Susan,

I  love this idea!  It's a great alternative, as you said, to buying big art for a contemporary home.  Could you please share with us, how did you attach the art to the door -- can it be removed later?  Just wondering.

Susan - Fabulous idea. Easy, affordable and it works! Love it. I also would like to know how you hung it up. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Maureen: There's 2 different ways to do it so I'll post a detailed explanation a little later this evening. Thanks.

I like this alot & will come back to see how to hang the door!

Kathy

Susan this is brilliant! I am always looking for large scale art for lofty rooms.  You deserve the coveted raffia soap award for your creativity and the beautiful staging job.

Susan - this idea is brilliant and the room, by the way, looks fabulous. Looking forward to hearing how you did it.

Stephanie

Susan - alright, I have an out and out confession to make - are you listening?  I will never be able to keep up with your creativity as it pertains to out of the box home staging and design idea's.  Thank you so very much for being generous with your idea's and cost saving suggestions.  You are brilliant.

Jackie

Maureen, Rhonda and Kathy: With this project we were in a hurry so Tim just used long screws to put the door on the wall and then put 2 smaller screws in the door to hang the pictures.   The best way to do it is  to mount a heavy duty hanger on the back of the door just like you would to hang a picture and then use 2- 50 lb. or 1- 1oo lb. hook on the wall. Screws still work the best to hand the artwork to the door because the wood on the door is relatively thin. Hopes that helps. When we de-stage I'll probably take some close up pictures to add to the blog. Thanks...

Susan - Great idea, beautifully staged, great property and oh yeah - awesome photos!  Your home seller is fortunate to have such a talented professional representing them! Thank you for sharing this idea.  I think we're all going to end up trying it.  - Calie

Susan, Calie (above) sent me a note telling me to check out your post. I'm sure glad she did. This is absolutely brilliant. Did you have trouble finding the doors without the holes cut in them for the knobs? You deserve the raffia award which Jackson bestows. Great Work! 

Really interesting idea.  I LOVE the staging job above.  Was it vacant when you started?  It's beautiful!

Really great idea Susan!! CLEVER! Remember this everyone----It is important to purchase a hollow core door slab WITHOUT the door-knob cutout!!  : )  I was happy to see the sofa pulled 'away' from the wall-good eye!!  Regards-Kathleen G

WOW SUPER IDEA, how clever I would have never thought of that one!! I love the colors as well. The  whole space looks great.

Phyllis Pafumi

I LOVE IT!  What a great idea and what a beautiful space.  Congrats!.

I'm bookmarking your post for future reference. 

hey hey hey he is under investigation, doesn't mean he is guilty!

the doors look great. they frame the space and give a twist on the paintings.

cheers,

cindy 

Susan, brilliant as my new English client would say.  Not many lofty rooms in my area, but some high ceilings in the A-frame homes. 

Now the challenge.  I have 5? (maybe more) hollow core, mahogany doors, with the knobs holes, in my barn awaiting a project.  I know they can be a desk, a shelf etc., but I wanna use Susans brilliant idea with these doors.  You creative types can figure it out, right. 

Thanks Susan, bookmarking this one!

Jackson: Thank you ever so much for the coveted soap. I'll place it on my virtual mantle!

Stephanie: I'll post an anatomy of the room next week. Thanks.

Jackie: There's no higher praise than that which comes from your peers. I'm glad you appreciated it.

Thats a greatidea. Love it.

this is as good as "turkey day" itself!  -- can't wait to see more on it.  thx -- bookmarked!

Callie: Thanks for sharing my post with others.

Yvonne: You can get the no hole doors at Lowes and Home Depot and in Seattle at Dunn's Lumber as well.

Melissa: The house wasn't vacant but my client didn't have any furniture on the 1st floor. 

Beautiful job and clever clever thinking!

Bookmarked and a 5!

Thanks so much for posting this. Love the furniture.

Can we not rate posts anymore?!

P.S. I'm so loving the raffia soap award Jackson!

Susan,

This a keeper! Fantasic idea, this does deserve a bookmark and a five!!!

Fantastic idea... such a nice way to add both substance and artwork without the expense.  I've bookmarked and look forward to the de-staging photos.  Thanks for sharing!

Lisa Sherman ~ Interior Aura

Susan, I love it..love it....LOVE IT........LOVE IT!

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing it!

Kathleen: Thanks and I agree, whenever possible the 1st thing I do is pull the sofa away from the wall.

Phyllis: I like that it can solve 2 problems at once.

Joanne: Thanks so much for the comment. 

Cindy: You're right. Innocent until proven guilty.

Ginger: I'll have to think about the knob hole doors.

Tara: Thanks for stopping by. 

Susan...what a way to make artwork and the room POP! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work, and idea.

Wendy Casey - Vancouver, BC

Susan, what do you think of covering the "holed" versions with canvas (or a painter's drop cloth) stapled on the back and painting them.  Don't think you'd see the hole then?  Also thought about cutting them in 1/2 at the door hole, but then I'd have to cover them to hide the hollow core end and the size would be too diminished. 

Gonna give it a try because I want to replace all of the doors in my house and that will bring me 8 more to work with.

 Thanks again for stirring up the thought process! 

Susan - great idea - and probably a lot more inexpensive than buying or renting some artsy-fartsy piece.  And you can reuse it too - right?  Still waiting for the tip on how to hang this.  How much did it weigh? We have the hooks that hold up to 150 pounds.  Was it wired or ??  Inquiring minds want to know. - Jennie

Jennie: They are not that heavy you can screw in 2 eye hooks and run some picture hanging wire through them and then hang it on a couple of 50lbs. hooks.They are actually lighter than most good sized mirrors.

Karen: We're de-staging next so I'll post some close up photos.

Dane: Thanks for the 5! 

Lisa: I love great cheap tricks. 

Anya: Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Ginger: I just had a good idea (actually 2) on what to do with hollow core doors that have the door handle  holes in them and I'll blog on it next week. I need to find some pictures first.

Penny: I missed responding to your comment. Thanks and thanks for the 5!

WOW!  Great idea.  We are facing a similar project and large artwork has been on my list. 

What kind of paint did you use (flat,semi-gloss, etc?) and how did you anchor the door to the wall and the artwork to the door?

Susan, OMG that is wonderful...WOW !!! To say the least. Love the idea for large walls..

Jo: We used the same paint that was used in the kitchen. I think that it was a satin. but if I had to go out and buy paint I'd match the texture to the existing paint in the room. We put a hanger on the back of the door and 2 screws into to tha wall to support it. We also used screws on the door to hang the pictures on.

Mary Lou: I'm glad you like it!

Very resourceful and elegant as usual. Susan, I love to see your work.

Tanya: Thanks so much and best wishes for the holidays!

Susan,  I just came across your post and have to give you more than the coveted raffia soap for inventiveness.  Great idea to add dimension and interest to the room this way.

Have you ever used Attach-its?  They attach to the object you are hanging then "hook" directly into the wall.  They leave little slits in the wall instead of holes.

Great idea!  Thank you for sharing.  The artwork pops with the architectural detail behind it. 

Pam: Thanks for your comment and the tip for Attach-its.

Nancy: That artwork would have looked pretty wimpy with out it.