The artwork was just installed last week, (photos from her travels around the world, sample above) as the photo shoot is this Monday, but here’s a sneak peak at the dining room side of the loft.
Most of the walls stayed white as she is renting this loft, but the fixed colour in the space was the yellowy beige carpeting, which I repeated in the fabric we selected for the drapes and the striped parsons chairs.
Up until last week, I have always hung all the artwork for my clients but I knew hanging 12 pieces, perfectly on this wall would have taken me forever, so I googled ‘Art Installation, Vancouver’ and found Kent Southwell (above).
When he got there I said “Where have you been all my life?” he said “Waiting for you to call me!” Then I mentioned that [on-line] it looked like he was the only guy in town that specialized in hanging artwork and he said “No I’m the only one that does website optimization!” So smart!
Designers have been using IKEA’s RIBBA frames for years to create maximum drama for less! You can display the matt and photo at the front or back of the frame which means it also works as a shadow box if you wanted to display a collection of shells, or coins or even plates!
I learned how to hang art symmetrically and perfectly (without a single mistake) that day, but I would still hire Kent to do it for me next time. Watching a professional do their job reminds me of my favourite quote by a commenter “Hire a professional for everything you can’t do professionally yourself”. So much easier!!
It was Kareen’s sisters kitchen that got my blog into the Washington Post Blog Watch for the second consecutive week in a row back in March, and now Kareen’s loft is going to be famous as well!
After – All photos by Maria Killam Colour & Design
I was so happy with Kareen’s photos and she is thrilled to finally have her travel photos on display! See the finished space here.Related posts:
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