7 Unexpected Places to Hang Art

After falling for a bubble-blowing Diana Ross canvas on Amazon, designer Veronica Solomon went on a pop art hunt to fill a bare area in her living room. And she’s not done yet: “My kids and I plan to take bubble shots of ourselves!”

To break up a wall full of windows in a sunroom and boost the serene vibe, designer Amanda Louise Campbell brought in a chill deer. The art by Diane Kilgore Condon is large enough to overlap the windows nicely without blocking light, “and the colors complement the pinks and blues in the pillows.”

A collection of vintage theater ads got showstopping impact once designer Crystal Blackshaw devised this arrangement for an area that’s typically untapped. “There’s strength in numbers,” she says. “It’s why I did the same frames.”

The abstract piece by artist Ann Schwartz doesn’t just animate the space — it covers a TV. Krystine Edwards picked a gold frame to go with the pillows. “We take the painting down to watch ball games,” says the designer, “but when I’m relaxing, I like to avoid staring at a screen!”

“I was looking to infuse a bit of color and nature into a completely white urban kitchen,” says designer Alice Chiu. Because the landscape prints she got from Society6 were a unique size, she used mat boards that fit the frames and cut openings for the art. Now the homeowners get to do the dishes with a view.

Ashley Ross had thought about painting the back of her built-in, until the designer realized that a group of cheery women — by artist Cristina Martinez — front and center was what she really needed. “It reminds me we should lift each other up,” she says. Ashley also added the portrait of a Kenyan tribal beauty. “My little girl is in here a lot,” she says, “and I wanted her to be surrounded by strong women from around the world.”