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Hallway Artwork

wilma — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:10:34 GMT

Do you have artwork on the walls in your hallways?

I have 4 small prints hanging in my main long hallway, 2 on each side wall, but I have been getting tired of them. They've been there for over 20 years. The only time they've come down is for painting.

I decided to remove them today. I still have a decorative mirror hanging on the wall at the end of the hall. I definitely like that there, especially with the side walls being bare. I'm going to live with this for a few days and see if I like the look of bare walls in my hallway.

Or maybe I will put something new up? 🤔
Of maybe I will put my old artwork back up again? 🥴

Do you have anything hanging in your hallways?

Re: Hallway Artwork

Kachina624 — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:17:07 GMT

I ran out of wall space for the artwork I own a long time ago, so I started using the hallway. Works for me for mostly smaller pieces.

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proudlyfromNJ — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:39:11 GMT

In the hallway leading to the bathroom and bedrooms, I have family pictures. They are unified by their frames which are thin and black with white matting. There are four 12 by 8 which hold two pictures each and on opposite wall there are six smaller frames that hold two each. Nothing is mishmashed which makes it look cohesive. That's my hallway artwork story.

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PA Mom-mom — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:45:03 GMT

@wilma I have a series of Wallace Nutting photos, which were wedding presents to my parents in 1936. I just change out the garland on the vintage hooks above them. They have been there for 37 years so far.

My DD has family photos from both sides of the family - going back to great-grandparents. They are great!

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kaydee50 — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:14:04 GMT

In our hallway to the bedrooms, I framed the various currencies we collected in our travels over the years. Have about 30 or 40 including liras, francs, yen. Also have other memorabilia from our world travels.

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queendiva — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:21:48 GMT

@wilma : I live in an end unit townhouse that has a lot of windows, so wall space is at a premium, and I dont have any hallways, per se.

On the small wall area between the powder room and the master BR I have a charcoal drawing of my dog that my brother did for me for Christmas about a dozen years ago and some favorite photos of my children when they were young; the 3 framed photos stacked vertically.

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MildredM — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:29:09 GMT

Nothing at all in the hallway not even a table much less art on the wall.

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PamfromCT — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:32:37 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@wilma I have a series of Wallace Nutting photos, which were wedding presents to my parents in 1936. I just change out the garland on the vintage hooks above them. They have been there for 37 years so far.

My DD has family photos from both sides of the family - going back to great-grandparents. They are great!

@PA Mom-mom, I inherited three Wallace Nutting photos, gave one to my DB, and have two small ones framed in my downstairs hall arrangement. They were done before color photography and were painted for color. Lovely scenes, and I do like your hall arrangement.

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Oznell — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:42:36 GMT

Our upstairs hallway is fairly small, @wilma . I've had just a few different things up there, but currently just one. It's a framed, sepia-toned, large vintage map of southern Ontario, in Canada (which, ironically, I found in an antique shop in New Orleans, and then had custom framed.)

I love it, because our family has such deep roots in Ontario, and all the old towns and townships etched on the map remind me of the gentle fields, forests, and lakes of the region, and my family and ancestors there...

Good thread-- It's neat to read of others' often personally meaningful artwork in their halls!

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jannabelle1 — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:54:48 GMT

In my preious home (pre-divorce) I had a long hallway that was visible through a half wall from the family room. I had quite a few 8x10 vacation photos that I framed and matted in large frames. I thought they were great looking, but when I took them all down when I put the house on the market, I loved the minimalist look! If I was still in that house, I'd leave that hallway without anything, or look for 3 much larger framed prints and space them out. I've learned that for me, not every wall needs to have photos or artwork hanging on them!

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J Town Girl — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:22:56 GMT

Many years ago I purchased four prints from Thomas Kincaid when he was on QVC.

They are all snowy winter scenes which I just love. I had them framed and they are hanging in my hallway. Even though they are scenes of winter, I leave them up all year long.

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LonestarBabs — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:31:17 GMT

The hallway leading to all the bedrooms has a door-length mirror at the far end, but the walls are bare. I'm concerned that artwork will shorten the look of the hallway, but I have some Texas bluebonnet paintings I'd love to hang there. The other hallway that leads from the kitchen to the garage is broken up by doorways to the laundry room, a bathroom, and the wet bar but I do have a wooden plaque with hooks on it for dog leash, keys, and masks.

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Desertdi — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:52:25 GMT

I decorate ALL my walls....including the laundry room and garage

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River Song — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 03:03:59 GMT

Sorry, can't offer any suggestons. My home doesn't have any hallways! My home is an unconventional Old Florida Cracker home.

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Katcat1 — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:05:07 GMT

I first have a mirror hanging on the wall over a narrow table (6 in. wide) and there is a small lamp on the table and a little further down one picture hanging on the wall. The hallway is the one in my apt.. that leads to the bedroom and bathroom.

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Carmie — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 15:15:20 GMT

My second floor has a wide landing at the top of the stairs and then a hallway. I have a hall table with a lamp, some candles and a few family photos on the landing.

My walls have a few small pieces of art from around the world that we collected on our travels and some candle sconces and a mirror at the other end of the hall. My hall is not straight and has a small inlet before you enter one of the bedrooms.

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Jersey Born — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:27:13 GMT

@wilma - I love art, and I need it on my walls, including on my hallway walls. My father was an artist, and one of my children is, too. I find that artwork enlivens the walls and dramatically personalizes the space. I tend to gravitate toward paintings of landscapes, seascapes, and flowers. I have paintings from the artists who taught my father how to paint, including a wonderful pastel portrait of my father done by one of his art instructors, and paintings actually done by my father. I have a painting I love from one of my children of a beautiful sunset over a field of yellow and brown flowers and green grass, based upon a photograph. I also have some other paintings that I purchased because I found them beautiful. I never tire of looking at art on the wall every time I walk past it.

Re: Hallway Artwork

wilma — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:39:16 GMT

Well, I lived with the empty walls in the hallway for 2 days. Still not sure if I like the bare walls or not.

For now, I put 2 of the small prints back up this morning - one on each side wall so it looks balanced. Regarding the other 2 - the sentimental sketch has been placed elsewhere in my home, and the other one I'm going to donate.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:29:29 GMT

In our old home we had lots of wall space, so we did utilize it with family photos! I loved the look. Recently we moved into our new home, about 4 months ago, and we have tons of windows, but not nearly as much wall space, so we haev decided not to put up so many photos, just a few and I am really liking the minimalist look.

My husband likes to change things out and have different looks, so it works for us!

Re: Hallway Artwork

RedTop — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:44:06 GMT

Absolutely nothing in my hallway.