Put away your measuring tape, your hammer and nails, your fear of putting holes in your walls—it turns out that you don't have to hang your art at all. One of the most popular ways to display artwork these days requires far less commitment than that. Simply set the art on the floor, or on a shallow shelf, and lean it up. The result is casual-looking but refined, with a little bit of treasure-hunt intrigue mixed in. And you can switch it right up without worrying over the holes you've put in the wallpaper.
"I tend to lean my art even more than I hang it these day," says designer Leanne Ford. "This allows for a constant and easy rotation of what is displayed, where and how." Below we've rounded up some of our favorite ways to try out the trend.
Ford leans art to over up chords, cable boxes, and even unused wall outlets that are so often at floor level.
Leaned-up art in Todd Alexander Romano's Manhattan living room gets around the whole "you can't hang art on windows" catch.
Without having to put a hole in the bookshelf.
A look that will prevent your cloud art from floating away.
Leaned art is the opposite of stuffy but can look very elevated if you select the right piece.
