The Studio by Nandita Manwani

Planning to decorate your walls with Art – Here are some best practices

Art for Home Interior Design, Art for the home, Home Interior Designers

This article comes to us from our partner Artburt. Artburt has been passionately promoting the cause of Digital Photography as an art form since the last few years. In a discussion with Sriharsha & Siri (Artburt’s founders) last week we briefly were talking about some of the best practices to follow when choosing the wall on which to hang the artwork and a week later I get this ping from Siri that Sriharsha has penned down a formal blog post on the topic. Do appreciate you taking the initiative to do this Sri…thank you. So without much ado…here goes.

Nandita

The 5 simple steps to choosing the right wall to hang your precious art

 

1. Direction of Light: A room filled with loads of natural light is obviously the best  for enjoying your art. That said its very important that we also consider the direction of the light entering the room with respect to your art frame. Its important we avoid walls which have windows or doors opposite our art work or placing art on walls which have windows and doors. Art with windows opposite them tend to reflect light on the glass frame thereby minimising its visibility. On the other hand if we hang art on walls with windows or doors then the bright daylight pouring into the room will compete with our art distracting our gaze and minimising its impact. In this regard the best walls are those which are lit sideways. Always ensure that you choose walls which have windows or doors either to the right or left side when viewing your art work.

 

Picture1 1

 

2. Size of Wall and Room: The size of your wall indirectly dictates the size of your art installation. As a thumb rule ensure your artwork covers about 1/3 of  your available wall horizontally, (meaning your wall should be big enough to accommodate about 3 art works of the same dimensions side by side on the wall). Anything smaller runs the risk of not standing out well enough to grab the viewers attention, and a bigger art work can over power the setting. Another important factor to consider is the size of the room and the horizontal viewing distance available to view your art. The ideal horizontal viewing distance to apprise your art work is determined by multiplying the horizontal and vertical dimensions of your art. If for example you plan on having a 2ft x 3ft image then you need to ensure you have at least 6ft of viewing distance to appreciate the art as a whole. 

 

Picture2 1

 

3. Orientation of your Wall: When choosing walls its also important to note the aspect ratio of the walls. Is the wall in portrait orientation or landscape orientation? Vertical frames suit walls which have a portrait orientation where the wall height is more than the width and similarly horizontal images look good on walls with a landscape orientation where the wall width is more than the height. While there is nothing that you can do here to change the aspect ratio of the wall, you can consciously decided on the frame orientation when choosing art for your walls.

 

4. Color of your wall: Any wall hosting your art should not overpower the art with bold colours and loud patterns. This is not restricted to just the wall hosting your art but the entire room which houses the art work.

 

5. Other wall decorations: For art to grow in our minds we need to give it room  in an un competing environment. Your walls therefore need to be devoid of all other embellishment and provide a clean uncluttered visual access to the work.

While these points are no rocket science, having an idea of the right “ART WALL” will go a long way in maximising your investment in art and ensuring you provide your visual statement pieces the maximum opportunity to uplift the mood of your decor.

 

PS: If there is a question you would like to ask then please click on “Leave a comment” on the left pane of this blog post. I go through each input that comes in from the readers and endeavour to respond within 24 hours.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles

New website launch

Just Launched – www.thestudiobangalore.com

  Today being an auspicious day we formally launched www.thestudiobangalore.com. It is a master site for The Studio Kitchens, The

Best Interior Designers in Bangalore, Interior Designers in Bangalore, Modular Kitchens, Sobha Interior Photographs

Photos of work done at Sobha Sunscape & my own Kitchen at home :)

Our first few projects, this was way back in 2010
Island Kitchen, Modular Kitchens

Island Kitchen at my latest home interior project in Bangalore

Modular kitchen at a project that I handed over earlier this week. Clicked this on my mobile phone and it

Home Interior Photographs, Home Interior Photographs Bangalore, Interior Design Photographs, Interior Designers in JP Nagar, Modular Kitchen Photographs

More Photographs – Elita JP Nagar & Brigade Gateway Malleswaram

Some project photos of our Interior Design work way back in 2010
Apartment interiors, Bangalore Home Interiors, Budget for Interior Design, Five Elements of Interior Design, Home Interior Designers, Home Interiors Bangalore, Interior designer value, Turnkey Home Interiors & Design

Our New Packages for Home Interiors in Bangalore

Earlier this April I had written about our hunt for optimizing cost for Interiors and how that exercise took our

Designing hi end homes, Interior Designers in Bangalore

A Car is not “Just” a Car – The element of “Design” in Interior Design

The thought and the topic of this post came up during a recent drive to Ooty with my sister’s family.

Interior Design Trends

Interior Design Trends 20 – 21

The Redfin Blog recently requested inputs from leading Interior Designers across the Globe on the major trends in Interior Design

Apartment interiors, Home Interiors Bangalore, Interior Decorators in Bangalore, Interior designer bangalore, Interior Designers in Bangalore, Top Interior Designer in Bangalore, Top Interior Designers in Bangalore, Turnkey home interiors

Tips and tricks to convert your rental home into a place of your own

Home Interiors and Decorators   This one is for readers who have or are in the process of renting out

Maintaining Home Interiors

Maintenance tips to keep your home running like a well oiled machine

Here is something that I had written sometime back that saw the light in Deccan Herald today for the

Lifestyle based design,Proud,interior design

Be Proud to be You

Lifestyle based interior design…Going beyond just making a style statement A couple of incidents in these past few months set

Interior Design Experience Center, Interior Designers in KANAKAPURA ROAD

Our Residential Interior Design Experience Center coming up off Kanakapura Road

Exited to share the first pics of my Exclusive Residential Interior Design Experience center coming up off Kanakapura Road. The

Interior design, Sliding Door Wardrobe, Sliding Wardrobe Design, Sliding Wardrobes, Sliding Wardrobes Bangalore

Sliding Wardrobes – “Do it right the first time”

Sliding door wardrobes seem to be the in thing nowadays especially because they help save valuable space in small rooms
Interior Designers in Bangalore, Nandita Manwani, the studio bangalore

My New Logo – The Studio: Homes, Kitchens & Wardrobes

Finally after long deliberations & doodling with friends and family the logo for The Studio is out…yooohoo 🙂   Based

Best Interior Design Companies in Bangalore, Interior Designers in Bangalore, The Studio, Top Interior Designer in Bangalore, Top Interior Designers in Bangalore, Turnkey Home Interiors & Design, Wardrobes, What is Modular Kitchen

“The Studio” – now on Facebook : A photo palate for interiors in the “Indian” context

Thestudiobangalore Over the last few months, I realized that I have been accumulating a good number of photographs of

Kitchen Design, kitchen interior design, Modular Kitchens, Vaastu for Kitchen Design

Home Design Vaastu Shastra – Episode 2 – Best practices in Kitchen design

One of the most tricky spaces at home in terms of design is the kitchen as it needs to be
Bangalore Home Interiors, Best Interior Designers in Bangalore, Getting the maximum value from your interior designer, home interior best practices, Interior design best practices in Bangalore, Interior Designers in Bangalore

The Culture of Space

I have written about designing homes based on lifestyle of the inhabiting family, today I want to turn that concept

Need an interior designer

Do You “Really” Need an Interior Designer

Odd topic you would say, right? You will say “everyone needs a designer provided one can afford it”. You may

MinimAtion,Interior Design Trends

Move Over Extravagance, Welcome MinimAtion

MinimAtion – Minimalism + Automation in Interior Design – The Latest Trend that is making Interior Designers go back to
Interior Designers in Bangalore, Sofa in Bangalore

Selecting the “right” sofa for your home. My article in Deccan Herald today

The subject article was featured in Deccan Herald today. You can also read it at http://www.deccanherald.com/content/445623/selecting-sofas-safe-way/. The free text is

Related Articles

Scroll to Top
Thank you icon

Thanks for your Interest

We will get back to you on this shortly