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I disagree totally IMO an amazing huge piece of art is the way I would go. This is not your stlye from what Isee but this idea .A series that are connected or one really huge piece. IMO that is just crying out for some awesome piece or pieces.

I agree. I love the coastal vibe. And our home is on the water so I feel it’s only appropriate! thanks for your input. Now to find the right pieces!

It is not going to be quite as easy as PCC's photo below shows art at eye level climbing up a large, high wall (good), but your ginormous wall is well above eye level sight lines, and above your sort of open concept kitchen requiring people to actually look up to see whatever you place there (not so good). Looks like the ceiling slopes up over your dining area as well. MB may be right, better to work on a good paint scheme and leave the wall with nothing on it. Best wishes and congrats on your new house.

Go to a local art college that is where I usually look for really large pieces of art for a decent price . That one I showed could probablt be done DIY since it is so graphic and just hung wider insted of taller . I think it will be a show stopper in your space no matter which pieces you find that you love. That wall pulls your eye up so make it special.

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I would not want to bring attention to the lower ceilings in the kitchen so therefore I would leave the wall blank so the eye can focus on the kitchen details instead of stopping , looking up and focusing on art.

I would Do nothing as well

I agree with Patricia.

“That wall pulls your eye up so make it special.” — exactly this. You have the stone (fp), the open railing upstairs .... the eye is going to go up anyway.

In most cases, I think two-story walls should be decorated lower, but in situations like this one, I think it’ll look nice, and balanced, to have art up there.

I would get your other furniture & decor in the space and live with it for a bit before deciding about art up there. I'm not sure that it is necessary. I could see it visually competing with the kitchen below, possibly. Once you are moved in, come back & post a photo then and it will be easier to say one way or the other.

The other reason for my recommendation of "nothing" is that my first inclination was a stuffed shark.

That’s an interesting idea, Mark, but they tend to get in the kitchen and steal food while everyone’s asleep.

Depending on your decor, some large Balinese-style carved wood panels might look good up there. Even better if you can find vintage ones, but they will cost more.

Hahaha Jinx!

Moulding?

My problem is this is the kind of thing what I first thought of:

What will the furnishings look like? I think it depends upon this, but for sure you need something!

I vote for nothing

I would absolutely hang a wonderful piece of art in that space. A big canvas painting, a large painted screen, an antique tapestry or rug... think outside the box. Art belongs anywhere you want to add it.

I agree art can go almost anywhere and this spot is crying for some. If you want cheap art and are willing to wait I had client they had a huge wall in hteir entry it needed art but they had no money I installed a shelf with pots of paint in every color you can imagine,and every guest was invited to paint what ever on the huge stretched canvas at the end of the year they had a fabulous piece of really personal art. There were palette for mixing in a small cabinet and brushes of every size the paint was poster paint and when it was finished to what they liked we sprayed it with clear finish to protect it. It was actually one of my favorite spur of the moment ideas.

That's a wonderfully creative idea, Patricia! I'll bet it was fun for the homeowners to watch that take shape.

@Patricia Colwell Consulting - you know what we say around here.....pictures or it never happened! Would love to see what your clients ended up with.

I could see this going either way. If it were me I would do nothing initially and then in time figure it out once in home sorting out how the space worked and flowed.

K.I.S.S.

DH would argue it’s a great spot for taxidermy but the older I get, the less clutter I want and the more negative wall space I appreciate. Once the room is complete and furnished, you’ll appreciate not having another competing element in the room.

If or when you decide on art, The Legacy Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming has nice stuff.

I would also go with nothing, at least to start. Generally I don't think walls like that are where you want to draw the eye, which is what putting art there will do. Once you have all of your furnishings and decor give it some time. If you still feel like you need something, seek out some large scale art. You may find, though, that once you're really living in the space neither you nor anyone else looks at that space and thinks, "wow, that needs some art," or even really looks at or thinks of it at all.