All Hung Up

"Hanging art is one of those little things that makes a house feel like a home. It may be one of the first things you do when you move in — or maybe you leave your pictures sitting on the floor for months, obsessing over where to put them. Either way, if you're wanting to do something a little different from just plain hanging pictures on the wall, try one of these unconventional ideas." (Apartment Therapy)

1. "Why not hang art on a door?" 

 House to Home

2. "I love the idea of hanging art on a column that's just a tiny bit narrower than the canvas. Rules were made to be broken."

Sketch 42

3. "Hanging pictures in front of a bookcase makes an interesting, layered look… provided you don't read those books much." 

stlmag

4. "Sitting a piece of art on top of a stack of books (or is that a stack of decorative boxes?) makes it look less than accidental. Also in this photo: lean a piece of art on a bench or hall table for a more casual look."

Desire to Inspire

5. "You've seen gallery walls before… but I love how these art pieces wrap the couch and go all the way to the floor."

 Desire to Inspire

6. "Lean smaller pieces behind the books on a bookshelf." 

Lonny

7. "Hang art in front of a vintage textile for a lovely, layered look." 

Design*Sponge

8. Just sitting a frame a chair works (but only if it's a chair you don't use much). 

Elle Decor

9. "Frame a large piece of paper and then hang art in front of it (or affix picture molding to the wall and then paint the interior) for this frame-within-a-frame look."

Lonny

10. "How about… not hanging pictures at all? What makes this work, and not look completely haphazard, is the picture ledge above; in this case, the second 'ledge' is the floor."

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