I redecorated my home,
where should I hang my artworks?

This is done; you succeeded in convincing your spouse to repaint your home. So now, you have to reinstall the artworks. Don’t be conventional and take this opportunity to change your décor and hang them in a different place.

Often, should it be by habit or because you fear to be mistaken, you will place them back where they were, where in fact nobody see them anymore. By changing the place your artworks are hung you give them a new life. Because they receive a new lighting they will look different. You will notice a detail you had never noticed before. A specific colour will be more apparent. 

However, when making those changes you have to comply with some basic rules to make sure you will give your artworks their full value. 

First of all, let us look at the hall. Avoid paintings with large patterns. Normally artworks in the hall will be seen from close and large motives will steal over you. On the other hand an artwork with small details will allow you to better appreciate all the subtleties because the piece will be closer to you. 

The next room that is privileged by most people is the living room. The set up will be different depending on the size and the number of works you have to hang. Here you have to pay attention to what I call the "stamp syndrome" that is hanging a single artwork right in the center of the wall so that it will seem lost. Think of a 16" x 20" painting that you will place right in the middle of a 15 or 20 foot long wall! If this is the only artwork you have to installed, you would better place it at one end of the wall, above a small table or just above the couch arm so that it will be more in harmony with the setting. Generally speaking the artworks in the living room are to be seen from farther and you can choose ones with bigger patterns or sceneries with depth. 

Your bedroom is another apartment where you would like to be surrounded with beautiful works. For this room calm subject will often be chosen. Also, as the lighting is softer the hanging will have to be more subtle. Enter in your bedroom as if it was the first time you were getting in and watch where your eye glances to. This is probably the place where you should hang your artwork. The reflex to install an artwork at the top of your bed is not necessarily the best place to place it, think twice before doing it! 

Lastly, as you will have understood it, have fun to move your works around, give you a chance to discover all the richness they have to offer and that you haven’t seen before.  

If you are mixed up with how to do it, do not hesitate to contact us, artwork hanging is one of the services the gallery offers.