Easels as Home Decor

Artwork is often created on easels, but what about displaying it there, too? Here, we take a look at a few home decor elements inspired by the artist's easel...

Easels are a way to bring display off of the wall - stand one in a corner, beside a chair, or place a small one on a bookshelf to display a special book.

• 1 an easel used to display art, via BricolageLife
• 2 metal easels at Restoration Hardware are sized for tabletop display
• 3 an easel-based floor mirror from Thomasville
• 4 an easel as TV stand, via Apartment Therapy Boston
• 5 more art displayed on an easel, this time from previous Small Cool entry Brian & Luke's Post-War Paradise

Comments (4)

I don't know about anyone else, but the easel as a TV stand really bothers me. I'm a painter, and I definitely want to separate my creative space from my media space. I can't appreciate the reference to the screen as art.

When I see this, it just makes me want to say, "Get out from behind your television and go see some art!"

posted by ami_l on September 29th 2009 at 4:19pm
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YES to easels for art, NO to easels for televisions.

posted by mirandabee on September 29th 2009 at 6:59pm
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i dont like the tv on the easel either. but i'm pleasantly surprised about the mirror on the easel...not sure why, but it works for me.

posted by rosaleen on September 29th 2009 at 8:33pm
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I like the easel idea. It's also an element in the Vicente Wolf project shown in October's Metropolitan Home. It's a different take on a stand, which has the advantage of being mobile and adjustable. Also it's a tiny wink at Duchamp. http://tinyurl.com/Metropolitan-Home

posted by ebrown on September 30th 2009 at 8:09pm
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