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Home and Garden Party has a deep appreciation for framed art. In fact, you could
say that it is our passion! We are dedicated to supplying our Customers with a consistently quality product at a superior value.
We are proud to introduce you to our line of quality...
Framed Art
- Many of our framed art prints are exclusive to Home and Garden Party.
- The majority of Home and Garden Party's framed art prints are double matted with an open bevel cut by our framers for the finest Designer treatment. However, when appropriate in terms of trends or style, some prints are intentionally framed unmatted.
- Most of our frames are real wood.
- Home and Garden Party framed art prints are gallery wrapped and ready to hang.
- Home and Garden Party uses real glass in our framed art.
- Exclusive framed art prints range from nature, tropical and floral motifs to country scenes and landscapes.
 
Working with Framed Art
When working with framed art, balance and scale are two of the most important keys. The print, group of prints and companion wall mounted accessories such as shelves and sconces, need to be appropriate for the scale of the space and furniture you’re accessorizing. It will all need to visually fit together to form a grouping.
Begin by "eyeballing" the space. Prints or groupings generally are placed so that they are "eye level" when standing in front of them. What that means is, generally, the center of the items hanging will be placed somewhere around 58 inches (the standard height for "eye level") from the floor. This rule works well for larger prints or groupings, but smaller prints can look stranded there by themselves. It is a common practice to hang some items, particularly smaller ones, below standing eye level. In those cases, items are hung at a seated “eye level.” The most common mistake in hanging Framed Art is placing it too high on the wall.
Think of the furniture as part of the overall visual grouping. Do not hang items either
too far away or too close to furniture. Roughly, plan to include a space between 5 - 9 inches (at least a hand’s width) above furniture. When hanging items side by side, the general rule is to place them a hand’s width apart, although it is common that people "cheat" a bit with this rule if the pictures to be hung need to be placed farther apart for the scale of the grouping to look right.
For easier planning, measure the space on the wall and mark off the same amount of
space on the floor by placing some object at the corners to represent the boundaries. Within that space, lay out the items you wish to hang into different configurations until you find the one that looks best. Finally, hang the grouping on the wall. (The center of the entire grouping should be somewhere around 58" from the floor.)
 
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