Just hanging

Apartment styled by Myrica Bergqvist from Desire to Inspire

Nothing makes a room like a wall of well chosen art. I personally favour graphic posters and prints but whatever your preference the key to it looking amazing is actually getting it on the wall in the first place. Framing is an expensive business especially for larger or odd size pieces, but even with A4 and A5 sized works when faced with framing 10 – 20 separate pictures it pretty much always breaks the budget. Lately I’ve been looking forlornly at a stack of prints and pictures, the bare walls in my studio and ‘frameless’ hanging options. I like the idea of just going for it and washi taping up a wall full like Miss Vu but am conscious of ruining a print I might want to frame later. I love the use of trouser hangers (from Apartment Therapy) to hang larger pieces, much sleeker and unexpected than the old bulldog clips. The use of minimalist shelves to house an ever changing collection and display of art in Lisa Congdon’s studio (from SF Girl by Bay) seems like a pretty ideal solution. To make a feature of all those little postcards and doodles floating around your desk you could try using a wire with small clips or pegs. If you really like order the use of clipboards to display inspiration, swatches and small prints works well.

Best of all, just go for it, put up what you can, however you can. It will add personality, creativity and inspiration to your space no matter how it’s done.