 | Nancy Martin is a design consultant for Horton's Furniture. She has been with Horton's for 15 years. Nancy has extensive experience in color coordinating, furniture placement, room design, and accessorizing. Nancy is happy to assist with any decorating problems. You can contact her at (316) 722-5090, or visit her at Horton's, 10915 W. Kellogg, Thursday thru Monday. |
Interior Decorating
1969-12-31 18:00:00
How do we decorate our walls?
ANSWER: The most common mistake that I see in homes usually involves the height of pictures and mirrors. They are almost always placed too high. Keep in mind, you are decorating the walls to accessorize your room. As a rule you do not want your focal point to be drawn towards the ceiling. Now for the basics. Try to think of the wall as creating an arrangement, not just hanging a picture. If you are the type of person that likes things in order or balanced or if you have a traditional or formal decor try symmetrical placement. For instance, hang a picture or mirror centered in your arrangement, then at equally placed intervals on each side place pictures, small mirrors or sconces. This will also work on mantels or over a sofa or entry table. Creating an asymmetrical arrangement can be a lot of fun and very interesting. You should follow one rule. If you have a large picture or mirror on one side of the arrangement, the collective items on the other side should make up the approximate square footage of the wall space required for the large piece.With this type of arrangement you may mix frames and matting and even colors. If you have a collection of prints, this could be artwork from a child or sketches from a local artist, it is interesting to frame and mat the art alike and group the pictures in an overall arrangement. I suggest arranging the items on the floor until you decide on the perfect arrangement. This helps save on patching and touch up on your walls. Keep in mind you are adding the finishing touch to your room just like you accessorize your favorite little black dress. There are so many different things you can do to make it special. Don't be afraid to be creative. Instead of hanging all the art work you can always sit the frame on a table or mantel and lean it against a larger picture to achieve depth in your arrangement.
