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Where to hang this canvas?

11 years ago
I just bought this bright canvas but am stuck as to where I should hang it. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
My apartment is very small.
Above the bed.
Above the dining table.
In the living room. Photo taken from entrance door.

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  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Your parrot would look good above the dining table with a different color background, perhaps black! But make the black a vertical stripe only the width of the table. You need the white (?) wall to lighten the surrounding area. It's too small for the bedroom wall. It's biggest impact will be above the dining table.

  • 11 years ago
    Thank you Carolyn. I am not sure what you mean by a different background? Instead of pink?
  • 11 years ago
    This is a rental, so painting the wall is out of question :(
  • 11 years ago

    Love the picture....Hang it above the table. You then make colors pop by using table clothes, placements. and even colored plates (all without much cost). anywhere you hang it. enjoy :)

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Agreed with designklutz:)

    If you could get a couple more prints to flank the one that you already have or a clock it would fill the emptiness of the wall too.

    I went for red plates on this one :)

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  • 11 years ago

    I love Carolyn's idea and understand your issue with not being able to paint. But, you could paint foam board, canvas, drop cloth, or even get a piece of black vinyl that size to hang behind your picture from floor to ceiling. The drama would be amazing! I think it's definitely an idea worth exploring.

  • 11 years ago

    Love the pic by the way!

  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Who's the painting by?

  • PRO
    11 years ago

    i don't think you need to paint any walls or hang any foam or drape anything...

    if you hang it there over the table, which would look very nice, i would consider collecting MORE pieces and creating a nice gallery wall. you could achieve the same thing in your bedroom but i agree the picture is fun over your table. i really like your acrylic chairs. don't go messin' with time consuming paint jobs if you don't feel up to all that....... just buy up pieces you like and work on that gallery wall! :) there are oodles of tutorials on how to hang stuff salon style (kinda willy nilly but not).


  • 11 years ago

    You can hang it left from the bed. on the wall next to the window

  • 11 years ago
    Thank you all. They canvas is from target :)
  • 11 years ago

    I go with hanging it on a black drape or canvas runner behind the table, or maybe better, behind the bed. Maybe add a couple of stylish clip-on lamps, one on each side of your headboard. I saw beautiful spherical ones - I think from Land of Nod? I wouldn't go with making a whole collection of framed things to try to make your bird (Parrot? Cockatoo?) look like more. Your apartment is beautifully simple. Once you have visual clutter in one place, the rest will not look serene, it will look bare in contrast to the busy part. Blake, or perhaps dark gray, looks like it might coordinate with the blinds in bedroom.

  • 11 years ago

    (Black! Not "Blake", lol. Darned autocorrect on these cellphones.)

  • 11 years ago

    I like the idea of the black drape too. My son in law just decorated his ceiling with black landscaping fabric! Looks great! You might buy a small roll and tack to the wall behind your beautiful parrot. Love the print! My apartment is tiny too. It's taken time but I'm really coming around to loving it. :-)


  • 11 years ago

    Think about what the bird will be looking at.

  • 11 years ago

    love the parrot print !!!!!!!!! Anywhere you hang it would be great if the accent colors around it are lime green, black or fushia to bring out the colors and make them pop ! Use some live green plants, large like palms, peace plants or ferns. Use a throw in black or green. Some colorful throw pillows in fushia and lime green too ! Collect some additional gilee prints with a tropical vibe in different greens, fushia and with black backgrounds....try painting your own and be creative this weekend !!!!!

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago
    Over the bed would be fine but i would swop the throw rug at the bottom of the bed and put a pink one there same color as the picture background to tie it into the room
  • 11 years ago

    I love it and think it would be ideal over the kitchen table. I would bring in more color with a table cloth or runner. Maybe something with a bold stipe to accent the colors in the picture. Of course your table wear could add pops of color too. It could be fun to add a chair or two with colors in the painting as well.

  • 11 years ago

    I like it over the table. Hang it off to one side and add two floating shelves (one above the other) to the side of it. It would be fun to find items for the shelves such as candles, plants, dishes or colorful serving pieces. Target is a good place for budget friendly accessories that you can change out later if you like a different look. Have fun and shop on!

  • 11 years ago

    I like it in the living room because the "checkered" border echoes so well the geometrics in the sofa throw pillows.


  • PRO
    11 years ago

    here's Emily Henderson's most recent take on the gallery wall: How to Hang and Frame Art

  • 11 years ago

    I like it in the second photo. The size is good there. Later, as you acquire new pieces, you can move it and do a gallery wall. Add some pink and yellow throw pillows on that sofa. Or add a colorful throw. Next, do a rug.

  • 11 years ago
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    Good eye! Love the canvas. Are there matching pieces?

    The dining area is calling for something on the wall. But keep it simple and clean like your other decor. Don't try to contrive something strange.

    You might try moving the bedside table away from the bed about 5 or so inches and hang Mr. Parrot very low over the table. Add a lamp. Something like this.




  • 11 years ago

    sclawson- great call but I like the idea that the picture would pull those "checks" into the dining area since it can be seen from the living area.

  • 11 years ago

    Walls behind table & bed are too large & light for the (strong color) of picture! (From LR) wall over chair is perfect & speaks to the sofa pillows-I'd like a dash of the pink/red (?) Color of background used somewhere in LR but not in a too "obvious" way-so it won't look too matchie-matchie! Personally I prefer big Art & would love pieces of about the same width as the table & bed hung over each, I Love your cute apartment! it looks monochromatic and feels restful. I would put something in shades of white over one & find something with color for the other.

  • 11 years ago

    I don't think the picture makes a wow statement alone...it needs something else to compliment it. Maybe you can find a bird type wooden wall piece...similar to a medicine cabinet but shaped like a vintage birdcage with doors and then when you open it...the picture would be in the center.

  • 11 years ago
    If like it the best above the chair but if you can't afford to invest in more art...... your bedroom could use a splash of color.
  • 11 years ago
    I love your colorful canvas!! Try getting a black frame larger than the canvas and hang the canvass inside the empty frame. The space between your canvas and the empty frame should be about 2" - 4".
  • 11 years ago

    Both coloring and shape work best above the chair with the black and white border echoing the cushions. Have fun.

  • 11 years ago
    I love it in your living room. Just add some of that pinky red in some extra cushions on your sofa. That sofa should have at least five, and all different sizes prints and colours! Will make your cocky painting sing!!!!!
  • 11 years ago

    When you hang it in the living room I'm afraid the a/c unit detracts from the art and all I can see then is the appliance. I like either the dining room or bedroom, but it's such a fun piece I think you should hang it where you will see it often. Maybe try to find 2 placemats in the background color to include the table in with the art.

  • 11 years ago
    Thank you all for your votes. I've hung it in the living room/entrance and it looks great :))))
  • 11 years ago

    Sorry, just saw this and wondered if you could rotate your dining table 90 degrees and then it would fit beautifully. However, I'm sure you picked a great place for it. Are you posting a photo?


  • 11 years ago

    I think the picture wold look very good above the bed and complimented with other pink accessories


  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Seems small for any of those spaces.
  • 11 years ago
    Thank you all so much for your help. Attached is the photo of the canvas up on the wall. I love it!
  • 11 years ago
    On a wall by itself. It's vivid (which I like). Make it the center of attention, with space around it.
  • 10 years ago
    Above the Dinning Table
  • 10 years ago
    Go to your local thrift store & see if you can find either a couple of similar color/themed plates, tiles, trivets, or mirrors to cluster with this. The more you find the larger a space it can go in. Hang it at your eyelevel.