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KAWAII!

Oh, that makes me twitch.

...and this is good why?

Not my bag baby!

That arrangement would annoy me to no ends, but I can see why someone would like it. Just don't invite me over and leave me alone in the room with it, or you'll come back to find everything straightened.

i've got a touch of OCD, but really like this.

looks like my wife had a hand in hanging it though. she has a horizontal astigmatism and for the life of her, can't tell when something it actually straight.

I don't have an OCD bone in my body, and this still worries me.

I think it's cute and fun for someone else, mostly because of the quirky illustrations and the consistency in the images, color, and frames. I'd hate this is my house, though.

"she has a horizontal astigmatism and for the life of her, can't tell when something it actually straight."

Oh! Me too! And my glasses don't do a whit of good in such an instance.

Wow - I'm surprised by these responses. I like it a lot! It certainly takes the pressure off having to get everything lined up and straight. And it is orderly in its own way -- thematically similar pictures, frames, coordinating colors, etc. Fun post!

I like it - "installation" style - cluster style - it's actually a somewhat popular way to display works or "a work" of art. All the pieces are cohesive and can be read even as one piece or body of pieces. This actually looks like an art installation in a gallery space rather than a living space. I especially like that some works are crooked in the frames even.

I do like it, but like Ajax's I don't think I could stop myself from straightening them.

Cute, but I think the reason this works so well (and probably would NOT work so well for most people) is because all the artwork is in the same illustrative style and colors. It can work as a whole family because it IS a family. Most people don't have an entire collection of the same artwork, so it might just look completely haphazard in a bad way. But still, I'd be curious to see what it would look like...

It makes me twitch too, artsandletters.

This aggravates my bordline OCD..

Totally agree with Clancy & Bordjon.

did they have an earthquake?

i like it!

I'm pretty OCD when it comes to these sorts of things, but this is actually pretty refreshing. I can tell they are crooked on purpose.

If it were subtle enough to look like an accident, it would definitely bug me.

Seconded nausved, i'm totally crazy about crooked frames, that post a day or two ago with the empty frames on the wall (some of which were slightly crooked, being empty this was very obvious to me) drives me NUTS, but since this is on purpose and totally rocking I love it.

It ONLY works because the artwork is the same theme. It's as if it is meant to be one art installation. If you did that with different types of artwork and photography it would look terrible. I do like the idea when used with a common theme it looks fun and different, although a tad juvenile. It would be good for a child's room, or your child's artwork.

I love this, absolutely love it! I just want to go and hang out in that room and soak up all the funky goodness.

But I agree with fleadell--it works because of the art. If someone tried to recreate this with their family photos it would be disaster.

I kind of almost want the frames themselves to be more wonky to make this work, though.

Everybody missed the point. It works as whole installment - the contents of the framed art and whimsical way of arranging them! It's the WHOLE thing what makes a statement, sort of mosaic. It's witty, playful, unpredictable and unique. Only someone with great eye and artistic licence could create such free-form display.

I wouldn't say "haphazard." I would say "tries too hard."

What's wrong with it? As long as the three other walls don't compete with it it's a great simple idea.

For these pieces-it works.