Interiors
A gallery wall with a 3D piece: mixing relief and flat art
A relief stands out from the wall and throws its own shadows. How to place a 3D piece in a gallery wall of flat art: the anchor, the spacing, the light and the frame colours.
Interiors
Size, height, light and frame. Practical advice for making a relief work on your wall.
Interiors
Decorating a mountain cabin: the walls are the hard part
Pine panelling everywhere, low ceilings and darkness for half the year. Why cabin walls are harder than the ones at home, and what actually works on them.
Interiors
Oak or black frame? Choose by the wall
Oak blends into pale, timber-heavy rooms. Black frames the piece and sharpens the contrast against the light relief. A walk through when each choice does the most work.
Interiors
Hanging the piece: height, spacing and the light that makes the relief
145 centimetres to the centre is the museum measurement. But a three-dimensional relief adds a requirement that flat art does not: the light has to come from the side.
Interiors
What size should the piece be? Measure, do not guess
Two thirds of the width of the sofa, 15 to 20 centimetres above the back, and a centre at 145 centimetres. How to work out the right size for the wall you actually have.
