Display & Decorative Easels

Easels are seldom thought of as part of an interior design scheme, which is exactly why display easels and decorative easels are ideal for accenting a favorite painting in your home or office. Once you get your paintings off the wall, you'll discover that easels present a variety of interior design options. Putting Art in the Foreground Some artworks deserve greater attention than a spot on the wall can provide. Display easels and decorative easels will bring your favorite art into a room's visual foreground, creating a striking focal point from which the rest of the room extends.

Even the boldest and most unusual paintings can be synthesized into a room's decor through a discerning choice of decorative easel design and material. Wrought iron easels will look right at home in ornately decorated rooms. A wood easel with simple straight lines provides a modern touch perfect for abstract paintings with geometric shapes.

Display easels can also place art in a convenient and complementary middle ground. Tabletop decorative easels are small enough to fit on an end table, display cabinet, or sofa table, and can accommodate sketches or even family photos.

Easel Placement Tips
Display easels and decorative easels are also very useful accessories in that you can position them nearly anywhere in a room. For a subtler approach, place a display easel in your living room corner to fill up dead space that's too cramped for furniture.

There are also some spots to avoid when positioning a display easel. Direct sunlight will have a very harmful effect on artwork, with fading and discoloration increasing over time. Paintings often look best in indirect light, so try to place your decorative easel next to a suitable lighting source.

Fireplaces are often thought of as prime locations for displaying art, but too much smoke and heat will warp and damage a painting.

Lastly, when positioning display and decorative easels, don't be afraid to experiment with different spots. Easels are usually lightweight and simple to move. Or as Abbott and Costello put it, "Easel come, easel go."