Rules For Masterpieces

From an experience in hanging pictures lasting for years comes several rules. Never hang pictures on every single wall you see unless you've always yearned to live in an art gallery and remember that a wall that needs a picture is one that seems empty without it. When it comes to pictures you could hang them in groups, over a console table, a server, a sofa, or a small pier table.

There is a second rule. Avoid making the groupings wider than the furniture under it. Getting a unified look with pictures of varying sizes is a matter of hanging them closer together. You may be one who has a prized collection of bird prints with different frames in kind and size. You should never hang them frame by frame but in pleasing geometrics instead.

Another rule follows. Be aware that the wall is a second frame, one that serves to set off a group of pictures on all four sides, even when hung in close proximity. When I talk about pleasing geometry, I mean hanging pictures so that the frames form either a square or a rectangle. Should you possess four pictures all framed alike and of the same size it would look great if you hung them vertically above a small step table, geometrically in a square over the sofa, or in a straight line over a long table. If not on a staircase then the step pattern in hanging pictures should not be used. Still the best option would be to consider right angles and go for straight lines. There is always room for a little regimentation every now and then.

Consider having a series of ever changing pictures accumulated over a lifetime, ones with varying sizes and subjects that come to include old family portraits, prints, reproductions, and originals. If you want to hang this collection of favorites together, try unifying the group by framing and matting everything alike. Other than use simple gold frames for 16 prints one friend matted then in forest green. As they were set against a red wall the look was marvelous. By matting each picture over her sofa in a different shade a friend was able to add color. The size and subject matter for all of the pictures here were the same.

Did you ever experience staring inside a department store model room wondering to yourself what could be missing? There is an absence of a sign showing someone had lived, slept, ate, and took phone calls in there. There is no room for individuality. Without this you do not have a home.

With the department store model furniture can be sold but when it comes to your home it serves to provide you with comfort and pleasure. Start with color, forget this year's in shades, What's your favorite color? Choosing colors involves keeping in mind that these could affect a room's mood. Colors can easily depict varying emotions. If you have no colors in mind then go look at several color charts to help you find just the right color. Always go with your gut and you will not go wrong here.

By: Fredvaldez

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