I've never really thought about doing this myself, but I bet swapping out your art seasonally is more common than I think.
Now I'm not saying all of your artwork should change and reflect the seasons (that would just be wasteful and a bit weird), but if you have a couple of small pieces, maybe that lean somewhere, it would be an easy way to give your room a little seasonal refresh. I think it would be a simple way to keep your home updated other than just changing out your pillows every now and then. I kind of like the idea of waiting and looking forward to digging out new artwork for a specific part of the year. People do it for holiday decor — why not art?
So let us know — do you seasonally swap out your art?
(Image: Hello Summer House by Papel Sincloro on Etsy)


Ercol Bar Stool
Now that's an interesting idea!! People swap out throw pillows... why not art?
if you have a large collection it makes since to rotate it
I have several large pieces that are on display year round and 'anchor' the look in my living and dining room. My family photos are out all the time as well.
But the framed needlework pieces are rotated along with the soft goods (pillows, throws, table linens). It's better for them to 'rest' out of the light and stored flat for a while. There are a few photos and smalls framed pieces that are more or less seasonal/holiday and those are swaped out, too.
My out of season art is loaned to the Met. They'll hang anything.
I would love to do this but have no where to store the art when it's not on the wall.
I wish I had enough art to make that possible. It's really not great for pieces to be out indefinitely, since they will fade over time. @Threadbndr is right.
We do however have 4 pieces from a single artist, each of which represents a season, so we rotate the work every three months so that each season gets its pride of place!
Thanks for the good chuckle, @Duane Hill.
@Duane Hill: LOL!
With such posts I always wonder what is considered art. I think only very few people would have that much art that they could change it seasonally- but I guess "art" here really means decor. Which isn't a bad thing, but its just not art.
I don't have enough art to store away for the season, but I do like to rearrange art work in the house every once in a while. Move paintings/prints to different rooms, etc. I'm sure no one else visiting would notice, but for me, it's like walking into a new room. I view the artwork differently in its new space. I suppose this is similar to rearranging furniture (which I never do!).
I have a lot of art. (As in original paintings, mostly, @Funlinlin.) It's all up all the time. I have no interest in "freshening" my decor -- I like it as it is, and I "freshen" only when something is wrecked and needs replacing, or I locate something I like better.
The only seasonal things I do are put out my fake jack-o-lanterns for Halloween, decorate for the Christmas season, and cut flowers from my garden in summer.
I have art commitment issues, so while not necessarily seasonal, but we rotate artwork a lot.
We have a wall of double glass frames that serves as a backsplash in the kitchen (easy to clean, livelier than tiles). We rotate prints and photographs year round, for the summer we swapped out black and white abstract photos for colorful limited edition prints by artists inspired by singles from our favorite bands. Prints and photographs are very easy to store away and it is nice to have a changing display.
We also have larger pieces of art that we rent through artsicle, which is a lot of fun because large scale paintings drastically change the mood of a room and we get to try everything from very minimalist pastels to completely over the top oil pieces. It is interesting to see how it feels to live with different works of art and to challenge your senses from time to time with something unusual.
we rotate prints seasonally especially in small spaces like the powder room. i think it makes things interesting and my young son appreciates finding something new on the walls. we also swap out curtains in the warmer months for lighter one.
I rotate the art in the bedroom in the warmer months to go with the change in our bedding. Summer has more muted colors in our quilt so the more muted prints are in the room. In the colder months it's a heavier and brighter comforter so I bring in the bright prints.