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Roundup: Picture Perfect Ledges

Artwork? Check. Frame? Check. Perfect spot to hang newly framed image? Hmm... How about I sleep on it. Sound familiar anyone? Perhaps it's because I live in a newly renovated house that makes...

Closeup: Yassir's Mixed Modern & Asian Art Collection

In House Tour: Yassir's Mid-Century Modern with an Asian Twist, Yassir skillfully combines inherited antique artwork with contemporary pieces he acquired on his own. Minimal Japanese or Scandinavia...

Displays: Work it Like the Stylish Stylists

Think me crazy, but a great place to find display inspiration is a catalog or showroom. While not interior designers, stylists for home goods retailers are still paid to group objects, display art a...

Not Your Grandma's Collection: Fresh Displays for Classic Pieces

In my opinion, the best part of the granny chic trend is the renewed appreciation for some beautiful antique wares that were once considered only stylish for actual grannies, and even then only on sp...

Inspiration Gallery: Organically Styled Collections

Judging by the mixed opinions about what constitutes clutter versus a collection, it's clear that pristine, perfectly placed arrangements are not everyone's cup of tea. For those of you who favor a ...

Natural Style: Displaying a Stone Collection

As far as collection suppliers go, nature is a hard merchant to beat especially when it comes to price points and unique wares. Stones have long been one of my favorite natural elements to collect fo...

How To: Master the Art of the Tablescape

Tablescapes are a great way to show off your most cherished items or collections. Be it art, books, family heirlooms, or vacation souvenirs - tablescapes are just a pleasing arrangement of objects....

Sculptures at Home

Last week we gave you a look inside our home — a work in progress — and shared some of our many projects. One challenge is how to store and display our recent clay sculptures. To get ide...

Look! Pretty Ribbon-Hung Art

Hanging art from picture rails with ribbon has been suggested by many an Apartment Therapy reader, and after seeing the way the art is hung at The Hour in Alexandria, we would suggest it too. In fac...

Color Dilemna: Do Bright Walls Hurt or Highlight Artwork?

In Apartment Therapy's House Tours, we've seen art collections displayed on brightly colored walls while some homes keep walls gallery white to showcase artwork. What do you prefer at home? Click thr...

Inspiration: Unique Collection Displays

Yesterday's question about how to display hockey tickets got us thinking about collections in general. Some may write them off as tacky, but many will appreciate them as an authentic expression of pe...

Grouping a Large Collection of Pictures

When we moved into our plaster-walled home about 10 months ago, we decided to be especially deliberate about what we hung on the walls and where we placed arrangements, so as to avoid the thousands o...

Strength in Numbers: Mod Flower Displays on the Cheap

click thumbnails for larger pics For those who aren't adept at fussy flower arrangements or prefer the fresh look of unadorned single flowers, using a variety of simple vases — you have them aro...

Style Dish: Updated Takes on Hanging Plates

click thumbnails for larger pics Granny style is usually not to be emulated, but these plate collections made me reconsider the classic decor that I'd previously written off as too country kitsch. Th...

Inspiration: Stacking and Displaying Books

(Welcome to Kristen — a new weekly blogger from Philadelphia!) Book storage doesn't always have to fall flat, there are plenty of options to display all that is bound. Whether you've just move...

How To: Create a Visual Vignette

Any lackluster wall of your home can become a masterpiece when you know how to group objects for impact. Here are a few tips for creating a potent display out of your random collectibles and thrift ...