There are no rules for art. Art and its placement is subjective.

Some people like one piece, others like gallery arrangements and some people cover walls with art from floor to ceiling.

Collections can also be used as art.

Don't be afraid to make some nail holes in the walls and move stuff around. Use the Ook hooks with thin nails. Walls don't get damaged if you make a few extra nail holes.

What do you want to do?

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Yes, that wall could work well for the travel art. I'd treat the pieces as one tight group instead of spreading them around both sides of the opening. Lay everything on the floor first, keep roughly 2 to 3 inches between frames, and center the whole group around eye level.

Mixed frame finishes are fine if the pieces already vary, but repeating one mat color will stop the group from getting too busy against the creamy white. Tape the outside edge of the whole arrangement on the wall before making holes. That will show pretty quickly whether it feels too close to the archway. I'd leave the opposite side plain so the entry still feels open.

A set of framed images could be nice.

It’s helpful to lay out a multi-piece arrangement on a floor first. Then you know it will fit, the spacing will work and you can nail hooks in the right places.

Agree about the two pendants not being balanced in the foyer space.

Another option is to add a third pendant and group the 3 at different heights in the center of the space.

These are bigger and ceilings are taller, but shows you the idea of grouping 3 of the orbs at different heights.

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Thank you for the tips! I wanted to clarify that this is not a foyer. The pendants are hanging from a long hallway and the doors the the entrance to my dining room.

With that being said, I will actually be changing out those pendants. I feel they are way too big for the space and are definitely a distraction.

You can have repeating pendants in a hallway, but the proportions have to be balanced and they need to complement other design elements in the space.

I did something similar to these in a long hallway when we built ...

I think the main view has to be looking down the hallway, so you get the visual repeating effect.

Yours might actually be too small!

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Remember to keep it balanced on both sides of the foyer - not just this view. beautiful home!