msliz
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Post by msliz on Jul 28, 2014 14:29:53 GMT
We're looking at another house, and this one has a big clock (black metal rods) hanging over the family room sofa. It's the only obvious place for a sofa, so I'd put mine there also, if we bought the house.
I don't want an arrangement of smaller objects for that wall. Just one object. But, I don't have a clock.
I could hang a canvas. Maybe a barn star?
But what are my other options? Any ideas?
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 28, 2014 14:32:47 GMT
I have a quilt hanging over our couch.
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Post by Merge on Jul 28, 2014 14:34:00 GMT
Big picture I bought at HomeGoods. I'm one of those tacky people who tries to match the "artwork" to the couch.  |
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Post by anniebeth24 on Jul 28, 2014 14:39:48 GMT
If you like the homeowner's clock, ask if you could buy it. Chances are they bought it for that particular spot and might not have a place for it in their new house.
HomeGoods is a great place to find large items to hang on walls - metal sculpture, framed art, clocks.
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Post by meridon on Jul 28, 2014 14:45:01 GMT
I've had a quilt, a section of picket fence, and a narrow picture shelf with a series of different size pictures over my couch in different houses. As another poster said, if you like the clock, maybe ask for it to be included. You can also do a search on Houzz for ideas. I like Houzz better than Pinerest for that type of thing because you get more specific results.
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Post by 1lear on Jul 28, 2014 14:45:26 GMT
My daughter painted a large canvas that we hung over the couch. I was in Hobby Lobby on Saturday and they had a lot of large items that would look good-do you have one nearby?
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Post by AN on Jul 28, 2014 14:47:55 GMT
Depending on window placement in the room, I'm a big fan of mirrors to make a room feel larger. I actually have a large road sign over our couch right now. It was a compromise to incorporate some of DH's "decor" in the house, but I have to say it looks pretty cool with the rest of our decor, kind of an industrial/masculine feel. I'm intending on adding some other items though, I just haven't found the right things yet.  |
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Post by kristalina on Jul 28, 2014 14:47:58 GMT
I would go for a large piece of framed art. I know, kind of predictable. If I could afford it, it would be original artwork. If not, a reproduction of an antique travel poster. I actually saw one that I didn't hate at Bed/Bath and Beyond not too long ago. It was an enlargement of an antique postcard. very cute.
What style is your home/living room going to be?
In my living room, one couch is under a window, the other isn't against a wall. BUT the TV has a large picture hanging over it. It's a framed Pegge Hopper print that we got at her studio in Honolulu. Not original but signed.
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Post by kristalina on Jul 28, 2014 14:51:58 GMT
Depending on window placement in the room, I'm a big fan of mirrors to make a room feel larger. I actually have a large road sign over our couch right now. It was a compromise to incorporate some of DH's "decor" in the house, but I have to say it looks pretty cool with the rest of our decor, kind of an industrial/masculine feel. I'm intending on adding some other items though, I just haven't found the right things yet. Oh wow, that's cute!! My sister has some stop-light lenses in her etsy shop: I don't know how you'd hang them but they would look cute to the left of the sign. Here: Stop-light lenses |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jul 28, 2014 14:52:41 GMT
If you like the homeowner's clock, ask if you could buy it. Chances are they bought it for that particular spot and might not have a place for it in their new house. HomeGoods is a great place to find large items to hang on walls - metal sculpture, framed art, clocks. This is what we have in our house, metal sculptures, framed art and a large clock. I like things with texture, they seem to give more interest. |
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Post by Jamie on Jul 28, 2014 14:53:51 GMT
We have 2 windows behind our couch in the current house. In the Apt we just left I had family pictures there.
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Post by AN on Jul 28, 2014 14:55:51 GMT
Oh wow, that's cute!! My sister has some stop-light lenses in her etsy shop: I don't know how you'd hang them but they would look cute to the left of the sign. Here: Stop-light lensesThanks! Our coffee table is a gear with a glass top. I think I want to avoid anything else "traffic" related on the wall, but I'm not sure quite what to put up. I'm just waiting until something grabs me and HAS to be in my house.  |
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Post by MaryC on Jul 28, 2014 14:56:57 GMT
I have a favorite verse actually painted on the wall. We used to have a decorative piece of ironwork, but we had several tremors in the area and I got worried it would fall on someone sitting on the couch.
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Post by River on Jul 28, 2014 14:57:20 GMT
Since I collect clocks, that would be my first go to item to hang there.  |
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Post by moodyblue on Jul 28, 2014 14:58:07 GMT
We have a two-story living room, so a very tall wall over our couch. We have a 4.5 foot by 4 foot piece of stained glass in a wood frame/cabinet, with lights behind the glass.
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Post by bomo on Jul 28, 2014 15:00:51 GMT
I have a large monogram behind ours. You can choose various fonts depending on your decor.
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Post by KikiPea on Jul 28, 2014 15:04:39 GMT
A large mirror or painting. If I couldn't find something big enough, I would flank it with sconces.
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Post by lumo on Jul 28, 2014 15:14:58 GMT
We have a large framed B&W concert photo (Pearl Jam). It's actually really cool looking, IMO.
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Post by kristalina on Jul 28, 2014 15:15:10 GMT
That table is pretty awesome too!
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Post by meridon on Jul 28, 2014 15:17:12 GMT
Or how about an engineer print? You can get them done at Staples for a few dollars and other office supply stores. It says they aren't meant for photographs, but as long as you know that the resolution isn't going to be great, I'd give it a try anyway. Here's a link to how one of my favorite bloggers and how she did it: Engineer print at Housetweaking.com |
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Jul 28, 2014 15:23:17 GMT
What style is your home/living room going to be? Almost everything we have is traditional, with a few exceptions that are more "transitional." The road sign wouldn't work for us, but it's a great idea! I wonder if the owner would sell the clock? I'm just dreaming anyway. They rejected our offer but indicated they'd revisit it in a few weeks if they don't have any other bites and we haven't found anything else. Thanks everyone for all the ideas! |
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Post by AN on Jul 28, 2014 15:48:33 GMT
Almost everything we have is traditional, with a few exceptions that are more "transitional." The road sign wouldn't work for us, but it's a great idea! I wonder if the owner would sell the clock? I'm just dreaming anyway. They rejected our offer but indicated they'd revisit it in a few weeks if they don't have any other bites and we haven't found anything else. Thanks everyone for all the ideas! It is definitely worth asking if you go back to re-bid. The buyer of my condo made the offer contingent on me selling her a bunch of my furniture. We did go back and forth over a couple of items I really hated to part with, but ultimately I sold her 95% of what she was asking for. |
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Post by AN on Jul 28, 2014 15:51:30 GMT
Or how about an engineer print? You can get them done at Staples for a few dollars and other office supply stores. It says they aren't meant for photographs, but as long as you know that the resolution isn't going to be great, I'd give it a try anyway. Here's a link to how one of my favorite bloggers and how she did it: Engineer print at Housetweaking.com I've done this too! It worked well on a long wall in a hallway. If I'd had the patience to mount them myself, it would have been really cheap, but I was in a hurry and had them drymounted at Hobby Lobby (in case someone doesn't want to do it themselves). If it had been just one print, it would have been pretty reasonable to have done at HL once you considered buying the foam, spray glue, etc, but of course I had four...  |
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Post by agengr2004 on Jul 28, 2014 15:55:04 GMT
We're going to use concert posters and album covers in ours. We have about 15+ feet of space along the wall.
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Post by sharlag on Jul 28, 2014 15:59:51 GMT
We have a two-story living room, so a very tall wall over our couch. We have a 4.5 foot by 4 foot piece of stained glass in a wood frame/cabinet, with lights behind the glass. Sounds pretty! I did a 'collage' of family face closeups. I Mod Podged them onto 12x12 canvases and sort of attached them to one another. |
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Post by ~Zoey~ on Jul 28, 2014 16:02:49 GMT
My sofa faces two windows so I have a mirror which reflects the light back into the room. Plus it's great if the doorbell rings as I can give a quick look to see whether or not I'm even presentable enough to answer the door. 
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Post by icedcoffee14 on Jul 28, 2014 16:05:53 GMT
I have a 5 foot by 6.5 foot vinyl tree behind mine. We have a huge area to decorate. Here is an idea of what I mean. I actually wanted o hang the pictures like this one but liked it a lot without. tree |
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Post by SunnySmile on Jul 28, 2014 16:07:31 GMT
AN, love those photos, they remind me of the little photo booth photos! Can you give a little more info on how you got those pics,and what is dry mounting? To the OP, I just have a large painting in a really nice frame over our couch, we are boring...LOL
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Post by Penellopy on Jul 28, 2014 16:11:58 GMT
My sofa faces two windows so I have a mirror which reflects the light back into the room. Plus it's great if the doorbell rings as I can give a quick look to see whether or not I'm even presentable enough to answer the door. I have the same... |
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Post by AN on Jul 28, 2014 16:27:43 GMT
AN, love those photos, they remind me of the little photo booth photos! Can you give a little more info on how you got those pics,and what is dry mounting? To the OP, I just have a large painting in a really nice frame over our couch, we are boring...LOL We had a photobooth at our wedding, that's where we got them. Then I just photoshopped the ones I wanted together and added a fade on the edges. You could easily do this with photos of your family though if you set up a little "at home" photobooth. I don't know how dry mounting works, but the way you see it suggested to mount these is to spray with spray glue and mount on large foam insulation. Lots of tutorials out there if you google "engineer print mount." |
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