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Collages: The Work and Pleasure
Part 2

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Did you find the tips from Shelley Myers helpful?  I hope so.  But, to continue, I've read that it is good to couple strong expressions of color, fabric, and form with simple touches that structurally stand up to your "umph" piece.  Collages or "montages" are perfect supporting actors.  Below, you'll find that the collages don't encompass the strongest pieces in the room--nor do they have to include too much variation of color or texture.  Accentuation is often unnecessary in a collage.  Do you have a favorite from below? 

Bill Brockschmidt & Richard Dragisic's Home - New York Social Diary

Angie Hranowsky

David Kaihoi     

Pottery Barn 

So what is the take-away?  Don't let your bare walls scare you and don't insist on buying the framed oversized poster to occupy the space!  Play with frames, composition, and negative white spaces.  You have a little work in the meantime, but, in the end, the wall will be well worth the effort!