in keeping with the wood motif
we move along
with additional suggestions :-)

rustic clock
rustic wood
sliced wood

anne dee, i like the two more modern pieces. the one with the wood stained slats is my fav, but i think it will be too small. the one with the tree rings is awesome, and prob better sized, but looks EXPENSIVE. maybe i should put a branch up there...lol.

I need to say good night but i couldn't resist another suggestion LOL
a couple of mirrors but on the rustic side
something to consider

i could build this myself.......

like the mirrors too anne dee! thanks for all your help :) I am going to scour the web for some wood art ideas. Have an awesome night!

I frankly liked your first arrangement better with a bit more space between pix. LOVE the goat and love the golden yellow in the other pic - great color combo. With the original wall setup, think the Pottery Barn lamp would be perfect in that corner - would look great with current couch and with your new one. Ms (or Mr) Kitty isn't right for that wall - wrong color and she's too cute to waste in the wrong spot. You've got more walls to work with so expect she'll find a perfect home on one of them. If not, I'll buy her off you for my kitty art wall. I'd really consider extending the art wall concept to the landing above as well. For being someone who was afraid to try, you've done a fantastic job - every reason to expect that you'd do the same great job again.

You have good taste and it shows in your art. If I were to make a change, I would put the top, left picture in another spot. It looks too " tight" there. Love the goat pic.

to be honest, this wall will change over time. some of the pieces are diy (im sure they can easily be picked out of the bunch lol), and i want to replace them with real art.....so the wall will evolve as i continue to collect......you don't think it would be too much with an art wall up top as well?

I was going to suggest a mural... you're a talented painter! Go for it!

oh no, no mural......im not THAT good lol.

I love it.. But I would remove the books just suiting on the back if chair and put them on the right of the chair on the floor. Stacked up with some leaning. Then maybe add three unique empty glass jars behind the chair. Like two clear one blue... Whatcha think?

Painting the door grey would give it a better balance. Great idea

toatsmcgoats - just perfect now after addressing those 4 "too small" items in the middle row!!!

janelle, i LOVE books stacked on the floor, but with two monster dogs and a crazy cat, that would be 1. knocked over on a daily basis, 2. chewed up by the garbage disposal of a boxer dog, and 3. covered in cat hair. the jars, not sure what that might look like. im not opposed to changing the decor on the console, but the monkey stays!

How about making that space above the gallery wall a library mezzanine? It would give the space a look that is "intentional" and keep the books safe from Mr. Boxer. See if you can stack some books up there and still walk past them. That would look so cool!

Or, for your little black furry friend, you could do more than the cat tree up there... and build him a space...

https://www.houzz.com/houzz-tv/incredible-home-catwalks-make-for-purr-fectly-happy-felines-stshtvvw-vt~23029316?vm=list

kitty does not get his own jungle gym, he is spoiled enough already. besides, he doesnt even use his 300 dollar cat tree (why are these things so expensive anyway???). And i think ive ruled out books/bookshelves on the landing. not because i dont like the idea, i love the idea. but good lord, that would be just too many books for me to own lol. I love to read and do have a lot of books, but not THAT many lol. So i think i will either go with 3 XL square prints, or some sort of "object art", particularly in wood as anne dee suggested. Only down fall to this will be price, as whatever i choose to do will likely be quite expensive due to the size needed :( I went to art.com to see what some XL prints would cost framed and was looking somewhere around 1000 buck for 3 framed prints. YIKES!

fell in love with these 3 prints. went back to art.com and reframed them in simple wood frame (was the cheapest frame offered lol) and the price for all 3 was 700.00 before shipping. wonder if i could get the prints framed cheaper elsewhere? I think i like the idea of black and white art up on the landing. my thinking is that it wont clash with the colorful art wall below it. make sense? or is there a designer out there laughing at me right now lol.

I love this, now sure I'd b brave enough to try it!

*not sure

just do it M! it's only some tiny holes in the wall, easily fixed if you don't like it :) I'm so glad i did it. honestly i didnt think i could pull it off, but am so happy with it now!

haha OK, fair enough. For the XL art on the cheap... for years now, my otherhalf's family does this thing they call "art parties" where they get a blank, stretched canvas, some supplies, and some wine (important component!), and a group of friends and spend the evening painting on it together. It's helpful that some of them are truly amazing artists, but not everyone is, yet the resulting paintings usually turn out pretty cool. Most of them end up rather abstract, but they've also done some great ones that are of recognizable scenes. It's so fun, and they end up with a "remember-THAT-night?" art piece. They have them up all around their house and pool house...or they give them away, too. They are the funnest people!

rredpenn, ive actually been wanting to do just that with some friends when they visit. ive got some peeps coming for a visit this summer with two boys and i am going to have some fun with them creating some art.....but i will be sending them home with it LOL (unless it turns out awesome, then i keep). I also found this cool print online but is not offered in large sizes.....I was considering recreating the print on a XL piece of plywood (just the pug image and very large OBEY under image)..

maybe if i make the pug and have the kids create 2 abstract pieces to hang on either side? (in same color palette as pug). This idea is def cheaper than a huge wood sculpture or the 3 framed prints......

another consideration would be a fabric with a design to your liking stretched on a wood frame to your specs.

yes, i had considered the stretched fabric option, but it seems that fabric just has repetition to them. I would prefer one large image. i think the repetition pattern with fabric will be lost so far up when being viewed from ground floor.

Beware of Pugs and Walls... (firsthand experience) :)

Just kidding! We love pugs! (you just have to...)

bad kitty not pleased with us. he knows that hideous cat tree will be leaving soon and although he does not use it....it is HIS. I can sense his evil plotting.....

Im trying again ;-))
Have you considered indoor plants on the landing
ref pic only

i hate to shoot down a great idea anne dee, but my cat would definitely poop in the plants (he has done this in the past the rotten s.o.b.) and the boxer dog would definitely eat them as he regularly "prunes" my trees in the yard ripping the lower branches off and chewing on them.

Perfect example why I can't have plants in the house. He was outside running around with some massive branch and even tried to bring it inside. The branch didn't make it inside, but the debris sure did...,,,

Mucky pup, lol!

yup, just a warning to all those considering pets.....they are filthy beasts! They bring me so much joy, but they can tear a house apart and filth it up in 60 seconds flat.

I feel your pain...but I would rather be with my pets then 99% of the human population haha. We have three dogs right now; down from six :-( living on nine fenced acres. Probably all we'll have for a few years as newest rescue Ty wants to kill all other dogs that come near (don't even ask about puppy training class). His favorite thing is to swim in the ponds, run through the muddy creek, and then high-tail into the house onto the sofa or bed.

I decorate with sheets...

So, I decided to just go with the pug art. I'm working on it now....I would have preferred to go with Anne dees idea of large wood sculpture, but budget just doesn't permit it. Hopefully this will look cool. Was thinking of going with Anne's idea of painting the landing wall an accent color, maybe charcoal gray? Any suggestions?

nice rendition of the pug!!
how large will the piece be?

Thanks Anne! It's not difficult, just sooo tedious lol. It will be about 48 inches square once complete. It will definitely make a statement lol.

Not too make things difficult ;-)
If you wanted to you could do a tryptech of the pug?
that way the 3 pieces would use up more space
here's a visual
(this is not to say that I don't like yr single work of art!!)

Well, the landing is about 22 feet wide.....VERY big wall to fill lol.....i think a 15 foot (or so) pug is even too much for me lol!

to add to the confusion ;-)
an idea book
https://www.houzz.com/magazine/fill-a-blank-wall-on-a-beer-budget-stsetivw-vs~23436818?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u442&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery21

Cool! I like the idea of framing bird prints. also liked the idea of old windows. If pug doesn't work out, I think I may try one of those. Thanks Anne!

I love this, now I know what to do with my accent wall other than just a stupid solid color. The only thing else I would do is bring some of those brilliant colors into the room, you have that vivid yellow and green, maybe just a few pillows or throws. Gives you a great excuse to use those colors you ordinarily wouldn't. Love it, and wouldn't detract from it too much with paint and so forth, maybe some funky lamps too.

Thanks bob! It really is a fun project to create an art wall. Just be sure to use those new J hook drywall anchors as they make the job SO much easier! I did buy 2 green accent pillows for the couch and I bought a brass/gold bankers type lamp for the end table too. I gotta put it together and post a pic:)

Thanks for the advice, sure I would have been putting in little picture hangers and they would have been dropping like flies! Didn't even think about that, but once they are up, want them to stay there. Will be excited to see your finished project!

Ok, I found a lamp over the weekend on sale, so I snagged it. I hope it works here because it is a desk style lamp. I liked the idea of a "barely there" lamp so it wouldn't hide any of the art on the wall like a regular lamp would. Also thought the brass/ gold color would compliment the art and pillows.. And I also liked the fact that it is a reading lamp with all the books in the area....would love some opinions on my unconventional lamp choice.! I also swapped out the trunk for a vintage coffee table that was my dads. Is it a Danish style table???? And lastly, I just about finished mr pug, just need to build a frame for him. Still wondering what color to paint the wall on the landing. Maybe I should just stick with white to keep the place light and fresh looking?

I am going to open a new thread for my landing dilemma to see if i can generate more interest. I don't think peeps know there is a new dilemma now that the art wall is done :(
or maybe im just boring the crap outta everyone! Ill come back and post link to new discussion about landing in case anyone wants to hop over there!

I love the pillows and lamp! They beautifully tie in with your art wall! Great job on Mr. Pug!

here is link to thread i just posted for landing dilemma if anyone is interested!
https://www.houzz.com/discussions/useless-landing-with-crazy-pugwhat-now-dsvw-vd~868335

Love the gallery wall! I feel you could move some pieces Ito the sides of te sofa , that is right above the chest and behind the floor lamp . That way it won't look so vertical . But I envy your gallery' wall

toatsmcgoats - I saw your gallery wall several months back and absolutely LOVE it! I also think the lamp, new table and pillows are a great change/addition that work well with the room. While the goat painting is my absolute favorite, I have a friend who is obsessed with squirrels and was wondering if you could point me to where you got the squirrel silhouette piece - it's fantastically quirky and I've searched every key word I could possibly on the internet to try to find it, to no avail. Any resources you can provide would be most helpful! (artist name, vendor, etc.) Thanks in advance! Your room looks amazing! PS - I'm personally dying for that goat painting! Do you take commissions for work :)???