it completely. Thanks for the peek!

Let's talk less about the door and more about the chair.

If it's a non-functional door, who cares? I'm sympathetic to this problem as I live in New England and a lot of the apartments around here have tons of extraneous doors. Sometimes there are more doors than wall space in a room.

I hang art even on doors that are used often. It's safe as long as the frame is secured securely at least at 4 points. I use L shaped brackets that are mounted to the inside of the frame and screw them into the door. I then paint the brackets out in the same color as the door. This is how museum artwork is often mounted.

I have a series of three 8x10 photos of the water feature in my neighbourhood park, formed into boxes that are 5x7 and hot glued to my entry door. They are very light and haven't budged in 3 years.

I have my large, framed vintage poster of The Wiz on my front door! It's in a chrome frame and I've never had a problem with it falling or rattling. It's a one of a kind poster that I love but I'm not worried about it!

Obviously this would look very teenaged if you'd put up a boy-band poster with scotch tape... but that's not the case! Your display looks very purposeful and neat, and the position of the chair helps to indicate that the door is not really in frequent use. I think it also helps that the door, trim, and walls are all the same color, providing a simple backdrop for the art and helping to make the door disappear.

I would do the same thing in my own house, but I will admit that I would probably be neat-freaky enough to find a framed piece that fit within the door panel. I admit, I have a problem.

I am thinking of doing this on my door that opens to my air conditioner.

Go for it torlee! I put a framed print on the door to my air conditioner because it is off limits and locked since I rent. It bothered me so much that I felt like I had to claim it somehow.

I like how the lines of the chair complement the lines on the map.