A little imagination please!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 12:31PM This post is a follow-up to a question asked after this post.
One sort of long follow up question, Christine. Could I do larger either rectangular (hanging vertically) or square art on either side of the tv instead of a set of prints? I'm not sure I can find 8 that I like. Most sets of that qty./size seem to be either flowers, insects or dogs. I've only ever seen smaller sets that I like. (Like Repose and Field of Dreams or Historical View on Uttermost's site, or the set of 6 Tiverton Lake prints by Paragon that are $$ and are on bronsondesign.com)
Also, you can see the smaller art above the sofa. Should I move that or try to coordinate with whatever is on the tv wall? One reason I haven't done anything is that I simply have no idea what to do! Can you match canvas without a frame with an oil with a frame, should the pieces on the other side coordinate with whatever is on that wall or should that wall change to some sort of metal piece or sconce? See what I mean? I'm stuck with indecision! Also, I sent you another picture of this long wall that is at the foot of the stairs that I was thinking of doing a black and white picture wall on. If I do that, will that have to coordinate or tie in with whatever art is around the t.v.?
Thank you so much for any advice or insight you can offer!
- Tracey
Tracey,
Do you have to use a set of 8- no- I give specific examples rather than listing the long list of all possible wall decor arrangements. However- your suggestion that all sets of 8 are flowers- is just so far from reality- I had to address it.
1. Go to House in the Country, as I suggested. They have at least a hundred different options that can be purchased as sets, framed or wrapped canvass- it doesn't matter.
2. Frame sea shells.
3. Frame vintage napkins.
4. Use old board games.
5. Frame stamps
6. Frame vintage buttons.
7. Use your children's art work.
8. Wrap canvasses with cool fabrics- or just frame fabrics.
10. Frame sets of old magazine covers
11. Use sets of familiy photos
12. Frame old hand painted spanish tiles. I can picture 4 x 4 tiles on the wall with larger 9 x 12 frames around them.
13. Frame or canvass wrap pages of an atlas.
14. Frame old past cards.
Do you see my point? To be quite honest- I didn't even use my imagination- this was just off the top of my head. I could go on all day- but I am taking my kids to the park. Don't tell me you can only find bugs and flowers. Does anyone else have ideas for Tracey?
Reader Comments (6)
I bought a calendar of vintage Barbie prints and framed them. There are many calendars available and some of them are printed on beautiful textured paper.
My next project is to frame black & white pictures of places that are meaningful to me like all the homes I've lived in since I was a child or all the schools I attended since Kindergarten.
This is one of my all time favorite posts! My daughter and I were just discussing covering canvas with fabrics because we see so many and we are running out of pillows! I wish there was a way you could transfer your experience and knowledge images to my brain! Thanks for all of the great ideas!
Thanks Christine. My question was actually more to the fact that I wasn't sure if you had thought - for some designer/scale/balance/look/what have you reason - that a certain size set of prints would look better on the other side of the t.v. than a larger piece or smaller set. Especially considering that I was planning on a photo wall on another wall in the room. And then I wasn't sure with so many frames if I should be looking for something that would coordinate with the other frames I have. I think I need to find a good designer I can hire to come in here, as I have too many questions and I'd like to actually get it right this time. I have no creative skill in that sort of thing you suggested - finding vintage buttons or napkins or wallpaper samples or whatever that would actually look good and coordinate to frame is beyond me. That is not just imagination, that's an artistic skill that I just don't have. Interesting ideas though, thanks.
great post...very inspiring...its about finding something you love and relates to your life and your home more than trying to get a magazine designer perfectly matched look...
Brutal but inspiring post! :) Those get my imagination going for sure.
Hi Christine -- I love your site! My daughter Rosie made me read a few posts of yours and now I love your fun way with design problems.
You might as well learn to spell CANVAS :) Canvass means go out to get votes. Plural of canvas, which you do need for this post as well, canvases.
And isn't it true that people are so boring with their canvases?
I'd rather put stuff -- actual, other, non-canvas stuff -- on the walls. Like a pitchfork (what I always think of when people start talking about their 8 framed flower pictures...)
XOXO