Just for fun, here's an authentic Plains Indian painted robe, with a similar design. The artwork was very primitive.

I'd be uncomfortable with art hanging below the table top. I'd rather see it or the hutch blocking part of the glass block -- not ideal either, but better. If you really like the art, I'd look around to see if you have another spot for it, perhaps swapping locations withsomething that will fit better under that window.

I like the painting, but I think I'd leave that wall as is.

Get it but put it somewhere else! I love it!

Have we ever seen what is to the left of that glass block window? I can see how its blankness is calling to you. Perhaps the break is what the room needs? The rest of it is FULL and so lovely. My other thought is I would maybe hang drapes. It would add color but not throw off the symmetry which I fear hanging an object would do. What ever you chose--it cannot be hung at proper height. It would always seem too low. An native spear, loooong peace pipe, hung close under the window, feathers hanging down, is about all I can imagine there.

I do understand why you think you need something there, its too bad they didnt make the glass block area bigger so it balanced better on that wall but it is what it is. Anything you would hang there would seem at an odd level. I do like the idea of drapery, it would dress up that wall and balance out your beautiful dining spot

Agree w/those saying get the painting (it's great!) but find another spot for it.

That's a tricky wall. No view to enhance, but the window makes it hard to hang art. Can you paint that wall a color from the rug or other nearby artwork? Maybe "accent walls" aren't so trendy, I don't know, but it might work there, and anything you hang on the walls, large or small, might stand out more.

If I were to hang something under that window, I'd probably go with some kind of wall sculpture and something that is approx. the same dimensions as the window.

Could you get it and try it in the space? (Yes definitely buy it!)

And maybe get a iron hook to hang just above the glass block then lash some rope or leather goods to the painting to hang kind of over the glass block, but just a bit lower. I normally love glass block but your window does need something to help it along. Not a window covering or drape but something more sculptural. How you hang that painting, a bit in front but a bit lower, might be just what it needs. Try just enough to cover the sill? Aren't you the one with the brother who does this?

Or maybe a skinny easel? And set it on that just high enough to cover the sill which IDT does much for the window.

If not, I might keep my eyes peeled for a sideboard to put under the window, then turn your table and rug 90. Two chairs each long side. The table might look better with the window if it sat the long way under, even without the sideboard. Pictures are difficult sometimes and don't show depth well but the furniture just looks a touch too into the corner.

I like the painting but wonder if it's got too many small elements in it for that location. Maybe it could go somewhere else next to something that has a large central figure to balance it? I could see a hanging textile in that space with some of the vivid colors that you love!!

Is there a way you could pull the table away from the wall and put a slim console/server table or even bar (cart) against that wall?

Love the art but would be worried about people knocking into it.

I can't see any kind of painting/picture hanging below the glass block and being partially hidden by the DR furniture. However, that piece is a definite yes for your home.

I have the same type of window in my dining room, but not glass block. I've also considered hanging something under it but it doesn't feel right. One Christmas I moved my sideboard there to make room for the tree and it looked great on that wall. If you added a console table and moved all the pottery (baskets?) from the top of the hutch to the table, I don't think it would feel crowded to add another piece of furniture.

Maybe you'd want to beef up the molding under the sill and make it more Craftsman like the baseboard. You've got a traditional molding piece there now. We put shutters on our window so it is now all trimmed out.

Thank you all!

To the left of this space (as you're facing it) is the kitchen. This area is all very open, and this will probably help better explain the space I'm dealing with.

In the photo above I was trying to gauge whether or not the photo of the painted gourds that I recently bought from a CL seller would work in this space (it wouldn't). As you can see, the glass block window brings in a LOT of light and I'm actually glad it doesn't extend further down on the wall. I'm sure that the designer of this house intended for a buffet to go on the wall below the window, but that's not feasible with our furniture and we aren't changing any of it (and it won't work to turn the table the other way). Another piece of furniture will definitely not fit behind the chair along that wall; DH isn't even crazy about the thought of hanging a painting there because he's afraid he'll bump it as he fills the cat bowls which sit on the floor to the left of the china cabinet.

I know I don't want draperies in this space (don't want curtains in the house at ALL), but I appreciate the thought. The more I think about this, the more arcy's comment about this space needing the visual "break" makes sense. I think I'm just seeing an expanse of wall there and thinking it NEEDS to be filled ... but does it really? I like the thought of hanging a long spear ("eat your meal, or ELSE!") or pipe on the wall. Love the thought of something with feathers hanging down, but ... ya know ... THIS would get at them. ;-) --- (gratuitous Penny photo thrown in here for good measure)

The idea of hanging a textile in this space is a really good one. A good sized Navajo rug in muted earth tones would be ideal here. I'll keep my eye out!

I emailed the seller of the painting and asked if delivery is at all possible, as I have a feeling the piece won't fit in either of our vehicles and I really don't want to rent a truck or pay a stranger to pick up/deliver. Unfortunately, the seller doesn't have a large enough vehicle either. We had to rent a truck to move several of our paintings from the old house to the new one, and while I like this painting very much, I can live without it if getting it to the house would prove difficult.

That said, I think the painting would work VERY well in our upstairs library! I'd probably put it where I hung the photo of the gourds and move the gourds to another wall:

Thank you all again so much for helping me to think this through more completely. I actually was looking for a painting of a different kind when I stumbled upon this one. Always seems to happen that way!

I like your idea of something long on either side of the window. Like your hubby, I would not want something I might rub while using that chair. The wall does look a little bare compared to everything else, not that that is a a bad thing. Have you considered some type of shelf for above the window to place some baskets on?

An organic shape like a real pictographic buffalo hide, no frame, would look great, and a good height to examine the images from the table. Just spending your money for you lol!

I was thinking that something like this mounted beneath the window would be cool ... And maybe if the feathers and fringe didn't dangle TOO far down, the cats would not be intrigued. (Yeah, right.)

I like this piece too (it's a repro, obviously). Nicely sized, but I'm not sure what I'd DO with it. Frame it? Thumbtack it to the wall? (LOL)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plains-Indian-Wars-Sioux-War-Party-Ledger-Art-Pictograph-/331685250859?hash=item4d39fb472b:g:qboAAOSwT5tWJCFn

More gratuitous pics of Penny, please!!!

Feathers + cats. Uh oh.

I just did one of my pathetic mockups of how the painting would look in the space. I dunno ... Not HATING it. Although, of course, this only gives a very limited "idea" of how it would be.

Then again ... clutter. LOTS of visual clutter going on by introducing this.

Then again ... clutter. LOTS of visual clutter going on by introducing this.

Yes, something you were trying to leave behind. You've already decorated your new home beautifully, why not wait until you happen upon a piece that really speaks to you. And who knows, it may end up being perfect for that spot.

We are probably going to buy this painting if it will fit in our vehicle, and hang it upstairs in the library. The seller is asking $100 OBO, and that seems like a no brainer to me -- if we can easily get it home.

Now ... I've got a painting to sell! This lady no longer thrills me and she needs to find a new home. The canvas is big - 60" long. I wonder how difficult it would be to pack her up if I sell via eBay? Maybe one of those pack/ship places would be best, but they tend to be pricey. Of course, I would pass that cost on to the buyer.

I hate to start yet another new thread, so I wonder if any of you have thoughts on how to sell this piece? Maybe CL ... heaven knows I use it often enough to buy, but I don't have a great feeling about selling there, because I don't want to deal with nuttiness and no-shows.

I've never bought anything on CL, but I sold a truck and a pair of kayaks. I think it was beginner's luck and maybe a state of grace I was experiencing at the time. :) Dunno. I sold to a couple of really nice folks and got my asking prices.

Aside from my truck, which was done off-site, my garage is my showroom. With the garage door open and neighbors across the street and on both sides, it's an exposed area, so I never felt vulnerable. A no-show is an annoyance so make sure you schedule viewings when a no-show won't totally mess up your day.

I would give CL a try. It's free and I'd think you have a market for that type of painting in your area.

Hanging a big picture under the window throws the visual weight of the room off.

We sell lots of stuff on CL, and have been very lucky with never having a no-show, or any weirdos. We've met some really cool people we ended up having great and long conversations with. One couple invited us to use their lake home (nothing kinky, they wouldn't be there). :-D

Beautiful art! I think you'll sell it fast. If I had a place for it, I'd buy it from you!

(Psst, everyone, should I watch for the ad, and send Jen prank e-mails ... offering to trade it for an old section of fence or something? Ask her to meet me at 10 pm in a sketchy part of town?) Kidding, I promise. :D

LOL! MizzGG, you crack me up!

OK ... maybe I will give CL a go. If it starts to get too weird ("Hi, would you like to come up to my lake house and see my etchings?" ;-D), I can always just pull the ad.

You can get mirror boxes at stores that sell moving boxes. You can even use another box inside to protect it and then put paper or other padding in between the two.

If you are nervous about CL, you can always say your house is really hard to find, but you will be in "town" on such and such a day and can meet them - oh, like in the parking lot of the Police Dept or a fire station or something.

I don't think the scary people will be shopping for art, though. I'd be more nervous selling a diamond ring.

If that were my home, I'd probably be tempted to hang something there myself. I'd say IRL it probably feels like it needs something. In photos though it does give that visual break.

Weeeeeeeellllll ... I just posted an ad on CL! Crossing my fingers! True, though - doubtful the dangerous kind will be interested in original acrylics. At least I hope that's the case!

I think the visual break conveys IRL too. It's just that my tendency is to want to fill a blank wall -- or at least THIS blank wall, and I'm not quite sure why that is. I have blank walls elsewhere that aren't just screaming at me like this one is. I should just tell it to shut up. ;-)

I had thought too of perhaps just putting a live orchid on the windowsill in front of the glass block and calling it good. At least for now.

I know what you mean about a blank wall screaming at you. I have one of those in my stairwell. I have something on two walls already so I think the third wall should be blank but that wall faces the family room and when I am sitting on the couch, it keeps yelling at me to decorate it.

I think under the glass blocks would be a perfect place to try some different configurations with painter's tape and see what works. I picture 3 pieces about the size of the one to the left of your hutch. But that may be too many small pieces in the d.r. Another thought I had was some kind of shallow shelf with your baskets arranged on them (even though they look terrific where they are), or maybe a row of pottery.

Or a textile...a southwestern/Native woven runner, hung horizontally? You probably already have some!

I think the reason it seems to call out for something to be hung there is because when seated at the table, the blank wall is right there, eye level. Passing by the room, or standing there, the window has a lot of interest, but it's quite above your heads when seated.

I would like it best leaning against the wall.

I think a native textile would be beautiful there in the right size. I would be very afraid of someone accidentally scooting their dining chair back into the glass of the art piece. Dangerous location for a breakable item. But possibly 3 small framed items directly below the window would work, for example shadow boxed native art pieces or arrow heads, tiny baskets etc. Small enough so that the bottom of the frame would be well above the top of the chair.

Check this link for ideas using arrow heads

Arrow head shadow boxes

Do y have a local Facebook "marketplace"? Ask around, some of them are kind of "secret". I belong to one and the nice thing is that people post their real names (well, mostly), they have to live in the prescribed area, it is well-moderated, and we feel safe selling to one another. (We meet new friends, too!)

Love these ideas! I have been perusing Navajo rugs online and found one I'd LOVE to have, if only I had an "extra" $1,500. ::sigh:: I like the arrowheads too. Wouldn't it be cool to find a collection in a very long frame to mimic the size of the window, but still be visible above the chair? I'm definitely going to keep my eyes open and in time I'm certain the perfect item(s) will make themselves known. For now though, it's a lot of fun for me to scheme and dream!

Maybe I'm alone here, but the window is enough of a visual on that wall. You have so much art all around your house, the eye needs a place to rest.

I'm not on FB anymore, but when I was, I was a member of a group like bpathome mentions and I did get rid of a LOT of clutter (er, GOOD stuff!) when we initially started planning to move. That was a really nice way to sell things. For some of the smaller items, I even worked out a deal to leave the items on the front porch and the buyer stopped by when convenient and left the $ under the front mat. Worked like a charm!

I hear you, ellendi. The blank wall really does provide a bit of breathing space, and I think that unless/until something absolutely perfect comes along, I'm just going to leave it as is.

I like the glass block window and I think it looks just fine as it is right now. I do think that something narrow-ish, of a similar width, could look fantastic there. Esp. a textile or rug. It'll eventually present itself.

Interesting artwork! I think it looks great, but maybe on another wall?

Have you considered a buffet under the glass block? Maybe with some plants? :)

LL, I like your mockup (thanks!) but there's actually not room for even a narrow piece of furniture in that space. Kinda hard to tell from the pic, but the chair is only about 2-1/2 feet from the wall when pushed in, so that space is needed to pull the chair out when one wants to sit there.

The seller of the ginormous Lee Reynolds painting accepted my offer so now we just need to make the drive to pick it up! Yay! Still planning to use it in the library unless another idea pops into my head.

The seller shared photos that show the frame a little better. It does appear to be real wood, and I think it's quite pretty!

Excellent buy!

I dont know if you even like stain glass but what about adding a beautiful framed piece to your glass block window.

That's a gorgeous piece, RoseAbbey, and yes - I do like stained glass very much. However, I like the look of "naked" glass block just as well and was really pleased when we first saw this house and discovered that it had two glass block windows. We had been planning one in the house we were going to build, so I was thrilled to see them in the one we ended up buying.