I can’t believe we are already upon the fourth week of Just Four Things. We are not letting you off the hook easy this week! You really need to jump in and use both your imagination and your visualization skills! In case you missed the last installments, each Wednesday I present you with two choices to help design a client’s room. In the end, I will reveal how the room came together and see if your design eye got it right. We are working with Brittany and her husband on their master bedroom.
Client Space
They have a fresh coat of paint on the walls and have already chosen a bright white bedding from Pottery Barn and a gorgeous set of fabrics to use in the room.
Bedding
Last week you all weighed in on the lamps! Most of you felt that the turquoise lamp was best suited for the space. You can see those choices here.
Here is a reminder of what we plan to do:
the design plan
Bedding
Drapes
New Lamps
Artwork above Bed
Item Number Four: Artwork
I am counting on you being able to use your fantastic visual skills for this one!
{how awesome are the shams our client made . . . things are coming together!!}
DILEMMA: These gorgeous photos of Brittany’s daughter are just too precious. They are already on canvas but lack the proper scale for above the bed. We have come up with two options which need you to use your imagination!
Option #1
Option number one would entail mounting each photo onto another larger canvas. They would then hang side by side. The larger canvas under each photo would be given a patterned paint treatment in a light tan {similar to below}
Option number one would entail mounting the two photos on another canvas. They would then hang side by side. The larger canvas under each photo would be given a quatrefoil paint treatment in a light tan.
Option #2
Option number two would be to purchase two more canvases the exact size of the photos. We would then hang them in a grouping of four like above. The top right and bottom left would be the baby photos. The other two would be given a patterned paint treatment shown above. Most likely a light tan quatrefoil pattern.
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So please user your savvy visual skills and help our client decide which option would be best. Which one would you choose for our client? Number one or Number two. Please leave a comment below and cast your vote!
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My vote is option #1! I think it is different than what you would normally expect with photos - very original and creative! Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteI like option 1.
ReplyDeleteMy vote is for #1. What a creative idea to re-scale the photos. And those baby pictures are beyond adorable!
ReplyDelete#1 - love the unique idea! She did a great job on the shams!
ReplyDeleteOption 1. You have to make those gorgeous pictures pop rather than fade into the wall with 2 other patterned prints.
ReplyDeleteOption number 1! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteOption number 1 is very creative, but I'm also loving option number 2. So hard to choose. What about creating a panel with molding and then painting it a differemt color and hanging the pictures within the molding? Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteNumber 1, for sure! Looking good so far!
ReplyDelete#1, I love the idea of the patterned piece behind the smaller canvas. It's going to be great!
ReplyDeleteI say number one for the same reasons...LOVE the patterned fabric you would mount on (although in love with groupings of photos, too)
ReplyDeleteStacy
Option 1
ReplyDeleteYes Option 1! So unique. You are so creative, Courtney. I can't wait to see the results!
ReplyDeleteThis one is hard...love the idea of creative more of a gallery wall effect...but also love the patterns in the first choice! Hmmmmm...!
ReplyDeletenumber one! and I love that idea, I may have to use it in the future!
ReplyDeleteMeg
I like the first option, and love the quatrefoil idea!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be different and say option number 2. I love photo groupings. They look sophisticated.
ReplyDeletelove #1
ReplyDeleteI like option number one, but I'd leave the canvas plain.
ReplyDeleteOPTION 1. LOOOOOOVE
ReplyDeleteI like option #1 the best. I wouldn't want too many pics hung above the bed.
ReplyDeleteI vote for option #1...it is a great way to add scale to a piece.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely going with option 1. The layers and the pattern will add a lot visually.
ReplyDeleteI vote for option 2 (the group of 4). I think putting the two side by side would emphasize the width of the bed, but putting four above the bed would emphasize the height of the room (which I think is more desirable).
ReplyDeleteI vote option 1 -- I think only two items would look more streamlined than 4
ReplyDeleteI like option #1 - very unique!! I think it would look great!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see how option one turns out! It sounds like such a fab idea!
ReplyDeletexoxo!
Jen
Option #1 is what I was thinking of before I even saw the picture...so Im sticking with that:)
ReplyDelete1! Layering canvases? What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI like option #1. Interesting solution to re-size the prints.
ReplyDeleteOption #1 for sure!! Love this idea. I also love the gilt frame in the picture of the quatrafoil...could the canvases been framed then put on the other canvas? Gives it even more dimension and may not appear so linear???
ReplyDeleteI think, although the baby pics are cute, it's best to keep kids out of the bedroom because it's the one adult place in a house of children. I think I like hanging pics of the couple in the bedroom is more appropriate and inviting for the space to remain a kid-free zone. They already get the rest of the house! (In our house, anyway.) I like the idea though of mounting smaller pics on a larger background canvas painted to give more color/visual interest, but if they don't have any couples pics and don't want to get any made, I'd go with the quatrefoil. Great ideas so far. Keep it up! I love your blog.
ReplyDelete...And also, if they have another baby (or more)it will be a chore to duplicate and display the pics above the master bed. Just my opinion! Keep those beautiful baby pics for the nursery.
ReplyDeleteOkay, last one I swear. If you paint just the sides of the canvases black/dark brown it gives depth and dimension without the visual weight (and price) of a frame. I do that for my canvases and it works great. :)
ReplyDeleteI vote option #1 as well.
ReplyDeleteoption 1!
ReplyDeleteOption 1 is really unique, but I like #2 also. I'm no help:)
ReplyDeleteI think I like option 1 best.
ReplyDeleteI vote for option #1. But I have to agree with Moss Flight I would keep the baby photos out of the master bedroom if possible. That's the one place we keep to ourselves, my daughter owns the rest of the house.
ReplyDeleteOption 1.
ReplyDeleteI love option 1! The quatrefoil is pretty, but do you think it would be too much small scale pattern? What about a pretty grosgrain ribbon trim between the photo and the edge of the larger canvas? With the canvas painted a nice complimentary color for the room. The ribbon could be neutral, or a pop of the teal
ReplyDelete#1 for sure!!!
ReplyDeleteOooh I think #1- so different!
ReplyDeleteI agree with pretty much all of the above... an overwhelming vote for #1
ReplyDeleteDefinitely like Option #1, and love, love the shams on the bed!
ReplyDeleteI just "stumbled upon" this but love it! I would choose Option #1. That bedroom is gorgeous so far.....I cannot wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteYou can't imagine how thrilled I am that my 'would this just be weird to use that canvas I have stashed in the closet with a thumbtack to make this artwork a little bigger' idea has resonated with your awesome readers! What a delight! Thanks for included me in your options!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
I love option 1. I have the exact same problem w/my bedroom right now. the mirror I have is too small for my large wall and I tend to have a problem with things going "over" the drapery hardware (like you have in Option 2).
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