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Displaying Children’s Artwork

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If you’re like most families, you probably have a large stack of artwork that your children have created. Many people choose to display children’s artwork on their refrigerators however, this can get cluttered and messy fast. There are several other ways that you can incorporate your kids’ artwork right into the rest of your home’s décor, creating a much neater and more stylish way to show it off.

Feature Wall

Find an area in your home that could use some artwork. Rather than pinning or sticking your kid’s artwork directly on the wall which can damage the paint, create a feature wall that will look great on its own or filled with your favorite pieces of your kid’s artwork. Use luxury vinyl planks to create your feature wall. It’s easy to measure, cut and install on the walls. You can do it yourself or hire a professional flooring store to install it for you. You can place the artwork directly on the wall and change it out often. If your home is more modern, you can create this feature wall with tile or natural stone.

Next, let’s look at different ways to display the art on this feature wall.

Picture Wire

Picture hanging wire is usually strung across the back of a heavy piece of artwork to enable you to hang it on the wall. This doesn’t mean, however, that this is the only thing you can use it for. By inserting two eyelet screws into your walls, you can string the wire between them. Now just invest in some mini-clothespins or other clips and you can hang your children’s artwork on the wall anywhere in your home. There’s no tape or additional nail holes, and you can swap things out easily once the line gets full.

Temporary Frames

Purchase several unfinished photo frames. Now have some fun painting them in a variety of different colors. Hang them in a nice grouping on the wall and swap out your kid’s artwork in the frames. This helps show off their current art work and adds to your décor at the same time.

Posters

If your kids are particularly prolific, and you hate to take anything down, try scanning everything that they create into your computer. Now head to a photo printing site and arrange all of their artwork together into a large poster collage. Print the poster and have it framed; now you can show off hundreds of pieces of art work all at once. You can make several of these posters to hang around the house, and they all make excellent pieces of abstract and interesting art. Because you can’t quite tell what they are at first glance, they make great additions to gallery walls and other areas. Once you see them for what they are, they also become excellent conversation pieces as you discuss the many different elements within.

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Hanging Art on the Walls

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16545017_SThere are a few things in decorating that can intimidate most of us homeowners. Major investments like flooring and appliances can give us pause on making the right decision for the money and our lifestyle.  Another one of the biggest decisions is choosing what to hang on the walls.

Why is art so intimidating? Is it the expense? The worry that we like the “wrong” kind of art? Not knowing what to buy or where to buy it?  Art for the walls of our homes doesn’t have to be expensive art bought from galleries and auctions. While it is wonderful to collect art, decorating our walls doesn’t need to be a huge investment in the art market.  The best rule for buying art is to buy what you love.

If you buy art that you love, it will make you smile whenever you walk into the room.  Art can also be much more personal. Framed family photos and heirlooms are lovely hung in large groups or enlarged. You can have them printed in all black and white for a cohesive look.  There are even companies that will print your photos on canvas to make your photos really feel like works of art.

Creating gallery walls is a wonderful way to display art.  As opposed to one large piece over the sofa as was tradition, creating a space to display a number of works is visually more interesting. Mix in fine art with family photos and children’s masterpieces for a personal wall of art.

Focal Point: Big Art

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Big art can be a creative and simple way to create a focal point in any room. The “gallery wall” style of hanging art in groups and clusters is currently popular and works well with smaller framed works of art. However, it can be busy and not as impactful as a single large work of art.  A large traditional oil painting could cost thousands of dollars at a gallery. If you are looking to buy a large scale traditional or antique painting, look at auctions and antique shows as well as consignment boutiques.

 

Other options for big art are framed photographs, prints and maps. There are several companies that will print a picture on a large scale canvas.  This can be a creative way to display your own photographs or family portraits. When using art as a focal point, bigger is better.  Bold colors, strong subject matter and a stand out frame can also create a big impact.

 

Mixing up eras and styles between furnishings and art work creates an interesting dynamic. A more modern version of a traditional subject, like the dog portrait in this living room, or an antique painting in a modern room creates a stylistic dichotomy that draws attention to the art. A single large work hung alone on a wall becomes the focal point of the room.

A large scale painting is the focal point in this hall. While the painting has a muted palette of neutrals, the silver frame draws the eye to it.  The single painting has more of an impact above the grouping of furniture than a group of works.  The big art as focal point allows the furniture to stand out as well as the art work.

 

Consider big art when creating a focal wall or focal point in your room.  Don’t be afraid to mix modern art with traditional furnishings. Use art to add color or interesting pattern to a room. Be brave and go big with your art.

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