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10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art

Think outside the frame by adorning your walls with unusual objects
10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine AustraliaSue Stubbs

Hanging art on your walls makes a home your own and gives an insight into your personal style. However it doesn’t have to be all squares and rectangle frames.

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Mixing it up with treasured objects, collected pieces and nature’s gifts might just prove to be your best decorative work yet.

Try these for some unconventional compositions:

1. Treasured textiles

Are a particularly good choice as they’re often too delicate to press into service for their originally intended use.

10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
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2. Baskets

All baskets are made by hand, making them works of art, each and every one. They range in shape, size and colour and never fully wear out – any signs of use only add to their tactile appeal. Hang together in a group for a textural display, or present one giant specimen on its own.

10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
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3. Hanging plants

Bring in your healthiest plants for visits inside to purify your air, please your eyes and feed your soul.

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4. Ceramics

Can be hung together in a grouping of similar shapes or colours to match, or lead the room decor. Your favourites will never be chipped or stained and often they are not food safe so this is a lovely way to enjoy them every day.

10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
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5. Wire objects and tools

A coastal themed decor begs for something made from wire and/or driftwood to grace your walls. These wire crab pots are arresting in their size but delicate in construction so don’t dominate the wall they occupy.

10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
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6. Floating shelves

This option gives you the freedom to change the art on display as often as you like. One long shelf for a sleek contemporary look, or a staggered set as seen here.

10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
(Credit: John Downs)

7. Objects found in nature

The original artist, Mother Nature gives it up in the form of plant material, driftwood, leaves and husks – all of which can be fashioned into exhibits.

10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
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8. Practical possessions

This old sieve holds a charming collection of keepsakes, displayed carefully so as not to crowd one another or the sieve itself, rendering it part of the art.

10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
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9. Vintage mirrors

Mirrors are a terrific way to reflect light into a room and a grouping works the same way as one large mirror to visually double the space as you move around the room. 

10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
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10. Number plates

Quirky, sure but the patina, colours and typography of a collection of number plates makes for an interesting display. All the better if you’ve collected them all yourself in your travels of the world.

10 objects you didn’t know could be wall art | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
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