Buffet decor help

6 years ago

I have this beautiful Maya Green Painting I put above the buffet in my dining room. I'm not sure what to put on the buffet table that will compliment without taking away attention from the art. Any decor /design tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Featured Answer

User

6 years ago

I think two round (clear) glass lamps would be very pretty there, with a low wooden bowl in between. Something simple and elegant, with just a touch of organic.

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (18)

PRO
JAN MOYER
6 years ago
Find another spot for the painting. It is too small. The other is too small as well. Also hung too high. You are SEATED when using dining space. Find a special spot for both, not where they are : )
decoenthusiaste
6 years ago
Keep in mind art looks better hung 5" above furniture and can be as wide as 75% of the furniture's width. Art hung alone should center 5' above the floor. I agree, both are too small. Otherwise, you have a good start on the room.
Related Discussions
Help with buffet decor pls
Q
Comments (3)
Excellent thoughts above -- yes -- paint the lamps and add black shades. Consider finding a matching large blue glass bowl for your table. Place your candlesticks with the blue glass lampshades on each side of the new bowl. The bowl can be left empty or fill it with white stones or glass stones from a hobby-type shop. Keep the top of the buffet very simple -- look for a shorter blue vase to add to the other two pretty glass vases. Then stop ... and leave the rest of the space open.
...See More
help me decorate my buffet!
Q
Comments (4)
Nice. I would hang the sign but not too high. For the top of the buffet, I would keep the wooden house thing, put the two candles on the other side and that is all. If you have a low bowl, you could put it in the center....I always thought an uneven number of things looks best....3 or 5. Nice bufffet.
...See More
Wall space above built-in buffet - Decor ideas
Q
Comments (32)
No matter your decision, I do think you could add a little more interest to the room, bring in some color and activity. It feels very "safe" and predictable to me. But I've got a mean streak of quirk, I'd be hanging a vintage ten-speed or a bunch of random clocks in that wall.
...See More
Didn't realize my buffet was cherry wood-how do I decorate??
Q
Comments (9)
"Do you think I could get a dining table that goes with the cherry wood but is maybe lighter? " Absolutely. But first, can you share a few more pics and a simple sketch with the dimensions of the room? That will get you all sorts of specific advice. Right now, consider the design choices that made you like those two pics... I love the chairs in the Promised Land Farm pic and the way the light painted frames make the whole room less heavy. Don't know where you are, but vintage dining room "sets" are really inexpensive in most places. And dining chairs, well they don't use that much fabric and are sometimes easy to re-up yourself. My advice is first to determine the size and shape you need & allow yourself to consider lots of options. I would avoid any sort of Queen Anne leg ;-)
...See More
Miranda Wick
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you all but I have additional paintings coming for this room that I will be adding and will be keeping these where you see them. I would like help decorating the buffet table. Thank you!
PRO
Neelam Interiors
6 years ago
Hi Miranda,

What a beautiful piece of art! And a lovely space - great start! I think you can make the painting work. I would start by lowering it and then build up the vignette with lamps on either side. I would look for lamps that are quiet tall, but perhaps with a glass base so they don't feel visually heavy or take away for the painting, I've linked an example below. Then I would add a vintage tray with some decorative items. Hope that helps!

https://www.uttermost.com/p-9140-formoso.aspx?EID=155&EN=Category
PRO
JAN MOYER
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
You asked. If you want the painting to "star" you shouldn't have to go beyond two lamps and a very simple bowl. Lamps are going to help emphasize it's quite diminutive size for the space it hangs. What can I say? You frame to the art, and you place it where it looks best..................and you can enjoy it most. Yes, I realize you did not ask that : )
PRO
Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Your art is all hung too high and on the buffet if you want to keep that piece it needs to be hung lower and off to one side or if you want to keep the piece then you need to add some balance on either side As for where the art is hung there are guidelines which are what we are talking about If you notice in these 2 pics how the art is hung closer to the top of the buffet.
Miranda Wick
Original Author
6 years ago
I really do appreciate everyone's input, I am no pro in home decor and I realize that it may be too high/low or too small/big for everyones standards but I spend a lot of time in my kitchen/ dining room which is why I chose this space. May not be perfect which is why I'm asking how to make it work :)
Olychick
6 years ago
I agree to lower it will look better. I would also offset it so it isn't hanging smack in the middle of the buffet, which emphasizes its size being a little too small for the space. Then find a lamp or a tall vase with flower arrangement to fill in the larger space on the other side. Then put something low, like a large bowl or a low sculpture or grouping of items under the pic.
lshack17
6 years ago
The question you asked was answered. Place two good sizes lamps on either side of the buffet to take up space the art is lacking. Lower the art to 5" above buffet and do a simple bowl on the buffet surface. That's all you need.
pricklypearcactus
6 years ago
Beautiful art! I may be in the minority, but I like the size. I would try flanking the art with lamps. Nothing too bold so that the focus remains on the art.

If you want anything further on the buffet, perhaps a low tray or bowl.
jck910
6 years ago
Have it reframed with a larger mat
mjconti
6 years ago
I'm no pro and find hanging art & accessorizing are challenges! At first glance my first thought was to hang your beautiful art lower, and off to one side, then balance it on the other side with something on the buffet that doesn't fight with it visually but balances it. Maybe one lamp. I think the fact that it's centered makes it appear smaller and accentuates it's lack of size. I don't think I'd kept it centered & flank it with two lamps. The art will fight to be the star.
erinsean
6 years ago
Just read your first thread....want the art there, want it to be the star and what can you decorate your buffet with?...okay, I would get a lamp for each side...clear glass with gold accents like the frame, and medium to tall in height, if possible. Then in the center something to fit under the picture.....a plant, a decorative box, a nice basket, wooden bowl with carving on it...etc. I love your painting....I can see why you want to make it the star.
Miranda Wick
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you everyone. I'm going to lower the art and buy two lamps to see if one on each side or just one alone looks better.
groveraxle
6 years ago
No matter what you do, it's going to look a little sparse.
Olychick
6 years ago
But that looks wonderful, groveraxle and for me would work better in a dining room than a lamp. The picture really does stand out as the star in your arrangement.
Susan Davis
6 years ago
I vote for black iron lamps with nubby linen shades or gold lamps with black shades for some drama.

A pair of tall iron lamps

Global · More Info

Tall iron lamps
Transitional Dining Room · More Info

Tall iron candlesticks.
Dorset Country Cottage · More Info
If you do lamps then I think visually the tops of the lamps and the top of the art work should be even with one another? Maybe a basket with pottery painted balls would be a fun accent under the painting? You can spray paint the pottery balls any and every color;