Art is one thing every home needs, and it?s one of the very best ways to personalize your space! Displaying meaningful paintings, prints, and photographs is an expression of your favorite things and clues visitors in to your unique aesthetic.
Gallery walls have been popular for years, they always look great, but the art ledge offers something a little different. Art ledges are a linear display, gallery walls are a grid. Art ledges conveys a clean and minimalist look due to the singular line created by the shallow shelf.
One great look is to install one behind a sofa. Create a ledge that allows for layering prints in different sizes and also the ability to add planters or other small and skinny decorative elements.

front + main
Below is an installation displaying frames in similar sizes but using different color frames.
house becomes home
 
Here is a simple arrangement of stacked ledges painted the same color as the wall which allows the artwork and album covers to take the spotlight.

a beautiful mess
 
Stack them in a trio and you?ll have plenty of space to create a focal point composed of your eclectic collection.

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Here?s another example of the color of the painted ledge blending with the wall, this time the depth of color provides dramatic contrast.

salty spaces
This appears to be an inset shelf not a ledge, but take a cue from the minimalist styling. The allowance for blank space between the art and objects gives the eye a place to rest....