Figure 1. The first frame of many more.
With the overhead cupboard (the one right above my study desk) getting dismantled soon, I am very much looking forward to giving the soon-to-be-empty wall a new lease of life—a new shade of paint and hang a cluster of framed art and photographs like this which I am sure would personalize the entire room.
I once asked my Mum. “Whose idea was it to get the interior designer to fill my room with so many cupboards in the first place?”. I knew quite well that I could never make good use of them. But Mum insisted, “One day, you will have lots of stuff—and you will then thank me” she reaffirmed. I never did. I wanted more white space instead. I still do.
Quite intrigued with the art of hanging artwork in clusters, I’ve started collecting a small collection of prints (A good place to find artwork to hang is Etsy) which I’m intending to hang with an assortment of ‘Kodak Moments’ I have. Good quality frames are hard to come by here in Kota Kinabalu. I’ve purchased several from Living Concept (An IKEA Rip-off) in Warisan Square but would suggest that anyone with some spare change to get the frames custom made instead.
How does your wall look like?
Related links:
- The Art of Hanging Art—Michael’s Arts & Crafts Store
- How To: Hang Your Artwork and Not Screw It Up—Apartment Therapy New York
- Hanging Artwork—Demesne.info
- Hanging Art—Househunting.ca
- The Art of Cluster Hanging—Domestic Voyeur
6 Comments
Sometime
Now I know where to get cheaper IKEA stuffs, at Living Concept, is it? :)
Sometime
IKEA stuff at Living Concept isn’t as cheap as getting it direct from the official outlets. Living Concept works in Sabah as the middlemen hence the markup in IKEA products. I do believe that this business is not legal though as it infringes IKEA copyright by reselling them as Living Concept products.
Sometime
so how come chrystella and i dont have a special place in your room?? ahahaha
Sometime
Of course you deserve a special place. How about you in your own personal frame in my room? Haha.
Sometime
mate. i love this! This is one of my favourite pic. seriously its great. framing it adds more feeling to the whole image. I miss our “family”. haha.
Sometime
i hav the same question too when i went to the Living Concept the other day…