Nancy Golden and her guest, Kaye Evans, a certified picture framer with Marley Mouldings, discuss displaying art in a room, and Evans shows some of the current trends in home artwork. - Miniature shoes (figure A) are popular collectibles; Evans shows one that has been given a retro matting featuring an art deco effect with a black background, step illusion on the frame, and shadowbox molding.
- A heritage piece -- in this case, showing the illusion of the law with a display of stamps and a small gavel -- also with a shadowbox mat, and in a polymer frame that has the look of fine wood.
- A wedding collage of photographs, the bride's garter and the groom's boutonniere, framed in champagne-finish molding with a narrow gold fillet around the inside to suggest wedding bands.
Evans stresses that heavy artwork must be hung with the correct hardware to ensure its safety. She shows a variety of choices, including a wall anchor that requires you to drill a hole in the wall and push the anchor through the drywall. The anchor then opens up inside the wall to hold the object securely. Another hanging device featured is an adhesive-backed hook that can be easily removed from the wall when it's no longer needed. All that's required is a tug on a "tail" of the adhesive, and the hook comes down with no damage to the wall finish. Evans points out that so far these hangers aren't made to hold much weight, but she feels that the technology is coming soon to allow larger items to be held by means of such devices. Be sure not to make a common mistake in hanging art: don't hang it too high to be appreciated. Bring the furniture into the room first and view the art from all the seating areas to determine where it should be hung for optimum viewing. To balance the fireplace Evans has employed a leaning technique -- leaning pictures to give the illusion that they have been stacked on and against the fireplace (but if you try this, be sure to hang the pictures -- merely leaning them can be a recipe for disaster!). Other techniques used in the living room include the following: - Hanging two large pictures with a candle sconce between them (figure B)
- Clustering pictures for an eclectic, gallery look
- Using a large Asian print (currently a very popular theme) alone on one wall for a dramatic effect ((figure C)
- Grouping different-size mirrors with wide moldings to create a sense of space (figure D).
The Bare Facts: If you are unable to hang art on the wall, try displaying it on an easel.
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Author: Sally Milner
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