How would you hang art on this wall?

8 years ago

In need of advice adding art to this wall. Would you treat it as one big wall and centre artwork with the a/c unit, or would you treat it as two spaces, adding one or two pieces in line with the couch and a separate piece over to the window on the right where there is a larger void. It's such a big wall it's crying out for some art but I'm stumped with what/number of pieces to put there (no family photos, just art). Thank you!

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Jen Osborne

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

If the art is strong enough, no-one will look at the AC! Dress the right side with lamp, curtains, tall plant, et voila!

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bigreader
8 years ago
Good dilemma. Will take some good advice to get the balance right. I'd probably run a row of art across the wall and then add something on the floor between sofa and window to balance it.
Crissy
8 years ago
i would center it
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Crissy
8 years ago
sorry i was going to say that I would center it with 2 large canvas prints
karolineshouse
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you both for your thoughts. The dog sleeps in the right hand corner but we were toying with idea of a floor lamp.Chrissy, do you mean two large pieces either side of a/c unit?
Crissy
8 years ago
no, i meant place them I'm the center with a little gap in between.
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Crissy
8 years ago
I'm sorry but cannot seem to find and photos
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Crissy
8 years ago
lol...just to give you an idea of what i mean
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allanaspree
8 years ago
I think that you need either a floor lamp or tall plant on the RHS to offset the couch. Then you could place either one long piece of art or two pieces over the couch. Remember art should represent approximately 75% of the space above the length of the furniture. For example if your couch is 2 metres long the space taken up by your art on the wall should be approx. 1.5 metres in length.
Emma Wiebrecht
8 years ago
Definitely would consider a lamp and for the art make sure it matches the colour scheme you are trying to go for with the yellows and blues and greys. Good luck
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karolineshouse
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you for your time everyone. It's good to get fresh eyes on this. I stare at it everyday but sometimes you need first impression ideas.

@allanaspree, so you would ignore the a/c unity altogether and go with art that centres the couch. Thanks :)
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Susan Ballard
8 years ago
I would do 2 pieces of art one over couch Ignore a/c unit
LesleyH
8 years ago
I would have one large horizontal one centred over the sofa and one large vertical one between the sofa and wall . Use the same coloured picture frame if framing.
LesleyH
8 years ago
Some art sites. Also try etsy for reasonably priced large paintings.
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Cipriano Italian Home Design
8 years ago
Whatever you do, the key is balance. See below some examples of well balanced spaces.
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
8 years ago
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Ignore A/C and center wall art with sofa
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allanaspree
8 years ago
In response to your question karolineshouse - ignore a/c. I would keep it to one piece of art otherwise it will start to get too busy as a/c can't be moved & you have cushions below - lots of pieces in play.. As I said before I do think lamp or art to the right is key for scale. If you spy a piece of art mark it out with painter's tape on wall to be sure before you purchase. Good luck
C P
8 years ago
the second last image, just tge single abstract artwork looks best.
C P
8 years ago
but maybe I'm only saying that as its the only piece picking up yellow from cushions
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karolineshouse
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you LesleyH for the art sites and Alanaspree for the good advice.

Jen Osborne and Celerygirl, I love these mock ups, thank you! It's just what I needed. How do you do this, do you use a certain program?
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
8 years ago
Karoline! I use Photoshop.
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gardentime
7 years ago
I like the mirror idea. Will bounce around more light. Find one with an awesome, interesting and full frame
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signarture
7 years ago
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Some good advice above. Centering a single, large artwork over your couch and adding tall lamps / greenery in the corner is the way to go. But there are no rules with art, and a piece that spans the full width of your sofa, especially in your space, will work much better than one that doesn't.

The artwork itself is a very personal choice, but look for a piece that augments your scheme. Ours can be colour customised as you wish - this one could be a good starting point if it resonates with you
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94236633
7 years ago
In my humble opinion, Jen Osborne and Celery Girl's 2nd last example have the balance right.
LesleyH
7 years ago
Picking up your cushions.