The painting should go over the console table. Center it and about 5" above table

What a jerky thing to say bid66 hope it makes you feel good about yourself.

jewfish, is the wedding pic a painting? or am i missing something? i probably would enjoy that pice in my mater bedroom or hallway and look for some art that complements the vase

Do you have a fireplace in the family room? That might be the place where I'd hang the portrait. It is not the right scale for either of the entry spots you've shown us. Most Houzzers advise personal photos and pictures be used in family gathering spaces or the master bedroom. Too bad that pot is too large to set in the niche. Can you have the niche made deep enough so it would fit? I think the overall problem you're having here is one of scale; the pot is too large, the table is too skinny and precarious feeling and the picture is too small.

move the wedding photo to the niche (or in another room).

you actually need two of them (the one you have is hung too high)

here's an example.

or, if you want the one, try staging it like this. maybe tile the back wall inside the nice, try a wallpaper, a darker paint color.

I've always liked this wall niche. I love the black/white inlay bone mirror. in this tall rectangle, it lookds great inside the arched niche.

consider cutting a piece of wood for the bottom portion

tried to photoshop it but your photo is crooked. if you could get me a shot of it standing straight on, I could play around w/it.

beneath the mirror I'd place a piece of wood for the bottom 'shelf'. it would be like a sill. the wood would match your post or your flooring. you could do a small grouping of plants, or something similar to sit on the wood 'sill' beneath the mirror.

now, for your entry table, do it like this. the mercury glass lamps/black shade, and the bright green/white floral arrangement is so pretty. especially if you do the black/white bone inlay mirrorr

what about this version w/the art? you'd have to pick something you like, but fit it between two lamps, or some greenery and a vase. I like the ceramica stools beneath them. black would also work

I actually have this light for my hallway. Bergamot 17"

I also love a good piece of art.

your table, a few key pieces

If doing a mirror, do something in the right size, balanced w/other items. get some little ottomans to slide under the console, or something like these baskets

these are three diff ways to style slim consoles. it's paired here w/a snow leopard rug. but look at the top left.. the white vase w/plant leaves, stool/basket beneath, a little lamp, other elements and a large mirror. (I like a nice piece of art better)

this is the size you'd want

here's a large mirror, console, small stool to slide under it, and a nice potted orchid. and a cool light

dont forget some cool lighting.

Here are just a few ideas for you on what you might be able to do with that console table. We might suggest hanging the art lower and then adding to lamps on either side, as you see in our first image below:

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If you want to hang the art in the niche, then you might consider a mirror over the console:

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