The top height should be roughly even with the door’s top trim. IMO too busy and petite for that sectional though. I’d be inclined to find a narrower wall and hang two rows, again roughly even with the nearest door or window at the top.

Thank you. Do you think they’d work better under the high window(s) on the narrow wall (s) on both sides of the fireplace? ( You can see the right side - the left side is exactly the same - not in the photo). - Maybe 4 on each side?

I would put all of them under high window and get complimentary art for other side of fireplace. And very large art for large wall.

Yep side window

I like them there, but they are hung just a bit too high. Try 6 to 8 inches lower.

IMO too small and too high. Much better under the window by the FP scale wise/but I do not think 1/2 &1/2 on either side they will agin look too small I love art in the kitchen maybe a spot there would be perfect.

I think they are too small for that wall and don't seem to relate to anything else in the space.

Those are wonderful!

Can you show all sides of the room? And one from further back, showing as much of the room as possible (as a whole), would be helpful.

View from kitchen

That helps a lot … based on the above, I‘d like them where they are, just lowered, and possibly spread out just a tiny bit. Or, two rows instead of three.

Can he make you one more row to add on the bottom?

Two rows will leave one extra with this style of arrangement. You said they were commissioned so might not be able to get another for set. I’m having perspective challenge with current arrangement. That is, I can’t determine size of plates & size of detail on them. They are high on wall so one’s ability to admire each close up is limited by a person’s height. For that reason alone, I’d vote for lowering the entire arrangement by one row. If you create 2 rows instead of 3, I’d put the ’odd’ plate at the end pointing towards kitchen - it would be an arrow like effect.

I like them too. But they are too high, which is obvious from the last picture.

Could you just move the current top row down to make a new bottom row? I can’t see the subject matter so I don’t know if it makes sense to change their order.

Pretty room.

He can but they were pricy and I don’t want to spend any more $!

That was in response to making more to add a bottom row

It seems like the easiest solution is to move the top row to the bottom so it’s all lower, but I was also concerned that I had too much wall on each side. Thinking of letting them stay in current spot until I find a replacement, & then moving plates to this wall. You see this wall when you enter the front door. Thoughts?

I guess a 5 wide x 4 high installation is out then! ;-)

That was my first thought, to make it fit the scale and size of the wall and room.

They’re very nice but just too high. I agree with moving the top row to the bottom

^^^Yes…like that.

@chochpflr Would you humor me / us and take a close up showing a couple of the plates? I can see the colors used & that no 2 are alike though several similar are in arrangement. That entry wall looks like might be a perfect spot - you could do a mockup with 9 pieces of paper cut to size of the plates. I’m curious what an arrangement like this would look like - 2 per row with the 9th odd one at first level & next to wall switch.

BeverlyFLADeziner - thank you for doing that mock up. So helpful! Much appreciated.
I also appreciate everyone’s input. Thank you, all. Keep the constructive criticism coming.

For KW PNE Z8 -

@chochpflr Wow - those plates are really pretty - so much ’texture’ in them & love the colors. Thank you for showing us the close up. It confirms for me that the plates are best hung at eye level viewing. What size are they? If you want to keep the arrangement - which is a good one - could they be swapped with art on opposite wall? They’d be seen from any sitting spot on sofa on that wall. The art on that wall - is it a horse or donkey / mule / burro? Might be too small to replace plates but looks like might be great under window on either side of FP. But of course, then you need a companion piece same size for the other window. It’s a slippery slope & all that 😁

ETA just noticed the FP wall now has color on it that blends well with plates —- The horse ? art would show up so well on that wall too!

ETA again - just realized the wall color is photoshopped! 🤣 Thanks @BeverlyFLADeziner

The artist wasn't exactly wrong in the placement of the plates. If I were mounting them for an exhibition, I might have centered them on the wall. However, in this case, the plates interact with some pretty strong architecture & of course furnishings, and both affect the balance in the room. Sometimes things are not really apparent until they are viewed in a 2D photo.

Any thought to working to get the windows next to the fireplace relate to the space?

KW… the War Horse picture is too small for the “plate” wall. Also, I was advised not to put any more squares or rectangles on those fireplace surround walls b/c it’s already “boxy.” I’m thinking of just doing some floating shelves on each side. Not sure. We have a large puppy ( she’s in the picture by the sliding glass doors) and she’s a jumper. That’s kind of why we hung the plates so high! But I fear it’s time to train her and move the plates one row down! That color that was photoshopped is actually an interesting idea!

PS to KW… the plates are 16” round and spaced about 5” apart

Beverly - thanks again for all your time and attention to my “plate project.” What do you mean by, “Any thought to working to get the windows next to the fireplace relate to the space?”

They are beautiful plates. There does seems to be too much space around them. You could place a cabinet underneath them if there was room behind the sofa. But how about doing a color block behind the plates so they're not floating by themselves on the wall. Even with that, I do still feel like they need to be lowered by about 12" or adding a little more space between the plates. Pulling some of the color from the plates into the rest of the room (pillows on sofa, accessories, etc) will help too. It's a beautiful room and I love the fireplace!

Certainly don't want to challenge the artist's vision, but for me it seems a little incomplete even placed lower which looks much better. .

Some ideas:

A more interesting arrangement

Square arrangement but with something "framing" it. Couldn't match the mustard color, but you get the idea. This is actually a tweed fabric snip. Wonder if you could mount the plates on a "canvas" of an interesting fabric that picks up the color of the plates to define the space better.

Just my opinion, the plates are beautiful!

Wow. I love the “new” arrangement you came up with, while still using the original nine plates. That spreads them out a bit more. Thank you! You and the others on this site are amazing - I’m so appreciative.

I really like the arrangements @tozmo1 shows too. That’s what’s great about this site - the team brainstorming!

I can't accessorize a room like @BeverlyFLADeziner but I do love to play! I like the first one below better if you give the pillows some punch and the second one if you do only some black "framing." I think I see black and white check on the pillow in the front so perhaps I am not tuned into your style but adding color is the theme.

They both look awesome. The tree is a no go (for now) b/c of a rambunctious puppy! Thanks so much for all your great ideas.

The plates belong to you, but any of those “assemblages” shown look like DIY craft projects that use the plates as a collage.

😂😂

Beverly -
Thanks so much for your help today with my plate project. Could you elaborate further on what you meant in your last 2 comments? I don’t understand what you’re asking about the fireplace windows and what did you mean in re: the “DIY” comment?
Thanks so much!

BeauBeautiful plates. Once the puppy is trained, move them down a row and space the ever so slightly farther apart.

The plates are awesome!

If you did something like this with preferably wood (but paint could possibly work too), then I think the plates look OK at the height they are.

I also think the fireplace walls would improve if they were painted & maybe add complementary art with simple tables & plant or dried arrangement on top. For the art, I think something sculptural on the wall or table instead of paintings would be more interesting than another square or rectangle.

I think you should just move the top row to the bottom.

Just moved them down less than the height of a plate and it looks better.

Beautiful plates!

I like the idea of a simple wood frame around them.

16" diameter plates?? I would have never guessed that. Amazing how tall ceilings throw off scale in photos. You need styling.

spread them further apart, do the diamond shape, or add the "lines" on both outsides.

Paul, do you think they look smaller or larger than 16”? Just curious.

They looks great, just lowered or spread them further apart or add one more layers of plates if possible.

I’m not Paul, but I think they appear smaller than 16”. No question about that. The scale of your room affects the appearance of the size of everything in it.

I like the suggestion to bring the color from the plates to the fireplace wall.

That's a 5' square (25 sq ft of plates) and it looks too small! That wall is huge. I've lowered the plates and spread them out to about 8" apart.... 28.5 sqft. Oh, and added a roman shade to disguise the discrepancy of window heights.