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If you can't decided which picture to hang, just hang them all. You watched us design
and build this house in 150 days, but the work is far from over. We're about to jump
into my favorite part of the process of bringing all this together. Join me for an exclusive
look right here on eHow Home. Well, maybe the best advice isn't to hang every picture
you have. But what I'm trying to do here is take some pictures that I bought that are
similar in nature. They have colors that really work together, that sing together, and group
them, rather than having one. Because I needed more than one picture here to create a strong
visual impact. So the idea was to find four of similar size and color and form, and these
all, I think, work very well. And, you can see, here's the fourth one here that's gonna
hang in this place. And what I've done is I've alternated the frame color. These had
all different kinds of frames on them, so I thought, well, why don't we unify them so
that the art actually pops. Now the other thing that I kept in mind with the selection
of the art here is that I wanted these colors to echo or carry into the next room. So, visually,
you get this connection, and that's very important. Of course, the tools you'll need are pretty
simple. A step ladder comes in mighty handy. Also, you'll need some picture hangers, which
I like, rather than just nails. And a hammer. And, of course, you need a tape measurer so
that you can get everything lined up. What I've done here is I've sighted this lower
picture directly on center with the upper picture. And I'm doing the same thing here,
and keeping the distances between them the same. Now what I have to do is put the hook
in right here, and it should line up just about right. And, so you can see, I alternated
the red and the green, criss crossed it. And these are just Benjamin Moore. This one is
Ladybug Red, and this is Perennial Green. And you're gonna get to see how these colors
carry on into other parts of the house, so stay tuned, and make sure you tell a friend
about our project here because this interior design is coming together in such an amazing
way. And subscribe to eHow Home.