- 1). Identify the spaces you want to fill. Art should be more or less in scale with the space it hangs in, which means you'll want large pieces for large spaces (over the sideboard or mantle) and smaller pieces for smaller spaces.
- 2). Decide on a color scheme if you haven't already.
- 3). Decide on a mood, or identify the one you've already created for the room. Is your dining room a bastion of formal elegance? Or a summer-camp space filled with farm tables and old butter churns?
- 4). Look for pieces that complement your theme.
- 5). Frame the pieces well if they're paper, using archival-quality mats and sealing the backs.
- 6). Make it a point to check your pieces once in a while. Light changes during the year, so something that's fine in December may find itself in direct sun come June - and a piece that's fine one year may take on moisture damage the next year if the backing comes loose.
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