| Hanging Artwork with Horizontal or Vertical Lines | |
The use of line is sometimes overlooked by home decorators, yet proper use of line can set the mood in a room.
Horizontal lines tend to elongate, widen, and emphasize a casual decorating scheme.
Vertical lines however, tend to be more formal, add to the illusion of height, and can seem more elegant and refined.
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Horizontal Lines Strong horizontal lines in artwork, or in the way artwork is framed or hung, tend to be calming and can give the illusion of width in a narrow room. |
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Vertical Lines Strong vertical lines -- in a picture, in a frame, or in the arrangement on the wall -- add to the feeling of height in a room. The arrangement shown here is made even more dramatic by hanging the prints one above the other, furthering the sense of height. |