We usually take a very light-handed approach when it comes to artwork in the bedroom. Since our walls are the first thing we see in the morning and the last thing we see at night, as well as what we might stare at hoping for rest during the occasional insomniac episode, bedroom art and arrangement must be carefully chosen.
One way to make sure artwork doesn't overwhelm, no matter the piece, is to display it a bit more casually than you would in another room. The bedrooms above display groupings of framed and sculptural artwork leaned casually against a wall on the floor.
Another approach is artwork as headboard. The benefit here is that the display accessorizes the bed, but isn't in front of your face while you're trying to sleep — so it can be a little more active and edgier.
Finally, shelving behind the bed combines aspects of both the casual and headboard artwork displays: art can lean on the shelves behind your head. This is especially good for small bedrooms that can't accommodate side tables, as a clock radio, book, carafe, and other bedside needs can be interspersed among the artwork.
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I really like the artwork in this bedroom:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualingual/2544389767/
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I remember someone saying that the most personal art generally ends up in the bedroom, that is, the images we love the most.
I have a pastel portrait of two dearly loved cats who passed a few years ago. I used my first-ever tax return to commission it, and hung it in a cottage where we three lived for many years. Time passed, we moved, they grew to be 18, they passed. And now the portrait hangs on the wall opposite the foot of our bed. It's what I see when I turn out the light and when I wake up, and I'm always so glad to have my old friends with me. I'm especially glad that I spent the money on what seemed a bit extravagant at the time.
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Where, oh where, are those bookshelves from in the last picture?
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