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Dear Artsperts, the transition from the home décor to the painting. It does not have
I have some older paintings that I just love, but I’ve been fl ipping to just match the traditional nature of a work of art.
through magazines and feel like I should update my great room with Most traditional oils had a linen liner between the painting and
a more Florida contemporary feel. If I change to light gray walls and the frame. A more contemporary style would be to remove the linen
modern furniture, what should I do with my older paintings that are liner and perhaps frame using a shadow box type of frame. With
dark oils with heavy gold frames? How can I keep the art I love and works on paper, a contemporary way to frame is to ‘fl oat’ the work of
update my décor? art within the frame instead of matting over the edges. You will see
Sincerely, the edges of the paper with this contemporary look.
Contemporary Conundrum It is also acceptable and even trendy to mix contemporary works
with traditional works for the juxtaposition of new/old or light/heavy.
You may try salon style hanging where multiple works are clustered
Dear Contemporary, on a wall, or a feature wall of a traditional painting surrounded by
Th ere is no need to replace the more traditional style paintings walls of contemporary works. You may want to paint the feature wall
in your collection as you update your décor for a more contemporary a diff erent color to add to the contrast.
or Florida look. Th ere are a few tricks you can use to transform No matter the direction you take, there are no rules. Have fun
the feel of darker or older paintings: replace the frames, remove the with this process and let your style dictate the end result.
frame, use a salon style installation, create a feature wall, and add new
contemporary works without replacing your old works. Sincerely,
Th e trend of light grey walls is perfect for any work of art – The Artsperts
contemporary and traditional. Light grey is a pure neutral so there
aren’t any hues in the paint that would fi ght with the colors in a
painting. We often think of neutral as off white. But off white has
light brown or orange hues in it, so it isn’t considered a pure neutral
like grey.
Before and After of
If you would like
transforming traditional works
to lighten the look of
into a more contemporary
traditional paintings, the
feel by changing the frames.
best way may be to change The After was rendered in
(or paint the frames) to a photoshop to give an idea of
lighter color. If the original the fi nished look. Always a
good option to use photoshop
frame is of value as in a
to place works and adjust
gold leaf frame, be sure to
frame styles, before making
keep the original frame in any actual changes. The works
climate-controlled storage to the side are by Adolf Dehn
for future resale value of (1895-1968) left and Darrel
the work. In the meantime, Austin (1907-1994) right.
you can certainly enjoy the
work in your home with a
diff erent frame. Th e frame is
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