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Hanging Picture on Crown Molding

wilma — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 18:38:30 GMT

Have you ever seen a picture hung this high before? Why would you hang it on your crown molding? Simply because you ran out of space? I don’t like that at all.

Regarding the rest of the room:

This room looks messy to me. I like books & collectibles, but they have to be a lot more organized than this. Too much stuff on the floor & piled up everywhere. The animal antlers have to go.

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haddon9 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 18:42:39 GMT

It looks messy because it is messy! . No I don't care for pictures hung from the molding....just looks off & cluttered.

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alicedee — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 18:43:18 GMT

I agree @wilma . I like a home to have comfy furniture and a person's "things" they use and enjoy displayed in a pleasing way. But this space just looks sloppy, with way too much going on. The picture on the molding looks terrible!

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TaylorBrown — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 18:43:54 GMT

That picture looks out of place. As far as the rest of the room, there is just too much going on.

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spiderw — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 18:52:16 GMT

I would never hang a painting/picture on molding , number one. The room needs obviously to be tidied up and organized. Removing all the clutter on the floor and putting the books on shelves or even leaving a couple for decor would be a good start. Perhaps the table should be moved to give more space. Once the clutter is gone and it is more open, you can decide if you need to do anything else.

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ECBG — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:00:53 GMT

This looks like slightly controlled chaos!

The one "plus" is the stacks of books aren't falling over!!!

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kaydee50 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:07:01 GMT

Actually I don't mind that the picture is hung that high. It looks like the ceilings are more than 8 feet, maybe even 10 feet. The rest of the room is a disaster. How can anyone walk around without tripping over something?

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MickD — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:07:54 GMT

@wilma The room makes me itch....haha!

I did see a rehab show where the paintings/pictures were hung on ribbon or twine from nails in the crown molding. It looked really neat. I learned that this was commonplace in the old days as walls were made of plaster, and nailing would cause cracks.

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tends2dogs — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:08:03 GMT

I would suffocate in that room. The picture looks ridiculous hung that close to the ceiling and on the crown molding. I like pictures at eye level.

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:10:59 GMT

Now that just looks silly, IMHO! Also, I feel the larger picture below it with the grouping are hung slightly too low. As for the rest of the room, it is definitely cluttered!

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Kitlynn — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:12:28 GMT

That looks terrible! I am sorry but this room looks like they didn't know what to do with things so they just piled them up and hung stuff.

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GCR18 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:30:01 GMT

I think the person moved from a big house to an apartment and didn't let anything go. The picture hung so high is the first thing to go.

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Lake4 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:38:10 GMT

What a cluttered mess! Not a fan of this room at all. Maybe they hung the picture that high because it was the only space left... 😲

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OKPrincess — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:06:48 GMT

Oh no!! A big no for everything!!

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Spurt — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:15:50 GMT

What a strange way to display art....SMH!!!! And the room is a cluttered mess too.....

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LoveMyBaby — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:22:02 GMT

@wilma

Picture placement looks ridiculous. The room just needs straightening/tidying - otherwise it's kinda cozy.

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Lilysmom — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:22:26 GMT

@wilma , yikes! This reminds me of something though. I had an artist friend who used to hang his art from a nail or whatever in a way that showed the wire in a big way. I always hated the look, found it very old fashioned and dated but he was the artist, what do I know???

It may be as another poster noted that the wall is plaster and that is the only way to do it. Not a fan. Nope. LM

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Mimi 1883 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:28:54 GMT

@wilma No, not a fan of that portrait hanging from the molding. I do like the room aside from that, though. I could curl up on the sofa and read a book quite happily. I am loving the landscape painting above the sofa!! My kind of room.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 21:41:28 GMT

This room is an atrocity. A picture should be hung at eye level. The person who furnished this room never heard "less is more".

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Azcowgirl — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 22:02:32 GMT

@wilma Maybe aunt Tilley was coming to visit and they had to quickly hang uncle Henry's portrait that she had painted 🤣. Years ago , that they hated and had stashed in the attic. LOL.

Eta...actually happened to me. Visitor asked " where's so and so's moms painting "?
My reply as I pointed to the hallway...." normally right there, took it down temporarily to hang Halloween decor"🤥