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I have a 13ft dining room with wallpaper & found these pictures frames that I’d like to buy and place on the wall like the two inspiration photos shown. Question 1: should I purchase the top or bottom frames? Question 2: how many pictures & rows? Is there a ratio with the number of pictures to place on that size wall?

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Patricia Colwell Consulting

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Since you already have a wall with multi pics I woiuld do one large piece instead .I see 2 DRs is that right? IMO too muchmatchy anything is just too much I think in the DR with the bare wall I would look for a really large piece more horizontal with a tiny bit of the wall color in it since you are not buying original art thenI guess make the art go with the space but do not hang the new pice as high as in the pic below

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Lyn Nielson
last month
neither one is large enough for your space.

Why would you hang generic photos in your home? Frame photos you have taken or artwork that means something to you.

I don't often agree with Patricia, but a very large canvas or a couple would be better suited to a dining room.
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Design Fan
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Please post photos of your dining room and indicate which wall for the proposed art.

I like your inspiration photos. I like the frames with the larger mat but that leaves an opening of only 5”x5”. What do you plan to put in the frames? Will they be over a console or server (provide dimensions)? Are you doing sconces alongside? Do you have enough complementary art/photos for the multiple frames?
Lis Smith
Original Author
last month
There will be no buffet/console table as theres very little space in the room. I hadn’t thought of sconces but that sounds like a great idea for bringing dimension. I was going to put black & white pics from places we’ve traveled, but keep them more abstract by zooming in and cropping them. But sounds like that’s a boring idea. I will look for artwork but I struggle with finding “the one” that is perfect. Appreciate the help. I will post when I figure out what to hang.
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Kendrah
last month
But sounds like that’s a boring idea.

If it is aesthetically pleasing to you and looks good in the space that is all that matters. (I have a hard time finding one - let alone six, images I want to hang on a wall.)

I do not think your first picture is laid out well. And the sconces look dinky.

Get brown craft paper and cut out the size frames you are looking at. Lay them out and tape the to the wall. Play around with spacing until you get it right. Then purchase the frames and hang.
HU-954817888
last month
I agree with Kendra….. use craft paper and tape to wall with painters tape until you get it right. It does not sound like a boring idea! Go for it. I like the frames with the large mats and you might think of doing a single row. See what works best using the craft paper. That’s how I avoided making mistakes.
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