Wall Art - Making a Large Statement on a Small Budget

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Sooo... I think I may have freaked some of you out yesterday with the photo of the newspaper drapes. Even though I like to encourage outside-the-box thinking, hopefully you caught that I definitely wasn't recommending, nor would I ever recommend, the treatments for your home (nor was the store). Really. Just admiring the fun creativity of the store display. Everyone okay now? :-)

On to wall art...

There are a variety of ways to display your artwork, but repetition is one of the easiest ways to make a large statement on a small budget.

Framing a group of items with the same subject matter in identically matched frames and hanging them together gives them a feeling of importance that they wouldn't have on their own.

Angele Parlange via House of Turquoise

There is really no end to the possibilities of what you can frame, and you can create a look from casual to formal just by the art you use and the frame style and finish. A small sampling of possibilities would be: calendar pages, scrapbook paper, family photos , silhouette art, botanicals, book pages, fabric, wallpaper, letters, numbers, sketches... the list goes on.

Janell at Isabella & Max Rooms frames her children's artwork but doesn't limit it to her children's bedrooms. She loves the way it adds a lighthearted quality to the rest of her home. I agree!

If you are looking to make a statement in a child's bedroom, think of the possibilities. Limited only by your imagination.

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Hanging art using the method below makes it appear as one large piece of art.

Pottery Barn

We saw in this Creative Decorating Ideas Post how they used repeating art to fill the corner.

As you can see in the photo at the beginning of the post, you're not limited to framed art. Really anything that you can find a matching quantity of can be used.

In this DIY Wall Art Inspiration Post, they used placemats!

And here we have matching clocks...

House Beautiful Photo Wayne Cable

Have you used this method for hanging art in your home?

Interested in more wall art related posts? Click here, here and here.

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