Dimensions and centering of artwork above sofa
Liam R
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Liam R
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Wall Art Above a Sofa
Comments (9). . it's made out of distressed wood panels. Was thinking of maybe putting this upstairs in the loft instead where the wall is more spacious, and taking down the pics of my nephews and putting them in another room and putting this instead above couch downstairs (scroll down one more to view other wall art pic). This post was edited by dellagiammusso on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 7:57...See Moreplacement for art above couch--I'm stuck
Comments (42)Huge improvement, IMHO! Looks much more inviting. Now move the clock, and put the two watercolors somewhere stacked where folks can see them up close. If it were me, I'd put them to the left of the bay window (as you are looking at it). That way I could always see them when I came downstairs or was passing from the front door into the living room. You can always move them later and group them with other art you acquire. You could also place the art closer to eye level to the right of the bay window, then folks would see it as they were sitting on the couch and it would be illuminated by the lamp in the evenings. Oh, and sorry to be so nit picky, but I'd move the furniture just a wee bit closer together to make the living room more intimate. Again, just my .02, your home is lovely and I really dig the wood floor!! And the art! And the clock! And the wall color! Etc.! :)...See MoreNeed advice on Living Room decoration. Area Rug/Art work/ feature etc.
Comments (23)great advice upthread I'll try to be short, probably repeating several people: -get rid of the white console next to the fireplace/look for smth else instead if you need it there for function -think of other window treatments. curtains? woven blinds? roman shades? any of these will look better. move your sectional a bit from the wall, both to allow room for window treatments and because furniture generally needs at least couple inches to breathe..that wil also make room seem larger -you already purchased the ottoman in the same color and style of the sofa..off white, right? well something different would be better, but it's okay..buy a throw, fold it and put there to break your lines a bit. tray is great too-both for function and beauty. you'll appreciate it when watching this TV -I liked reading how your wife gets her art:) okay..so if there's no real room for other suggestions(I'm also prejudiced against mass produced canvas art..maybe she can be talked into a print instead?..)..put that art there first. Make sure it fits-seems huge?.. Say you go for that a very similar art, you have there-a bit of white, black, brown, indigo blue, fiery yellow white and brown you already have in your room (btw like your furniture) pull your other colors (in pillows and throws and accessories) from that art -deep sophisticated blues, golds. can be metallic accessories (like vases or flower pots?), can be softest fur pillows can be velvet, can be knitted throw. everythhing you buy-make sure it's a different texture..leather is sleek you've got enough of it. Speaking from experience-I also have my fair share of leather:) then look for a big ticket items like curtains and a rug. (or simultaneously..just keep your general scheme in mind). you can decide to make them fairly neutral. repeat the color of the furniture, just different material of course. or go for one vivid deep color but make it a shag rag for example. Don't try to match pattern to art..art has a mind of its own. Look at the room as a whole..what does it ask for? and know yourself of course..say I love many rugs but I don't like to clean them lol. You know whether it's high traffic area, what your habits are, and whether you'll be sad for 5 min if the rug will have spots and then get over it, or will be sad for 5 days. when you buy a side table try, again, to introduce another texture, just different material in this case. maybe wood. maybe ceramics(garden stool?some of these look really modern). every new material you bring creates dimension. Dimension is something you look for when creating spaces. Why? well that what we've used to. Ouside always has it. Even when it's a desert or an ocean. It has depth. we need to recreate it with all sort of ways and means that are availiable to us.. Good luck! will be a cool room edited because of thousand typos..))...See MoreNeed advice on Wall Art placement and Size of Art
Comments (16)@groveraxle I really, really like your placement of artwork with the four pieces!! Thank you very much for your input!! Would you say that the 2 smaller black and white pieces are 8x10 frames? I'm trying to figure out what size of frames and the 2 larger canvases are, so I can make this look happen! Also, do you happen to know where the floating shelf below the tv can be purchased? Or something similar? You made my morning with your help!!!...See MoreJAN MOYER
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