15 Fresh Ways to Display Your Art

Don't let your collection just sit in a closet--start enjoying those paintings, posters, and photos right now.

Shelve it

Shelve it
Have more bookcases than free wall space? Hang your art on the shelving itself. This works well for both large and small pieces; with small ones, group lots of them together or they'll get lost visually.
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Let art imitate life

Let art imitate life
Who says that art has to be serious? Hanging a picture of a bed, above the bed, is just the right amount of cheeky.
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Interrupt the pattern

Interrupt the pattern
A boldly graphic piece give the eye somewhere to land in a room full of patterns.

Use negative space

Use negative space
Corners are notorious difficult places to fill. Take the opportunity to make your own curated corner gallery.
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Don't commit

Don't commit
For less serious art, like concert posters, keep them off the wall so that you can rotate them on a whim.
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Distract with it

Distract with it
Divert the gaze from the ubiquitous living-room eyesore by hanging a painting larger than the flat-screen right above it. Note: Since the TV already has a frame, ditch the one on the art.

Raise it

Raise it
Draw the eye up (and save your walls from holes) by using the tops of window- and door-frames to showcase small artworks. Color is key: See how the yellow pieces here pop against the robin's-egg blue.
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Surprise with it

Surprise with it
Art becomes comfortably everyday when you incorporate it into a high-traffic-area tableau. This tip is not, of course, meant for your Chagall--or any other irreplaceable pieces.

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