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A Whimsical Girl’s Room Design

Children’s rooms are places of comfort and rest, but also of imagination and play. While it can be tough to decorate a space that perfectly encapsulates and promotes each of these uses, we recently worked on a bedroom design that did just that. This beautiful girl’s room design was soft and light, fun and restful all at once. 

Hanging Art in a Perfect Circle

As professional art installers, hanging complicated wall art is actually a lot of fun for us. It presents a challenge outside of the everyday, and it’s exciting to come up with a solution that works, and have a satisfied client at the end of it all.

How to Hang Really Large Wall Art

There’s large wall art and then there’s really large wall art. Most large wall art can be hung with standard picture hanging hardware and a few strong friends. Giant wall art typically needs a custom solution and the help of a professional team. We recently hung this giant Jiří Georg Dokoupil painting in a New York City office building, and it required a lot more than just a hammer and nails.

5 Wall Art Looks that Never Go Out of Style

For our last post of 2016, you might expect us to do a trend roundup of what we’re thinking will be the big new thing for next year. But instead, because wall art is so personal, and we’re inclined to consider it an investment that shouldn’t be replaced year-after-year, we’re rounding up five classic wall art looks that never go out of style.

Recent ILevel Picture Hanging Projects, November 2015

We’re always on the lookout for the latest trends in wall art and interior design so we can factor them into our projects. As much as we’re inspired by  magazines, blogs, and social media sites like Pinterest, one of our biggest sources of design ideas for our client base is actually our other clients.

The Only 2 Tricks You Need to Hang Wall Art Right the First Time

There’s nothing worse than spending 15 minutes hanging a picture, only to realize that, once you step back a few feet, it’s off center, too high, too low, etc. Now, not only do you have to go through the entire process over again, but there are a few extra holes in your wall, too.

7 Stunning Wall Art Ideas from Top Home Bloggers

It’s no secret that bloggers are among the home decor industry’s top trendsetters these days. They’re often the first to implement (and widely share) new styles and ideas spotted at trade shows and in shelter magazines, and they also serve as a wonderful resource of original creative ideas themselves. More and more often, we’re finding ourselves sourcing some of our favorite inspiration images from blogs.

The Biggest Wall Art Trends for 2016

True, it’s only September and the new year is still a ways away, but fashion week in New York has reminded us that the design worlds are always looking a few seasons ahead. Plus, with our constant immersion in wall art and decor through our client projects, we’ve already spotted some key wall art trends that are set to blow up next year. So we’ve decided to put together our list of predictions for what everyone will be hanging on their walls in 2016. 

Creative Picture Hanging Ideas from the ILevel Archives

We’ve hung thousands of pictures, works of art, and framed photos in the homes of our clients, and we’ve seen, and come up with, some wonderfully creative ways to do it. If you’re looking for some creative picture hanging ideas, check out these photos from our archives that just might inspire your display.

How to Decide What to Hang Above the Bed

 There are certain spots in the home where we find people have a tougher time deciding what to put in them. Namely: The entryway, above a sofa, and over the bed. Our theory is that these are prominent spots in the home, places that make first impressions and where we spend a lot of time, so there’s pressure to choose the right piece, something that’s beautiful, and speaks to our style and personalities. 

ILevel Art Hanging Project Featured in Elle Decor

Last week, we showed off a few images of work we did for Tory Burch’s Manhattan office space that appeared in Architectural Digest. Well, it’s been a great month for ILevel, because no sooner did we post those photos, did we spot our art hanging work again, this time in Elle Decor! 

Spotlight On: Bold Wall Statements

Thanks to the abundance of interior inspiration out there (we credit Pinterest, bloggers, and our favorite design magazines), it seems like more and more people are willing to take design risks and go bold with their homes. We’ve seen our fair share of creative, original, and utterly eye-catching ideas for wall art from our clients recently, so we wanted to throw them into the Internet inspiration pool, in the hopes they might spark a great idea.

ILevel Recent Art Hanging Projects

One of the things we love most about our work is that no two days are alike. Sure, most days involve hanging things on walls, but those “things” are always different, as is the locale where they’re hung. To prove just how diverse our work can be, here’s a quick look at seven of our most recent projects.