How to hang paintings on walls with wallpaper

Normally we think that when a wall is decked up with a stunning wallpaper then there is no need to hang any other ornamental element. But on contraire, a combination of both can be extremely gorgeous and meaningful. Just have to keep a few tips in mind while doing so.

Ultarwalls will share few tips on how to hang a painting on a wallpapered wall. And yes the main idea is to create a sense of harmony.

Pictures on the wall: Statement and expression of your personality

Wall pictures can be a posters, art prints, art or family photographs, graphic art, drawings, watercolours, canvas prints, oil or acrylic paintings, and collages. They all are brought with one common factor – liking. Unless you really like something you won’t want to hang it on your walls. Paintings and such artefacts are very personally and they can say a lot about the personalities.

Pictures on wallpapers

Pictures or paintings on wallpapered wall can be a match made in heaven just that it has to have an order and structure. Though there is actually no rule of choosing from a wide range.

However, there are some tips that can help creating a harmonious ambience. Without any structure the eyes can get overwhelmed easily and the attraction which a wallpaper deserves can get diluted. So sit back and think through a structure in which you should put pictures and paintings on your wallpapered wall.

Here, in this blog, ultrawalls will give you some of the tips on how to put paintings on wallpapered walls.

Wallpaper patterns and picture motifs – Contrast is the key.

Retro wallpapers with unusual graphic/geometric patterns create a stylish background. Now over a romantic floral wallpaper, pieces on nostalgia, love or even nature. A naturalistic drawing on a geometric wallpaper. The possibilities are limitless.

Cue from the colours in wallpapers and pictures – Create a harmony

There is a debate – colours should match or give a contrast? Well, it depends on the compatibility of the colours and patterns. Monochrome can be a good option. Frames in precious metal hues like gold, silver, bronze or aluminium are very suitable means of contrast which provide a soft transition between different pattern and picture colours.

Large pictures v small pictures – Size Matters

Wallpapered wall and the pictures should never affect each other. They both should be pleasing to the eyes and together they should create a gorgeous scene. When arranging pictures on wallpapered wall, do keep in mind the size, number of pictures and their frames. Posters, placards and banners can be put up on the wall with poster rails. In terms of modern frames, wood, plastic and aluminium are most common. For fans of baroque or antique (look) frames, there is a huge choice of original or imitation models which look fantastic on a funky or unusual wallpaper pattern because they provide a fabulously unconventional style clash.

This provides a great solution for unusual formats, lengths and sizes. Furthermore, this solution is both cool and informal as the pictures aren’t in a rigid and immobile frame.

Small pictures

Pictures in small formats can be arranged in a group and should be placed in a central position on the wall. Try to these pictures in a clear structure like, they can be placed in a straight line next to each other, beneath each other, or slightly misaligned. Keep the distance between pictures same.

Medium pictures

This is a standard size. Here 2 pictures can be put together to create a story.

Large pictures

Do not put any large picture as this will cover a bigger chunk of the wallpaper and will ruin the look.

Pictures of all size – Mix n Match

Here you can have a group of pictures with all the size. This looks nice and will create a sort of story on the wall. Just try putting the on floor for a structure and then place them on the wall.

Tip: Wallpapers with frame designs

There are wallpapers available in market that includes some beautiful frame designs on them. There are some really stunning wallpapers with frame. Some empty frames and some with pictures. There are wallpapers with frames where you can have your own pictures.

Now just go out and explore what suits your taste and personality the most.