How do I fill up this huge wall?
This is a bit buried in another thread, so pulling it out for focus (sorry for the repetition). Here's the wall (TV shelving unit will go). You can see the color scheme going on. The other art is mostly Asian-themed. 9' ceilings, 20 feet from one end to the other.
Someone in another thread suggested a sofa table behind the sectional with a lamp or 2. As for large art: dimensions? positioning? materials? color (green, plum red)? Any inspiration pics to get the juices flowing?
I do have a very large piece that would fit, that used to hang on a large wall in my Dallas loft. But unfortunately thick marine rope and wooden spoons wrapped in twine don't quite go with the style here. :-p
Another thought would be stretched fabric, probably a tryptich of squares or long rectangles. Can I be abstract or do I need to keep it subdued?
Brainstorms welcome.
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Annie Deighnaugh
12 years ago
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12 years agodeeinohio
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12 years agoLuAnn_in_PA
12 years agoweedyacres
12 years agoHere's some fabric that might work with the color and Asian theme:
Or to build on porkandham's idea:
Or more of a background color instead of jump-out design:
jessicaml
12 years agoSide-note: porkandham, I'd love to see more of that room!
I like porkandham's idea, and I like the middle fabric you posted, weedyacres. The other two patterns are too small to make much impact, IMHO.
What about a fan? Is that hokey? Too small?
Here is a link that might be useful: 40'' and 60'' wall fans
les917
12 years agoweedyacres
12 years agoThe photos above show 3 of the walls. Here's the 4th. I'd like to preserve the walkway from foyer to sunroom.
LuAnn_in_PA
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12 years agoThanks, guys. Decorating this wall is not the holdup to getting our house on the market. We are on our final leg: decluttering the garage, which will hopefully be finished up this weekend. This other stuff I'm working on (the planning and shopping at least) during the week while I'm out of town working. So it's not delaying the listing. April 28 is the target date for completion. The bare wall won't hold it up.
But not fixing this will:
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