By now you know we have a lot of artwork. We’ve been diligent about hanging, but there are plenty of pieces propped against the wall, and worse, hiding in cabinets and behind furniture, but in some cases we’ve gotten creative. While we haven’t hung art on the fronts of our built in bookshelves, I did recently grab a hammer and nail to hang a lovely nude drawing by Chaim Gross on the frame of the bay window in the living room. I love the way it adds a touch of color and movement to an otherwise bland surface. (The blinds have got to go.)
My Back Bay living room
In related news, my second blog post for Wayfair went live today: 8 Ways to Display Art. Today’s post is taken from tip #6: Be Brave with Bookshelves. Here are 34 rooms that do just that. Would you try it? Here’s a secret. . . we mounted our flat screen television to the bookshelves in the family room. Didn’t think the shelves would still be functional, but they’re actually fine for DVDs.
Home of chef Alex Hitz • House Beautiful
Home of designer Lindsey Bond • House Beautiful
Photograph by Jonny Valiant
Home of Bruce Glickman and Wilson Henley
Elle Decor
Carrier & Company • Elle Decor
Photographed by William Waldron
Photographed by Tria Giovan
Restoring a House in the City by Ingrid Abramovitch
Fernando Bengoechea of Markham Roberts
Home of Libertine clothing designer Johnson Hartig
LA Times
20×200 for West Elm
Lindsey Coral Harper, LCH Interiors
Carol Curtis and Sarah Norwood • House Beautiful
Photographed by Victoria Pearson for Martha Stewart
M O R E o n S T Y L E C A R R O T
Montage: 40 Painted Built-In Bookshelves
Montage: 32 Interiors with Nude Artwork
Montage: 44 Interiors with Oversize Artt
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Beautiful…the visuals are great!
One of my fans on Facebook just told me about your post. Thank you for sharing! That home was a fun project.
I live in Back Bay too, and I put a big flat screen TV on the front of the bookshelf in my family room. It’s not art, but it works.
Yes, I’m aware. And it’s black and shiny. Looks better than the bathroom mounting though.
found you via doodle home. great post…and a wonderful collection of beautiful rooms!