We picked up a friend at someone's house. Seated in the living room, waiting for our friend to come downstairs, we, of course, looked around. And there, on the ceiling, was a painting. This look was very popular in the Renaissance. Nowadays? Not so much. But, after we got over tossing the logistics around in our head (What if there's an earthquake? What kind of hooks do you use? How do you dust it?), we decided we liked the idea. Alternatives to the eye-level, wall hung convention after the jump...
15 Unconventional Ways to Display Framed Art
- On a door
- On the ceiling
- On a cabinet
- On the side of bureau
- On the railings of a porch
- Tucked into a bookshelf
- Hanging from a dresser drawer
- Covered with glass and used as serving tray
- Inside the closet
- Very high up on the wall
- On the exterior walls of the house
- Hanging from a lampshade
- Secreted inside a drawer
- Thickly stacked from floor to ceiling
- Along the floor, at base of a wall
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[image courtesy Tony Duquette.com]
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one of my paintings is on a thick piece of plywood. same dimensions as a shelf from a wide bookshelf. i suspended the painting face-down on brackets above my closet door to provide extra near-ceiling storage. you got to see the painting and it did double duty as a storage shelf! i've since taken it down (thanks to a purge of the stored items, yay!) and it's now standing vertically against the wall in my entryway. i'm going to keep it there for now.
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In a one room loft, but with lots of art and little wall space, you have to get creative! We have some up high, above the entrance to the bathroom, tucked amongst books, and along a wardrobe. We have a great Japanese screen hanging over our circuit board (which is otherwise very visible).
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This is a great post, and I'd love to see more examples of unusual hanging, especially when dealing with funky spaces. I have a few of my own to share:
Taxidermy fish high above the mantel:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualingual/2099436470/in/set-72157594505190197/
Japanese scroll high above the stairs:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualingual/2294835182/in/set-72157594505190197/
Wall of screenprinting screens, in lieu of storing them away:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualingual/2294835186/in/set-72157594505190197/
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I love this post!
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Oh Gawd!!!
I LOVE that room!!!!
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