This one @ Linda's Lime in a Coconut is a major rule breaker. Large pictures belong in big spaces. This is a squeeze, but I love it in that house "lived in like a comfy faded linen shirt" -in Linda's words. 
Put small pictures in corners or narrow spaces. Maybe not narrow enough, but I like my little beach umbrella photograph in that spot.
Even though the standard practice is to hang the pictures at eye level this works beautifully and I'm sure it follows one of the rules.
The awesome dozen! A way of making a statement on a large wall is to mount a dozen or more identically framed pictures in a common theme placing them very close to one another.
Group the pictures into clusters of two or three. Odd numbered groups suggest a focal point while even numbered groups exude a calming and organized effect. Does it feel calming and organized? I'm not sure. I love it because of it's playfulness.
My living room again. Another photograph I took..., leaning, because I didn't find the perfect spot on the wall.Shared with Hooked on Fridays @ Julia's Hooked on Houses.
Inspired by Art (Large paintings) - Blue Crab (One pictures can make all the difference)
27 comments:
What's a rule?? ;-)
Love your floor, btw.
those are amazing idea to arrange pictures at home..I don't follow any rules as always!!
I'm horrible at hanging pictures !
I never follow the rules and I like it that way. I've started a wall of empty frames and I just love it. I'll have to send you a picture one day when I finally complete it.
love the out of the box inspiration.
Thanks
T
I love this -- just posted on Kirtsy! :)
I would love to see your wall of empty frames Juju! I have seen some, but not an entire wall. Must look stunning!
You're a great photographer! I don't follow the rules either and have several walls full of photos from our vacations around the world...I love looking at them!
Great post. I love exceptions to rules :)
Great ideas. I wrote a similar post about hanging paintings and wanted to back-link but unsure how to do that...
I love this post! The little picture reminds me of a little painting that I bought a few years ago - the artist had promised it to me, but someone bought it before I got the chance to go to the gallery. Luckily, the person who bought it was someone I knew (our kids were in the same school), so she graciously let me buy the painting.
It is 5x7, and it is such a precious little painting. I had no idea where to put it, then one day I put it between two French doors in my family room. It was perfect - like it had been painted to go in that spot. I look at it every day and love it more and more as time goes by.
Good tips!! :) I never know about the number of frames to hang together. Stopping by from Julia's party. :)
p.s. I am on the coast in MA. A beach stone's throw from Tiverton.
The thing to do is hang your pictures in a way that you like them.
Love breakin' the rules once in a while! :-) great post.
Love those first ones - so wrong yet somehow they work.
I am also a big fan of just leaning art against the wall.
Great to know the rules are completely bendable! I'm currently working by trial and error and will deal with the holes in the wall later.
Maya, if you did want to set up a Google Alert, I would simply put "Completely Coastal" in the search box - that will do it. You can do a separate one for "Beach Lovers Place". I'd suggest using the quotes for both these, as that should look for the entire phrase, and not drive you nuts every time someone puts the word beach on the internet!
Great post- I never follow the rules! In my tiny house I mostly have way too many pictures squeezed into small spaces including the bathrooms.
Oh, I love leaning art, I have lots of it!
I have one rule for hanging pictures/paintings — I must like it there. When it passes this rule, it stays.
Hi,
If I say that the first one is a B. Pickering., will I be wrong ? :-)
It's all a matter of personal taste. I'm sure I put too many things on the wall for most people! I like an eclectic look!
Brenda
The number one rule is:
If it makes you happy, then it's right...
Have a beautiful weekend,
Laura
Who needs to follow the rules?? Love your thoughts here :)
Love the sailboats.
Ya know....I loved your home pic the best...without knowing it was yours!
Rules schmools...art alone will tell ya what it needs. Not the other way around. And certainly not bound by dictates.
I have my share of "leaner's" too. I like 'em. They stay.
Fun post! I've been so swamped this week I'm JUST catching up!
I love breaking the rules with picture frames. Like what you have done with the one leaning on the floor.
Such a wonderful post! I love placing big and small art pieces in unexpected places -- at the baseboard, even under a desk, which I saw once recently. Very fun. Lovely.
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