And yes. I am aware of my pillow addiction, before you all point it out. ;)

I wouldn't use the shelf. I don't like them over my head, and you
already have shelves with little items, so I'd cut back on the decor items. I'd do one
long piece of art work, about 30" H or a pair of art pieces. I have a
pair of 30" W x 40" H prints over my 84" sofa.

I wouldn't use the shelf either. I'd consider a pair of electric wall sconces on a dimmer switch in lieu of the mirrors. It's hard to tell for sure without being in the room, but the artwork might be a little small by itself as mayflowers said. Cut out some paper to its size and try it out with painter's tape before you start to hammer. I know it's only a couple of inches, but I'd have to center the sofa on that wall so it's not jammed into the corner and use extension cords for the phones and computers. It's a pretty room.

How about a barn board area, ideally in a wide orientation to help fill the width of wall over the couch? A little like this? Maybe wide enough for a wreath and a pair of sconces attached to the wood? A weathered gray wood would be nice, too.

I'd put a big painting on that wall. If possible go original. I picked this only because you picked a horse but you have lots of options. You could go a bit smaller than my mockup though.

Thanks, Justerrilynn, I really appreciate the mock up - it gives me a nice sense of how a single horizontal piece of art could look and it certainly does offer a nice calming balance to the rest of the space.

Laughablemoments, I think you have my style nailed! Love the idea of a wide piece of barnboard or a mirror framed with barnboard (i'd have to source this) hung on the horizontal, with one of my boxwood wreaths draped over it, with sconces mounted on it, or flanking it.

I do agree that less will be more on this wall, to help balance the busyness of the shelves on the opposite wall.

I will have to find a different use for that shelf i bought because I do love it! And, I'll be sure to post photos once I get the nerve to actually commit to something!

Great! Hope you can source it without issues. : )

How about putting the clock to the right of the door in the eating area, and then hanging those hexagon mirrors one over the other where the clock was if you are fond of them? It might make the clock easier to see from the couch, too. Just a thought...

I might suggest hanging the hexagon mirrors vertically where your clock is. I think it would look nice to install a pair of swivel wall mounted reading lamps with your picture centered. (I know this might feel really scary with the nail holes and all). You could hang your boxwood wreaths from a ribbon or twine in the dining room windows. I love the shelf and at first thought it was a coffee table. Too bad it is not since it would look great in front of your couch. If you opt for a barn wood coffee table your ottoman could then provide additional seating where the white tiered shelf is. It is a beautiful area. Love the colors, decor, and feel.

Laughable moments, nice observation about the clock. I'd love to move it to the wall along the doors, but those doors open quite often and it would bother me not to be able to open them flush to the wall, and I'd be afraid my kids would smash the doors into the clock face. Maybe I can relocate to a different room. Both you and Christy suggest hanging the mirrors on that wall, and I'd love to because I really like those mirrors!

I also really like how the colors of the canvas work in my space. And while it's not an expensive piece by any means, it kinda 'speaks' to me - reminds me of a wonderful family vacation with took the Outer Banks of NC where wild horses roam free on the beach.

Lots of suggestions for scones or art lamps to flank the artwork, but wouldn't that involve installing electrical work in that wall? I'm really trying to avoid a costly, timely process. I do have a great electrician, but if I have to repaint the wall, DH will not be charmed. He just freshly painted the room. Any pic examples you could share of scones on a sofa wall with artwork would help me visualize this better.

What if I were to pull the sofa off the wall a small amount and add a sofa "ledge" for lamps, leaning art, etc.? Or, If I used the horse canvas as the center and flanked it with two larger mirrors?

Good morning rebecca123. I saw this picture in my Pinterest feed this morning, and it made me think of you.

Liz Marie Blog, this post was from September 2016. She gives Amazon links to everything in the picture, but I'm pretty sure these are the shuttered mirrors she used behind the couch: Shuttered Mirrors at Amazon. (The link she provided took me to a pair of mirrors with no shutters. ) I couldn't figure out how to link the exact page from Pinterest, so I linked this to her home page. Hth!

Laughable moments, thank you! I love the shutters and how it looks with two side by side with the wreath. That might just be perfect. Thanks for sharing!!

ETA, ironically, I have at least 4 things in that photo, including the No. 7 pillow, the scale (in my kitchen) the topiary and the boxwood wreath.

Cool, glad you like the shutters. Since you already have 4 of those things, then you must be well on your way to your farmhouse style, lol. :-) I was trying to figure out if I could justify the clock...and where on earth it might go.

No shelf above the sofa. I hate sitting with something hanging over my head it's like impending doom lol. Especially if you have kids that jump around on the sofa. I do like the shelf though. As for the sconces, they have some beautiful battery operated sconces. You don't have them on that much so they last pretty good. I had some in my dining room before the re do.

Sconces

If the shelf was hung high enough it would not feel like it is looming over anyone..can't imagine a better way to keep children from jumping on the furniture!! BUT it does feel dated..I know I did this back in the '80's. The shutters would be fabulous. Can you swap the clock for the wreath in the mock up?

I also like that horse canvas! I've been looking high and low for a large canvas to fill a space behind my sofa and stumbled across icanvas. They sell a lot of different sizes: https://www.icanvas.com/canvas-art-prints/tag/horses

So, despite my desire to put up a shelf with lots of farmhouse decor, I kept it simple, and settled on this. Thoughts?

Laughablemoments, you just gave me a laughable moment!! This wall has officially absorbed way too much of my time. But, an emoji wasn't really the look I was going for. Back to the drawing board!? ;)

I think it will work to move the horse picture off center to the right and the mirrors with boxwood wreaths vertically. Bye bye emoji. Still lovin' your room.

Digging up an old post to share the final end result, 4 months in the making. Much as I tried to like the horse canvas and mirrors, I just couldn't love it. I was able to return everything. I also LOVED the archway mirrors that Laughable found on Amazon, but IRL they were junky and not the right scale for the wall. Those got returned too. So, I wound up with an eclectic mix of photos, baskets, signs, etc. all based on the clock as the anchor, which was an Amazon win. I hope you like it. It feels like a reflection of "me" and that was more important to me than it being "perfect" from a design standpoint.

That turned out great! : ).

Very nice!

Lovely--and it makes you FEEL at home in your space so WIN WIN.

A perfect outcome. Good job.

I really like the items and how you have them set up. The only thing I would suggest is to lower the two items under the love sign just a bit and the one on the other side as well. Everything seems a little squished high to the ceiling. Side to side looks good.

Thanks, blfenton. Yes, the proportions were hard because no two items are the same in size. Some have more depth, others more slim. I did try and keep the bottom edge flush with enough space for a person to feel they could comfortably stretch and move about without hitting or knocking something. I also have particularly low ceilings which doesn't help with arrangements like this. However, most everything with the exception of clock was hung with Command Strips (I've had great long-term luck using them in other areas of the house too) so there is some flexibility to move stuff around without too much fuss. Thanks!

I like what you've come up with much more than anything posted before. Good job.

Lol, don't kill me but I think the whole assembly could be lowered a few inches. Can you photoshop the change and see?

I don't know how to Photoshop. I could lower it all, but I do worry about things getting knocked or bumped by my DH who is 6"3. I'd like him to feel he can stretch comfortably without bumping the wall arrangement. But I could try it and see.

With your constraints, which make sense and you do want it to be comfortable, I thing even just lowering the bottom row 2 inches. You just need a little breathing space, that's all. Leave the top row as it.

But, we're just looking at it from a screen and not living it.

I think you did a great job, but I too think just lowering the 3 items on the bottom row a bit would make it perfect. It was my first thought when I saw your pic, of course that was after thinking what a great job you did first :) So glad you updated. I loved following what you were doing.

I really love your combination of items. Very calming with lots of textural elements as well. Really nice and its not very often I can say I like combinations of a number of items but yours is very fun.

Thanks, Winker! It took lots of time to curate all the right pieces. Metals, wovens, wood, all different colors & shapes. Much harder than a standard gallery wall because of all the variations. Thanks for the kind words!!

Elgatem, what are you taking thanks for? I don't see any comments in this thread made by you. On Garden Web we do not advertise our products. We may mention a resource, but we are not economically affiliated with the resource. Your post with the link, (which I did not open) appears to be targeting GW'ers for marketing. I may be wrong.

It was spam, Enduring. To report spam, click on the little flag to the right of the spammer's name

Nice progress, but I agree it would be better lowered at some point, and possibly loosened up. With of course that metal box someplace where your husband doesn't sit. :) Both rooms that are experienced mainly when sitting and low ceilings can be dealt with by mounting wall decor relatively low, and in the case of the latter letting attention focus below so that a ceiling can sort of "soar" without notice above.

Yeah, I know sushi, I guess I was giving him the benefit of the doubt ;( Thanks for clicking him off the thread!