Design Tips - Printscapes.com

What's in a Frame?
A lot, actually. Every piece of artwork that you hang on the wall has to be finished in some way, and the manner in which it is finished often determines how well it will compliment the design of the space. If you like a particular image, but feel that it does not fit with your décor, look again. It might just be the frame, or lack thereof, that makes the difference. Take these three finished pieces, for example. All three incorporate the same image, but each has a different flair.

Gallery wrapped images, like the first piece, are very popular right now. The image continues onto the canvas that covers the edges of the piece, and it is finished as is, without a frame. This finish style creates a casual, yet stylish final presentation.
The second two images are both framed and double matted. The white matts and clean lines of the middle example give it a contemporary feel. In the third example, a rich matt color and more ornate frame are employed. These finishing touches give the piece the classical presentation that it needs to fit in a more formal environment.

Who said Black & White has to be Austere?
Create a playful or sophisticated (depending on your color choice) contrast by hanging black and white photos on a colored wall. You are sure to make a design statement with any one of the following color selections, or choose your own!

Try a Triptych
A triptych is a piece of artwork made of three related panels. In some cases, the panels are the same size, while in others they are related by content only. You can be as creative as you like when forming your own triptych. Just make sure that your three image choices relate in some way, be it a color connection, a theme, a frame choice, etc.

These three images work well together for several reasons. They are the same size and orientation, as well as the same abstract style (it helps that the same photographer shot all three). Additionally, the colors work together to create a balance between warm and cool hues, and conceptually the photos relate to read as a story of watering and growth.