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Tips For Displaying Artwork In Your Home

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Whether it’s a child’s drawing or an expensive piece, artwork can really make a difference in how a home looks and feels. The Onion offers tips for displaying works of art in your home.


Avoid damage from sunlight by hanging paintings facing the wall.


Present a mix of small and large canvases so guests will think you know what you’re doing.

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Cheap art can look great as long as you display it in an expensive house.


The one on the left is a little crooked.


Choose a theme for your decorations, such as “cool” or “pretty.”


Create juxtaposition within your collection by asking the ugliest person you know to constantly hold up your best piece.

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Think you can handle a measuring tape, tough guy?


If you’re looking to score some free art, most galleries toss all their unused works in the dumpster at the end of the day.

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Cut out the middleman by simply displaying cash.