A Study on Hanging Art

One of the most common  mistakes I see when I visit my clients houses is that the art is hung too high on the wall.  It makes it seem to me like the room is shrugging it's shoulders or raising it's eyebrows and needs to relax. 

The common misconception is that the piece of art, picture, or mirror being hung has to be evenly space between the ceiling and the table/counter/lamp/sofa it is placed above.  Maybe if your ceilings are 7'-0" high this works but generally, that type of symmetry is not the most pleasing thing for the eye to look on in the room.  If there isn't any furniture below the art, I will try to place it somewhere around 1/2 way to 2/3rd the way up the wall from the floor.  Most of the time I see the art hung around 3/4 the way up the wall.  Yikes!

As a general rule of thumb I like to hang a piece of art around 6"-10" above a table or sofa.  This will also mean that you should have the appropriate sized art.  Many work of art I see hung are great pieces but too small for the location. 

Here are some examples of properly hung art:

Take a look at your house or office.  Is the room shrugging it's shoulders?  I think it's time for some relaxation!

Photos from Nancy Pape, Inc. Model Homes

Peek-a-boo!

This weekend I had a photo shoot at one of my projects.  I won't get the photos back for a few weeks but I thought I would give you a little sneak peek with a few shots that I took while I was there.

As you can see, I'm still tweaking my blog template and header and I have added one of these photos to my latest version of my header. Stay tuned for more to come!

Photos by Rebecca Ward

Elegant Furniture

I was browsing through Horchow's website for some inspiration today as I think they have some great photography of their furniture. All the pieces have some serene elegance to them, set in peaceful and comfortably luxurious surroundings. Take a look!