Portrait on a Door

Portraits and other artwork are one way to introduce color into your home. But what about boosting their effect by blowing them up to, say, the size of a door?...

It's a bold move, but we love the playful size of this painting, alongside other oversized wall-hung portraits of animals. We spotted this portrait on a door at the office of media agency Naked Communications, designed by Household.

Says the designer: "...we created a warm welcoming space with the attitude of a 'Fine Country Pile'. The essence of the experience was to embrace the feeling of 'coming home for Christmas'. The concept revolved around bold statements and unexpectedness, secret rooms, faux paneling and mock portraits heightened the drama suggesting that all is not as it seems."

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Wow, I love this. The scale of all the portraits is what makes them work.

posted by brittanykate on October 8th 2009 at 6:50pm
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It's funny this was posted today...I've been considering the idea of letting one of my artist friends paint a portrait on our closet door...originally it was supposed to be a wall, but if I move, I can take the door with me, rather than be forced to paint over it.

posted by abc123 on October 8th 2009 at 7:04pm
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Only if it's TJ.

posted by heatherdazy on October 8th 2009 at 8:57pm
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It makes it look like a secret door. I like it.

posted by emptyapartment on October 8th 2009 at 9:24pm
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They continued the frame moulding on the bottom of the door. Clever.

However, I think it only works in a large room such as this.

posted by webherring on October 9th 2009 at 3:58am
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I really like it! I mean, obviously you'd need to have the right space for it. I think a chunkier "frame" would really make it stand out.

posted by Jennifer Squires on October 9th 2009 at 12:21pm
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