Recently we spotted this idea for hanging artwork in the house. In this case frames are hung side by side creating a grid behind the headboard in a bedroom (finally something to do with all those polaroids!) but we'd like to see this idea in other parts of the house:
Look! Wall of Frames
Of course there's always hanging artwork gallery style which is a little bit more eclectic and random than this version. We love how clean this version looks, especially for a small space where a normal gallery style hanging could become chaotic and overwhelming. And because the images are small, they provide a pop of color in a neutral space and also invite people to stand close to get a good look at the image, instead of needing to step back to get a good look (in some small spaces there's no room to take a step back).
Some places we'd love to see this arrangement: in a long hallway, a small bathroom (provided that there's good ventilation, along one wall of a tiny kitchen, behind the couch in a living room.
This could also be a great way to display favorite postcards (we collect them, so we've got shoeboxes full) in a more formal way. The Ikea Ribba Frames come in square silver but have larger mats cut.
We found this image in a Pottery Barn Catalog.
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I'm not wild about this. It reduces the photographs from art to wallpaper.
Which I suppose if you just have textures -- as in this example -- is okay, though it begs the question of why you'd spend the money to acquire the art if you were going to do this to it. For anything more complex, or anything you wanted people to be able to actually appreciate, this style doesn't work well at all.
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I like the side by side style and i think it looks really nice in this bedroom. I would rather see some family photos in these frames but it's a nice way of hanging the frames anyway.
Here are two others that i really like arranged in the side by side way:
Behind the staircase:
http://www.houzz.com/photos/19388/Tracy-Murdock-eclectic-entry-los-angeles
and in the kitchen:http://www.houzz.com/photos/10850/---C-O-B-U-R-N---A-R-C-H-I-T-E-C-T-U-R-E----contemporary-dining-room-new-york
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This is not something that someone would actually do. All those frames are expensive, and it would be hard to match the hight and width of a wall with the frame dimensions. I spy a CEW monogram, so I am guessing this is from Williams Sonoma Home, that paragon of good taste.
view Usbek de Perse's profile
Yes, Kimmiller, now that photo wall is real with several frame and mat dimensions. I do like it! It's a home, not an abstraction.
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I'm not loving this either. Maybe it would work if there were colored paper in the frames rather than photos or art. Then it would be more about the texture.
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I like. And, I think squares of decorative paper or fabric in the openings would add a lot.
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I tried this years ago with a smaller number of frames and, as most posters here suggested, textured papers. The effect while it was laid out on the floor was amazing. Getting the frames perfectly aligned on the wall was another story entirely.
view dcaries's profile
I haven't tried this for hanging pictures yet, but if its as good as people say it is I think it deserves another post.
http://www.utrdecorating.com/about_hang_and_level.php
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