HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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November, 1912 
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The Place of Pictures in Home Deco¬ 
ration 
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critic, before indiscriminately investing 
the money one has allotted for the pur¬ 
chase of pictures for one’s home. 
A word about the arrangement and 
framing of pictures. The framing of 
pictures is an art in itself. Each picture 
has its own requirements as to color and 
width of frame and of mat. A great many 
pictures are spoiled in the framing; a 
harsh paper mat is used on a print of the 
most subtle tones, whereas a silk mat of 
the exact tone that is required may be had 
in hand-dyed silks. Without making the 
picture anything more pretentious than it 
should be, a soft-toned silk mat holds the 
whole thing together and makes the whole 
a work of art. 
There are some further suggestions 
about the framing of pictures that are 
worth considering. In the first place, the 
frame should be chosen to be consistent 
with the room as well as with the pictures. 
French Empire gold frames will never be 
satisfactory in a house with simple wood¬ 
work. In fact, to-day one may get most 
satisfactory results in framing oil and 
water color pictures in plain gold frames. 
The science of framing is being carried 
out to a great degree of proficiency, and 
the tendency is toward simplicity. In 
general, water colors are best shown with 
a simple gold frame, or if the colors are 
quite light a white frame and a white mat. 
In framing water colors the mat plays a 
prominent part, and if the main color 
tones are rather strong, a bronze or dull 
gold mat should be used; if weak, a white 
mat. Etchings are best framed in with 
narrow moldings, and if very delicate pic¬ 
tures, may be framed with white and a 
white mat. Generally where the black and 
dark tones predominate natural woods and 
black frames are best. In all cases the 
mat should be wider than the frame itself. 
The art of hanging pictures is simply 
another occasion when the laws of com¬ 
position cover the case. The walls should 
be treated as the drawing board of the 
artist, and the pictures grouped upon 
them. An assistance to the picture hanger 
is arranging the pictures on the floor be¬ 
side the wall space they are to occupy. 
By grouping the pictures the important 
ones may be emphasized and there is a 
decorative result achieved. The spacing 
between pictures in a group should be less 
than that between the group and outside 
wall. 
It is an accepted principle that pictures 
are hung too high. The center of a pic¬ 
ture or figured group should be slightly 
below the eye of a person standing. This 
principle is often satisfactorily violated 
because the disposition of the furniture 
interferes with its being carried out. 
Spaces occupied by pictures at a height 
may be those of subjects that we are ac¬ 
customed to see above our line of vision, 
mountainous landscapes being one exam¬ 
ple. The space over a mantel may very 
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