Category: hanging artwork

  • Happy New Year! Some gorgeous spaces to inspire a home cleanse…

    Happy New Year! Some gorgeous spaces to inspire a home cleanse…

    I ended up taking a longer break than I expected, as I had a lot of work to finish up for my web design business. But, I’m glad to be back, and I hope everyone is having a great New Year thus far. Here are some little projects I am undertaking to sort of “cleanse” my home and start fresh.

    Clear your surfaces!  In general, I think people have too much stuff on their shelves and surfaces.  Remove all of your tchotchkes, candles, trays, vases, etc., and put them in a bin.  Then, slowly add back a few carefully edited pieces.  A few well-chosen objects are all you need. It might look sparse at first, but once your eye adjusts, you will love the clean, mind-clearing look of a more minimalistic homescape.  Keep any unused objects in a bin, label accordingly, and when you’re aching for a refresh, swap out what you have on display now with another round of objects.  This method works great for me, and I make less purchases, because every 6 months or so I “rediscover” the objects I had packed away!

    Embrace bright white. Leave at least one area of your home white. The best spot to do this would be anywhere you really have to focus, concentrate, write, or create.  It might seem counter intuitive, but a space of lower visual stimulus will be less likely to distract you, and foster a steadier mind for getting work done.

     

    Hang your artwork!  Someone once said, art is like jewelry for your home.  For me, I finally feel like a room is complete, or feels like home, when I have hung my art.

    Style your book shelves.  This concept is in the same vein as hanging your art.  There is more to decorating than arranging furniture, details such as arranging your books and objets d’art makes a big impact.

    Carve out a permanent space for something you do often, or for something you’d like to do more of.  Do you enjoy the process of putting on makeup?  Carve out a small vanity area – and make it gorgeous!  Wish you could sew more put don’t because you have to pull out your sewing machine every time?  Dedicate a small desk or table as a permanent sewing station.  If you want to do it enough, and even if it means changing the purpose/function of an already existing piece of furniture, you can make it work. Spending more time on things that make you happy will make you happier!

    What are your 2019 plans for your home?

    1. Adore Home 2.-3. 91 Mag, 4. Angie Hranowsky, 5. BHG, 6. Rue Mag

  • Angie Hranowsky house tour: The home of one of my favorite designers

    Angie Hranowsky house tour: The home of one of my favorite designers

    Angie Hranowsky

    I adore the work of Angie Hranowsky. She has more than a knack for using vintage finds in a way that is never stuffy, but eclectic and colorful. Her Charleston, SC historic home is no disappointment, and features her trademark style and livability.

    I can’t wait to fill my home with kid art, and the large pinboard behind the dining room table is such a clever way to feature it and change it out frequently.

     

    Angie gives great tips on making a rental your own, or transforming your home on a small budget:
    1. Paint everything you can, event kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
    2. Change out the light fixture.
    3. Invest in window treatments ( or make your own simple drapes out of a favorite textile)
    4. Hang artwork – Angie claims that incorporating the correct artwork is one of the most important elements of her design vision.
    5. Add natural elements, like a large plant of vessel of cut flowers to add warmth to your space.

    Angie designed the bookcase above and had a friend build it out of reclaimed pine.

     

     

    This peachy pink bedroom is so serene. The chrome bed keeps it from being overly romantic.

     

    If you’re ever in Charleston, Angie recommends you check out:
    Antiques of South Windemere
    Hyams Garden Center
    John Pope Antiques
    Mac & Murphy

    See the whole story and read more at Lonny Mag, April 2013

  • Tour the home of one of my favorite designers, Angie Hranowsky

    Tour the home of one of my favorite designers, Angie Hranowsky

    I adore the work of Angie Hranowsky. She has more than a knack for using vintage finds in a way that is never stuffy, but eclectic and colorful. Her Charleston, SC historic home is no disappointment, and features her trademark style and livability.

    I can’t wait to fill my home with kid art, and the large pinboard behind the dining room table is such a clever way to feature it and change it out frequently.

    Angie gives great tips on making a rental your own, or transforming your home on a small budget:
    1. Paint everything you can, event kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
    2. Change out the light fixture.
    3. Invest in window treatments ( or make your own simple drapes out of a favorite textile)
    4. Hang artwork – Angie claims that incorporating the correct artwork is one of the most important elements of her design vision.
    5. Add natural elements, like a large plant of vessel of cut flowers to add warmth to your space.

    Angie designed the bookcase above and had a friend build it out of reclaimed pine.

    This peachy pink bedroom is so serene. The chrome bed keeps it from being overly romantic.

    If you’re ever in Charleston, Angie recommends you check out:
    Antiques of South Windemere
    Hyams Garden Center
    John Pope Antiques
    Mac & Murphy

    See the whole story and read more at Lonny Mag, April 2013

  • Last day to enter to win an amazing set of frames and great ways to display art!

    Last day to enter to win an amazing set of frames and great ways to display art!

    CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED! 

    A final reminder to everyone to enter to win an amazing Change of Art frame! You have until 12 AM EST on Feb. 6th.  I’ll announce the winner on Feb. 6th. around noon.

    Here are some more inspiring ways to get your prints and photos out of hiding and get them up on your walls!

    Gallery hangings on either side break of the horizontal black and whit stripes.

    A sweet way to feature family photos and “introduce” guests to your loved ones.

    Love the floor to ceiling arrangement!

    1. Angie Hranowsky 2. Covet Garden 3. House Beautiful 4. Pinterest (it seems like this pin no longer exitsts on Pinterest 5. Lonny Mag 6. Interiors Porn

  • Make your walls beautiful! Inspiring ways to hang art.

    Make your walls beautiful! Inspiring ways to hang art.

    CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED!

    A mid-weekly reminder to everyone to enter to win an amazing Change of Art frame!  I’ll announce the winner on Feb. 6th.

    Here are a handful of very cool ways to display art in your home, and a Change of Art frame would really help you do it!

    One of my favorite salon style walls, I love how the artwork even extends to the floor!

    Add even more textural interest to a brick wall by hanging some framed art and mixed-media pieces.

    Different color mats can make a gallery wall less formal.

    1. Angie Hranowskyh 2. Heart Homec 3. Covet Garden 4. West Elm 5. Sweet Home Style 6. Bolig magasinet

  • Happy New Year! Some gorgeous spaces to inspire a home cleanse…

    Happy New Year! Some gorgeous spaces to inspire a home cleanse…

    I ended up taking a longer break than I expected, as I had a lot of work to finish up for my web design business. But, I’m glad to be back, and I hope everyone is having a great New Year thus far. Here are some little projects I am undertaking to sort of “cleanse” my apartment and start fresh.

    Clear your surfaces!  In general, I think people have too much stuff on their shelves and surfaces.  Remove all of your tchotchkes, candles, trays, vases, etc., and put them in a bin.  Then, slowly add back a few carefully edited pieces.  A few well-chosen objects are all you need. It might look sparse at first, but once your eye adjusts, you will love the clean, mind-clearing look of a more minimalistic homescape.  Keep any unused objects in a bin, label accordingly, and when you’re aching for a refresh, swap out what you have on display now with another round of objects.  This method works great for me, and I make less purchases, because every 6 months or so I “rediscover” the objects I had packed away!

    Embrace bright white. Leave at least one area of your home white. The best spot to do this would be anywhere you really have to focus, concentrate, write, or create.  It might seem counter intuitive, but a space of lower visual stimulus will be less likely to distract you, and foster a steadier mind for getting work done.

    Hang your artwork!  Someone once said, art is like jewelry for your home.  For me, I finally feel like a room is complete, or feels like home, when I have hung my art.

    Style your book shelves.  This concept is in the same vein as hanging your art.  There is more to decorating than arranging furniture, details such as arranging your books and objets d’art makes a big impact.

    Carve out a permanent space for something you do often, or for something you’d like to do more of.  Do you enjoy the process of putting on makeup?  Carve out a small vanity area – and make it gorgeous!  Wish you could sew more put don’t because you have to pull out your sewing machine every time?  Dedicate a small desk or table as a permanent sewing station.  If you want to do it enough, and even if it means changing the purpose/function of an already existing piece of furniture, you can make it work. Spending more time on things that make you happy will make you happier!

    What are your 2013 plans for your home?

    1. Adore Home 2.-3. 91 Mag, 4. Angie Hranowsky, 5. BHG, 6. Rue Mag

  • It’s the small details

    It’s the small details

    that make some spaces so delicious

    I am crushing on that blue hexagon tray SO BAD.

    Love that table – I suspect it is a lucky antique fine.

    1.,2.,3. High Gloss, 4. Llamas Valley, 5. Lonny Mag, 6. Sweet Home Style