Kitchen Art

Posted in Home Treasures on 07/25/2009 06:52 pm by staff

Kitchen Art

You've finally moved into their new home and bought some art prints to decorate their walls. Well, finding places to hang art is easy. However, there certain places that should avoid hanging art for reasons of prolonging the life of the art printing and also for the safety of family members and visitors. This article will give some tips about the places you should try to avoid hanging your artwork, if possible.

1. Narrow and dark corridors

Some homes, especially in small apartments, have narrow, dark corridors of the hall leading to the rooms. As someone walking along the corridor will be very close to walls, hanging a work of art could be imperceptible. If you still want to hang art in this area, attached to small works of art, and the group of several add them together for a good balance. If the corridor is dark, use some lighting to direct attention to them. This will make the greatest art small and confined spaces is safety, avoid hanging in a place where someone could accidentally knock it off the wall while walking by, causing damage to the structure and injure themselves. To prevent someone from touching the artwork and paragraphs, could put a small table against the wall to create some space between the artwork and human trafficking.

2. Together with your child's bed

If you want to hang artwork on your child's bedroom, do not hang next to your bed or cot (If the bed is against the wall). If not hung high enough, your child can easily and accidentally dislodge from the wall, thereby hurting himself. Hang art pieces in areas where your child is not easy to reach them. Also, try using small pieces of art and light, just in case your child dislodges and falls into it. To be on the safe side, you can avoid making art prints that you want to hang in baby's room. While this may seem "cartel" and definitely give you peace of mind that your child is safe.

3. Kitchen

You can often see in interior design magazines. Hanging art in the kitchen can make it look more beautiful. But for practical reasons, I would advise against it. This is particularly a good choice. If you still want to hang your art in the kitchen, you can do but should frame with a frame of good quality, and it is also necessary to maintain a regular cleaning out fat always prefer to watch your own reflection instead of art, no matter how beautiful it is. The mirror will pull the attention of the artwork. But that said, put a piece of art beside a mirror is still somewhat subjective. Some people do it and still looks pretty nice.

5. Anywhere in the path of direct sunlight

Avoid putting your art anywhere in the direct path of sunlight. The long-term effects of the sun's rays can cause discoloration and fading of her artwork. Put it in an area that is the shadow of direct sunlight, and use of creative lighting to bring attention to it. Choose a good quality frame with light ultraviolet filtering glass for extra protection against ultraviolet light.

There you have it! I hope the above pointers will help you in every little to prolong the life of art pieces for you, your family and friends can enjoy them for years to come. Enjoy your art!

About the Author:

Edwin owns www.abstract-prints.com, an online art gallery offering more than 20,000 contemporary art prints for home and office decorating. Visit Abstract Prints for your interior decorating needs today!

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