How To Decorate On Each Side Of A Window

There'due south either a total moon coming or Mercury's in retrograde crusade I'thousand feelin' a chip feisty today. Today I'm sharing a roundup of common design mistakes that involve windows and walls (*cue lil jon*) and how you lot can avoid them.

1. Not using accordingly sized art

I've seen this a few unlike ways: art that is likewise large or too small for the wall, or art that is too small for the wall, which makes the fine art looks like it'south floating. Cue instance of besides small:

How to avoid: The rule of thumb I use when hanging art to a higher place a sofa, bed or console table is information technology should make full sixty-lxx% of the wall space above the piece of furniture to appear counterbalanced. The eye volition discover something is a bit off if your art/mirror is covering less than 60% of the wall infinite. I utilise this rule whenever I'k hanging one big canvas, two medium-sized canvas or a gallery wall.

ii. Not hanging fine art at the right height

I've also seen the common mistake of hanging art also high or likewise depression. Cue case:

How to avoid: Hang the fine art at eye level, 55″-60″ from the footing in the eye of the wall – about eye height. If you lot're hanging art above a sofa, 6-9″ is typically a adept spot. The fine art and the furniture information technology's hung over should look in sync…kind of like they're engaging with each other. If the art and article of furniture are as well far apart, you may be wondering if they're separated or divorced.

Here's a good case:

three. Hanging things too close together or too far autonomously

How to avoid: Put the art up and step back to take a wait at it. If you're hanging more than ii pieces, take a large piece of kraft/tissue paper and lay your frames out the verbal way you lot want them displayed on your wall – near one.5″ – 3″ apart depending on the size of the frame and the length of your furniture. Trace each frame and then tape the paper to your wall and footstep back to analyze. Have a picture if you need to. Adapt accordingly.

Here'south a practiced example of fine art that (I believe) to be spaced a expert altitude apart:

4. Hanging defunction at the incorrect height

How to avoid: Similar to how big mirrors brand a room feel bigger, hanging curtains as close to the ceiling every bit possible makes the room experience taller and your windows appear larger. Rule of thumb is to hang curtains 4-vi″ from the ceiling. This willelongate your windows to give a sense of height to your room.

v. Hanging curtains that are too curt

Windows shouldn't be wearing capris, they should be wearing a nice pair of elongating bootcut jeans from Club Monaco.

How to avert: Measure from the top of the window to the flooring, and then add inches of peak where defunction will hang from (remember, iv-6″ from the ceiling). For reference, my ceilings are 96″ high, and I ever buy ~96″ defunction so the bottom of the curtains tin can "puddle" or be flush with the flooring, like this:

half-dozen. Hanging defunction that are too narrow

How to avert: You desire abundance, not flimsiness. Keyword here is abundance. If you can afford to double up on curtains (two panels on each side), do it. It gives the room a rich, luxurious feel. Here's a great instance:

vii. Buying depression-quality defunction

How to avoid: Shop effectually. Half Price Drapes has some amazing products that I use in my clients homes. I recently found Anthropologie velvet curtain dupes for ~$120 on Amazon and I've been preaching about them for weeks…bank check this post.

Enjoy your week!