Once you have bought your treasured art work where will it go?

I so often here people saying ‘I really love it, but where will it go?

Imagine where you can view your artwork – walls, shelving, bookcases, free standing cabinets, mantlepieces, door frames, ladders, dodo rails  or even leaning against a wall- the list is endless!

Plus consider which room you want to display your artwork; in the sitting room for family enjoyment, the study for inspiration when working or to calm your mind, your bedroom for a more intimate piece or a collection of childlike and whimsical piece for younger children’s bedroom or possibly the kitchen diner for statement pieces. Pick artwork that is appropriate to the rooms use, unless you want to start a conversation about it when seen by visitors!

Each piece of artwork you collect says something about where you are now – in your choice of home, your style and life choices and through time they change, so moving artwork around your home gives pieces new lease of life and opens up space for new pieces.

On walls consider a single focus or a gallery of mixed artwork. The frames don’t have to match, it is the placing of the pieces that is all important to get a balance of the intensity of the work and frames.

If you are hanging a group of photos do think about the headshots compared to scenic photos as the headshots have more immediate impact than a soft landscape or rolling seascape and may dominate the group.

You can group together a collection by an artist to tell a story or you can mix and match artwork along side family photos, there are no limits to your combination of choices.

If you have a selection of frames, unframed or painted edged artwork it can add drama to the gallery, however if all the frames match it gives a cleaner look – choose which sits best with your interior decoration.

Planning is everything so layout the artwork on a floor to find the best combination leaving a equal gap between all the pictures, or challenge them and go for different gaps but keeping it balanced to the eye as we are always looking for the comfort of symmetry.

The joy of artwork is that it is a movable artefact, if you hang it in one room and it doesn’t look right, then you can move it until you find a place for it that sits comfortably with you.

If you are unsure, talk to the artist and often they will do a home visit to help you decide where it may go or even to start your collection.