Add a little whimsy in sophisticated spaces. You can’t help but feel the happy! (And the same goes for the fabric on the drapes.)
Gallery Glam: Love this family portrait series displayed in a Paris apartment. Makes me smile, you? And it was a genius decision to frame them as one, so think about that when your appraising your child’s work. It suits the scale of the sofa, light fixture, and art and tone of the room.
Rotation Gallery: Plan for change. Pictures hung on rings with clips can be changed out weekly, monthly...you decide...or, better yet, help in their development and let the kids decide.
Clustered Collection: Six same-size floating frames display artwork of various sizes as the bold paint color peeks through. No need to worry about mattes (and changing out artwork is a snap)! The series in blue offers a variety of shapes within standard frames and looks fantastic with warm yellow.
Cut-out Creations: Another cool idea…one of our favorites actually. If your little one doesn’t mind, get creative yourself. Consider this a green approach—reusing art to create art. Cut those drawings, scribbles, and finger paintings into new images. We’re digging the animals in this photo, but think of the possibilities…teacups for the kitchen, a little toilet for the bathroom…okay, getting ahead of ourselves.
And if you like the shapes above, Sarah has been extremely gracious, providing templates at the link above!
Below is another fantastic concept. Take a look - sorry, its the best shot we've got - at the tiny images. Yup, its a collection of thumbnails created from scans. This custom piece by Jan Eleni Interiors displays an assortment of your kid’s (or kids’, as the case may be) art. How cool is that? They work with each piece individually to incorporate it into an original masterpiece, and all original artwork is returned to you. Win, win! Love, love!
Note: Child labor laws don’t apply, so think about commissioning your little Picasso to create some custom art for you. Grab the Crayolas—crayons, markers, or (gasp) paint—and let him/her go for it. You can even cut paper to your desired sizes before h/she gets started. Kids love putting a mark (literally) on the home and you’ll love the confidence s/he’ll gain.
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These are all great ideas. My laundry room doubles as my son's art gallery. I'm getting ready to paint it and he wants his art work hung back up ! Might need to use some of these ideas.
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ReplyDeleteI have all of our kid's artwork on the walls in our attic. Why the attic? It's because my workroom is up there. As I head "to work" each day I get a smile on my face looking at all of the pictures.
ReplyDeleteThat's great Karen! I'm sure they bring smiles and many memories every time you look at them. I love that you surround yourself with your childrens' imaginative creations in your own creative environment.
ReplyDeleteThe kids artwork look great framed and up for display. You can imagine what it does for a child's self-confidence too. But how does one choose?
ReplyDeleteActually Maria, you can set up an area as a rotating gallery. This could be 1, 2, or 3 frames, however you choose. You then let your child decide. Allowing them the opportunity to judge their work on their own and select which they may want to change on their own builds their confidence too. It also will work for some children to improve their ability to "judge" and "critique" their own work. They may decide to leave one piece up b/c there is a quality about it that they like better than another.
ReplyDeleteI love using kids art for decor. I have a basket full of my 4 year old's artwork that I keep saying is going to get framed! Ugggh.. thanks for getting me back on track. :)
ReplyDeleteNo problem! Glad to help and I'll be expecting a status update as to your new "gallery" in a couple weeks. ha, ha
ReplyDeleteI can't even see our refrigerator, there are so many beautiful painting and drawings that I will never get rid off! Another idea for displaying their art work is to hang them going up the stairway. It's very unique work and our guests love it too.
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