How to hang art salon style

From choosing a compelling mix of works to selecting the right frame, this board featuring property from American Atmosphere: An Important Private Collection, contains key tips from interior designer and collector, Timothy Corrigan, on creating your perfect salon-style wall.

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How do I ensure my salon-style wall achieves the right mix?

A salon-style hang can provide a dramatic focal point in any interior. The maximalist approach has been a popular way to showcase works en masse for centuries. Beyond themed subject matter, grouping works of a similar colour palette or from a specific artistic movement is a fail-proof way to create a salon-style wall.

a woman is pointing at some paintings on the wall with her thumbnails in front of her face

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Ornate Frame

What’s most important to consider when it comes to frames?

Sticking to frames in similar hues and thicknesses can help keep the focus on the art and convey a sense of intentionality. For heavier, ornate frames, consider spacing pictures with more breathing room between one another.

two chairs and a table with paintings on the wall

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Should I incorporate other types of media and objects?

‘Mixing media is great because you actually appreciate the individual works more by comparison to something that is very different and hanging adjacent to it,’ says Corrigan. While flat works can be treated similarly on the wall, sprinkling in sculptures, mementos and other three-dimensional objects, from plates to garments and accessories, is a sure way to add interest.

an oil painting of a sailboat in the ocean at sunset with clouds and waves

ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER, '(1837-1908) Sailboats at Sunset'

ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER (1837-1908) Sailboats at Sunset signed with initials in monogram and dated 'ATBricher. \7*' (lower left) oil on board 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm.) Painted circa 1877.

an oil painting of two white birds in a tropical forest

Super Zoom View at home JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971), 'Sacred Cranes'

More from Details JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971) Sacred Cranes signed 'Jessie Arms Botke' (lower left)—inscribed with title 'Sacret [sic] Cranes' (on the reverse) oil and gold leaf on gessoed masonite 153⁄4 x 131⁄4 in. (40 x 33.7 cm.)

a painting of two white birds on a branch with leaves and flowers in the background

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JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971), 'Cockatoos'

More from Details JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971) Cockatoos signed 'Jessie Arms Botke' (lower right)—signed again and inscribed with title (on the reverse) oil and gold leaf on masonite 15 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.6 cm.)

a painting of a white peacock with its feathers spread out, surrounded by corals

Super Zoom View at home JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971), 'White Peacock with Spread Tail'

JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971) White Peacock with Spread Tail signed 'Jessie Arms Botke' (lower right) oil on canvas laid down on masonite 321⁄4 x 40 in. (81.9 x 101.6 cm.)

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Mixed Media Illustration

Tropical Animals

JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971), 'Two Cockatoos'

JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971) Two Cockatoos signed 'Jessie Arms Botke' (lower right) oil and metal leaf on masonite 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)

ABBOTT FULLER GRAVES (1859-1936), 'New England Doorway'

ABBOTT FULLER GRAVES (1859-1936) New England Doorway signed 'Abbott Graves' (lower left) oil on canvas 18 x 141⁄4 in. (45.7 x 36.2 cm.)

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Venice

WALTER LAUNT PALMER (1854-1932), 'Venice'

WALTER LAUNT PALMER (1854-1932) Venice signed with initials in monogram 'WLP' and dated '1894' (lower left) oil on canvas 18 x 151⁄2 in. (45.7 x 39.4 cm.) Painted in 1894.

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ALLAN RICHARDSON (b. 1880), 'A Nantucket Homestead'

VOLNEY ALLAN RICHARDSON (b. 1880) A Nantucket Homestead oil on canvas 91⁄4 x 10 in. (23.5 x 25.4 cm.)

Gloucester

GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (1883-1962), 'Morning, Gloucester'

GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (1883-1962) Morning, Gloucester signed 'Guy C. Wiggins.' (lower left)—signed again, dated '1915' and inscribed with title (on the reverse) oil on board 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.) Painted in 1915.

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CHARLES COURTNEY CURRAN (1861-1942), 'The Huckleberry Picker'

CHARLES COURTNEY CURRAN (1861-1942) The Huckleberry Picker signed and dated 'Charles C. Curran. NA/1929' (lower left)—signed again and inscribed with title (on a label affixed to the reverse) oil on gessoed panel 61⁄4 x 10 in. (15.9 x 25.4 cm.) Painted in 1929.

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ABBOTT FULLER GRAVES (1859-1936), 'View from Marblehead'

ABBOTT FULLER GRAVES (1859-1936) View from Marblehead signed '-Abbott Graves' (lower right) oil on canvas 24 x 201⁄4 in. (61 x 51.4 cm.)

a painting of a white peacock surrounded by blue and yellow flowers in a gold frame

JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971), 'Peacock and Poppies'

JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971) Peacock and Poppies signed 'Jessie Arms Botke' (lower right)—inscribed with title (on the reverse) oil and gold leaf on canvas laid down on masonite 321⁄2 x 271⁄4 in. (82.6 x 69.2 cm.)