10+ unique ways to style art in your home
I love a good eclectic home style, the kind complete with charming DIYs in the corners, funky thrifted pieces in the kitchen, and unique sentimental items from tiny figurines to huge posters thoughtfully displayed throughout. Nothing beats the feeling of walking into a well-loved home, where you can feel the warmth of personality, values, and memories, reflected in small details.
If you love that too, this blog post was made for you. I’ve rounded up some delightfully unique ways you can display artwork in your home — whether it’s a sticker, an art print, or an original painting.
Here’s the full list of ideas!
You can reference the coordinated photo for each of these concepts if you start at the top left in the first row up above, move to the right, and then start on the far left of the second row, and so on)
Grid Display - Hang a metal grid on the wall (which you can spray paint any color you want for added charm!), and decorate it with photos, letters, polaroids, art prints, and stickers clipped to the metal
Repurposed Herb Drying Rack - you can snag an herb drying rack online for as low as $12, and suspend your favorite art prints and photos in varying sizes.
In A Long Row Above the Window - Curate your own coordinating collection of prints or paintings and arrange them equidistant from each other in one long row above a window. It’s an excellent use for an often-overlooked space, that adds more interest, cozy fullness, and another source of beauty that frames the view outside.
Among Plants - Frame and display a small-scale painting or print in an area full of plants, giving the space the charm of a hidden treasure within a forest.
Among Mismatched Items and Other Art Pieces - Use an assortment of frames in different colors and sizes to display your artworks, and intersperse unique items like rare vintage finds, decorative fans, stained glass pieces, dried florals, tapestries, etc.
Beside Ethically Preserved Butterflies or Botanical Specimens - This is a lovely way to add new textures and natural elements to your space.
In a Shared Frame - Display your favorite smaller artworks in the same frame or shadowbox as pressed botanicals, photos, movie ticket stubs, handwritten notes, a child’s drawings or other sentimental items that remind you of someone special or a beautiful time in your life.
Above the Fridge - This is a space that is usually neglected that could really benefit from a painting or art piece. We spend far more time than we realize in the kitchen cooking, cleaning, organizing, or simply staring into our fridge deciding what to eat. Having an art piece hanging above the fridge would fill the space well and add a spark of joy to a typically mundane area of your home.
In a Trinket Box - Gather a collection of small 3D items and arrange them thoughtfully in a shadow box alongside a tiny or rather textured small art piece. A few ideas of items you can include: matchboxes, perfume samples, postcards, glass trinkets, dried plants, wax seals, crystals, small candles, old diaries, fountain pens, scraps of fabric from beloved clothes you’ve outgrown, etc.
Clipped along a Clothesline/Wire/String of Twine - An affordable way to hang affordable art. This is a great way to hang art prints specifically, as the clips will crease original paintings and damage them. You can display your prints alongside a calendar, newspaper clippings, other art prints, posters, records, etc.
On a Bookshelf - Stick a colorful painting on a shelf alongside your favorite novels with a similar theme or sentimental meaning behind them. It’s a great, subtle way to express your values in your home decor and add a lovely surprise for anyone who decides to peruse your library.
On the Kitchen Counter - You’ll definitely need a framed art piece here, to protect from the water and cleaning solutions that are ever-present in a kitchen. But once you’ve found the right frame, this piece will be a continued source of joy in an area where guests often gather. This is a perfect place to style an evocative art piece that can be used as an easy conversation starter while you host loved ones!