Art as a Cover Up

Once upon a time, we had a plasma TV hanging on our living room wall. Then, we rearranged the room so the TV sits on an entertainment center on the other side of the room. The room "flows" a lot better, but it left the wall looking like this:

Actually, it was worse than this because the hardware that held the TV up left big holes in the wall that I later spackled over. So, we had a rather large empty space with an electrical outlet floating in it. I looked around for a wall hanging to cover it up, but anything big enough was very expensive. So, the wall remained empty for about a year until I finally put the following display together.

To determine where they should be placed on the wall, I taped pieces of paper up that were the same size of the canvasses and my parents, husband, and I moved them around until it looked right.

It was actually easier than I thought it would be. I used masking tape on the canvasses to keep the lines straight. If I were to do this project over, I would pick out a set of 5-6 colors in advance rather than start without a firm color scheme. I would also use only muted colors. I think the two small canvasses are a little too bright for the room, especially the green and yellow one. Overall, though, I like how it turned out. It sure beats the crooked outlet in the middle of the wall!

Supplies Needed:

• Canvas
• Masking Tape
• Ruler
  
• Paintbrush
• Paint
• Picture Hook Kit
• Picture Nails
• Hammer