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Kitchen Picture Wall

January 30, 2012 by Jane F 15 Comments

kitchen picture wall - antique Bivort fruit prints on a wall in the Yellow Eurosplash Kitchen - Atticmag Four electrical features on a 64-inch kitchen picture wall wall made this a tricky arrangement.

Reshuffling the cards of your life takes time. Often it’s necessary to go over things more than once to decide what stays and what goes. I began that process last Fall with My Final Yard Sale. Then I tackled a new kitchen picture wall to display the art I’m keeping. What I planned to hand is  the set of six antique Bivort fruit prints I purchased at auction in 2010. My interest in the prints was sparked by designer Jeffrey Bilhuber, who I was interviewing at the auction venue for an AOL article. Before our move, the Bivort prints hung on the Antique Print Picture Wall in our apartment and have been on the floor in my home office for seven months. Then my dear friend and design school pal, Jewel Umansky, spent the day helping me work out where to hang what. This was the first little project.

kitchen picture wall with Roy Lichtenstein "Whaam!" diptych - AtticmagOne of the last remaining pieces of modern art was a double-panel Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art print hanging on the wall in the kitchen that leads to the pantry and laundry room. “That doesn’t belong there,” Ms. J decreed. Mr. AM never cared for it and the style never suited the kitchen. It’s the pictures are in the basement and eventually will be sold.

kitchen picture wall - blank wall showing with electrical features that needed to be covered when pictures are hung - AtticmagBut the Lichtenstein handily concealed two wall plates that cover defunct electrical boxes from a former wall phone. That made the arrangement a bit tricky. Plus there is an electrical outlet 10 inches from the floor and a light switch on the wall.

kitchen picture wall - antique Bivort fruit prints hung on an apartment dining room picture wall painted with Farrow & Ball Stony Ground - AtticmagJewel suggested hanging the fruit prints in the space. Previously, they hung on the dining room wall in our apartment, three across in two rows. In the kitchen they needed to hang two across in three rows.

Meanwhile, Mr. AM and I put the six pictures down on a rug  and adjusted the order until we though they looked right. Three of the prints are single fruits and three are doubles. I hadn’t even noticed that the last time around!

kitchen picture wall - scale sketch of the kitchen wall to place the pictures properly - AtticmagTo figure out how to pull it off, I took measurements then made a scale sketch on graph paper with one inch equal to one foot. I placed all the electrical features on the sketch and cut out six pink paper rectangles to-scale so I could “arrange” the 19 x 16-inch pictures as necessary.

What worked out was that the two rows would fit evenly between the door and the light switch with five inches on each side and 5 inches between the prints up and down.

kitchen picture wall - set of six antique Bivort fruit prints hung to cover unused electrical boxes on a kitchen wall - AtticmagBut when we got them up, I realized I had not measured perfectly from the right side so they are not as even as planned. And instead of 5 inches between them, there is only 4. That is barely noticeable and they always can be adjusted. Plus there was a big bonus: filling most of that strongly horizontal wall with a set of prints, and less aggressive images, makes the kitchen look larger!

You also might like to see a picture wall in the Vintage Gumwood Cabinet Kitchen.

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  1. RHome410 says

    January 30, 2012 at 8:49 am

    Those look really wonderful… Much better than the contemporary pieces. The scale is great for that wall, and from what I can see, the room, too. It’s great the way they fit around the electrical boxes. I didn’t even notice them in the top pic until you mentioned it. I’m not sure I would’ve been brave enough to hang anything so low, but now you’ve shown me how great it looks.

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  2. Terry says

    January 30, 2012 at 9:43 am

    I like everything about this. I had move switches and a thermostat on walls at our place. Our builder guys just centered them on the wall. Duh.

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  3. Maggie says

    January 30, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Certainly makes a difference in that area – prints are much better than the modern RL’s (though in the right place…….).

    Think the kitchen looks not only bigger, but brighter.

    Kudos to your “help” and your vision.

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  4. shelia says

    January 30, 2012 at 10:08 am

    Looks wonderful and aren’t you smart to make a graph like this so as not to make a mistake. I always have trouble trying to hang even two pieces of artwork.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia 😉

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  5. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen says

    January 30, 2012 at 10:13 am

    The balance of each individual frame all together makes one really wonderful and interesting focal point! Nice post Jane.
    Susan

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  6. Liz @ Designing Domesticity says

    January 30, 2012 at 11:42 am

    Love it. A great improvement. Can’t believe how much prep went into it – such a good planner you are. I always just bang stuff up and then wonder why it looks odd! ha. Live and learn. Thanks for sharing, liz

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  7. Jordan@the2seasons says

    January 30, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    Those are very pretty. I think I would have a hard time getting everything right with spacing and keeping it straight.

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  8. Samantha says

    January 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    I love the pictures! They fit the space perfectly! I like the Pop Art, but these definitely fit the space better! Visiting from MM.

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  9. ChanaGoanna says

    January 30, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    That looks great! Much better than the Lichtenstein…very calm and soothing. Cool illustration of how to map it out on graph paper too; very useful!

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  10. Jane F @ Atticmag says

    January 30, 2012 at 6:52 pm

    Thanks for all the kind comments. These seemed to be more interesting in the kitchen than the dining room and I’m pleased everyone agrees.

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  11. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    January 30, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    Love the prints in this spot, Jane! I actually had to look for the electrical outlet and switch when you mentioned them. I love setting up a series of prints in this way.

    To answer your questions, I got this quart of Annie Sloan chalk paint locally, but I have purchased it online from Robyn Story designs, along with the clear and dark waxes. The Rub n Buff you can find at Michaels or Hobby Lobby ~ that’s where I’ve gotten mine. The one I used is Antique Gold.

    Thanks for your visit! : )

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  12. cat_mom says

    February 1, 2012 at 10:20 am

    They look perfect–like they’d always been there! I agree, they are a much better “fit” for the space than the Lichtenstein print(s).

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