Display Thursday – Hanging

Hanging photographs can be seem daunting. Sometimes it’s hard to visualize your space. I hope the tips and arrangements I post help you! Today I’m talking about a more classical way to hang your frames. Hanging from a decorative moulding was a popular way to hang images back in the day. Many art museums still use this tactic to easily move images around a wall and allow for varying sizes of artwork.

I love the simple and elegant way the artwork is displayed so that it is the focal point of the room. Hanging the frames at varying heights moves your eye along the wall.

Image via Jamie Walters tumblr

An easy way to do this without moulding is to actually mount the frame to the wall and then suspend ribbon above the frame to give the illusion that it is being suspended by the ribbon. You could still attach it to moulding or just to mails above the frame. I think the longer the suspension the more formal it looks.

Image via BHG

Another option is to mix the suspended images with regularly mounted wall portraits. Gives your space a more eclectic look. It would be even more beautiful with different types of ribbon, keeping colors in the same hue with different textures and types.

Images via Design*Sponge

The last image is probably my favorite. Definitely more in line with my collected style. I don’t really put things together that match and I think the last image really exemplifies that for me. Do you think hanging ribbon has a place in your home?