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Serious Display of Children's Drawings

Looking through the portfolio of Portland interior designer Janell Beals, we noticed a few instances where childrens' drawings were framed and displayed quite seriously. We're not talking pinned up ...

New Animal Portraits by Berkley Illustration

With so many creatures to choose from, it is no wonder that Ryan and Lucy of Berkley Illustration have been keeping busy since we last heard about them. This Portland duo have been hitting the nationa...

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?......

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......

Integrate an Art Shelf

This picture ledge is integrated into a living room bookshelf. By aligning the ledge with one of the deeper shelves at eye level, artwork fits into an overall composition of display and storage......

Door Gallery from Normal Room

This San Francisco home is complete with a small gallery. The owner often rotates the work in this handy door-hung mini-gallery......

Using Cabinet Fronts As Wall Art
The Oregonian

When frequenting salvage stores, one of the ever present items is cabinet doors. They always sit in a pile, off in a corner, just wishing they could have a home like yours. Need some inspiration? ...

Fabulous Photo & Artwork Collections
From San Francisco House Tours

We just can't get enough of how others display their artwork (as you might have guessed by now). Looking at the perfectly placed work of others not only inspires us to rearrange our own, but to hav...

Hanging Art High - Thoughts?

Hang 'em high - it's not just a bad-ass Clint Eastwood movie, it's also the apparent philosophy behind the artwork placement in this room. We're all for breaking decorating rules, but this still feels...

Home Sweet Home

We just discovered this beautiful artwork that brings an interesting modern flair to a timeless adage. These limited edition prints are printed on paper that changes color depending on your angle. Che...

Look! Family Photos Turned to Art

In the past, there's been a lot of discussion on Apartment Therapy about whether it's preferable to adorn the walls with art or with family photos. Many of you have argued that perhaps the two aren't ...

Artful Escapes: Maria Bianco Photography

You might've noticed in last week's Weekend Guide that the photographer Maria Bianco has a show on this month at the Fillmore Street DWR. We've yet to check it out in person, but today we were perusin...

Prints from Orignaux Moose

These colorful prints from Orignaux Moose instantly put a smile on our face. We like how such lovely sentiments are matched with equally lovely designs. See more prints after the jump......

The Home Office: Balancing Comfort, Function, and Style

click thumbnails for larger picsFor those of us who work from home, the question of how to integrate the office into the home can be a tough one. Of course the workspace needs to encourage productivi...

5 Ways to "Spring Forward" in Your Home

Recommendations: Spring by The Creative Force Changing the clocks yesterday has us in the mood to make other changes in preparation for spring. Whether or not it looks like spring outside your window...

Low-Hung Artwork

We like to think that some rules were made to be broken. The general rule of thumb is to hang artwork so that the mid-point of the piece is 57 inches from the floor, as Maxwell explained here. While...