What to hang over a fireplace

<div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/180327/Shiela-Off--CMKBD-eclectic-living-room-seattle"><br /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/signature-woodworks/signature-woodworks" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a></small>If you were going to hang something over a fireplace, what's the first shape you think of ?  I bet it's not a circle.  Most people would think rectangle, but I would like to suggest  going against that natural inclination and putting a shape there that plays against the straight lines of a fireplace.  What do you think of the impact a circular motif makes? </div><div style="color: #444444;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7dVwcY-3YwCgcdIKo34F63Pyoz2oRf9IvZ38OUbyJ1hMf6ti8QXbnkD9i8uuLnOjv2_99q_8aW1kxcjQEW6_igWUvYq1MC37mTZ4N_fEK2FYsaHqynUR1yn9XDCfs1aItK3l9EEX9DgA/s1600/230809549622382754_KE6XZXPt_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7dVwcY-3YwCgcdIKo34F63Pyoz2oRf9IvZ38OUbyJ1hMf6ti8QXbnkD9i8uuLnOjv2_99q_8aW1kxcjQEW6_igWUvYq1MC37mTZ4N_fEK2FYsaHqynUR1yn9XDCfs1aItK3l9EEX9DgA/s640/230809549622382754_KE6XZXPt_b.jpg" width="489" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://visualle.tumblr.com/post/8093828057">Visualle  </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> While the art is square you hardly notice the frame.  It's the circular mark making that catches the eye. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjrgsN8glAd4r0AISlDGfJGHsdusK6RHbxddncAUpxOypDrOAd-VV6wKthuNbPNOWbsQI2kulSs1pHzpvRK-zlt3lnaUSJLKfJdGfad0SqU_RSKNuBhaRfPbW9O9a4whryUKJkRrvKmEL/s1600/171277592048045490_KOOITUxC_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjrgsN8glAd4r0AISlDGfJGHsdusK6RHbxddncAUpxOypDrOAd-VV6wKthuNbPNOWbsQI2kulSs1pHzpvRK-zlt3lnaUSJLKfJdGfad0SqU_RSKNuBhaRfPbW9O9a4whryUKJkRrvKmEL/s400/171277592048045490_KOOITUxC_c.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.barrydixon.com/portfolio_GreenHouse09.htm">Barry Dixon  </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An empty frame with two other objects creates great impact. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp4sRjYtNGEdQgGbR-s-JnhMNAEihZ9vo6PEgik4N8pDK_42pGKQzbyf54-HcIAxQAcZroKHflHRFw28EjcAVbx-qSQ1_TvSzV3hHwCecpd68M4IOzjoLhdatjBNA_WO1OMWUpZujSdfw/s1600/Emily+Rudd+The+Lennoxx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp4sRjYtNGEdQgGbR-s-JnhMNAEihZ9vo6PEgik4N8pDK_42pGKQzbyf54-HcIAxQAcZroKHflHRFw28EjcAVbx-qSQ1_TvSzV3hHwCecpd68M4IOzjoLhdatjBNA_WO1OMWUpZujSdfw/s640/Emily+Rudd+The+Lennoxx.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thelennoxx.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Lennoxx  </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A circular mirror with a mirrored frame sits back quietly while the blue accessories do all the wow work. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/180327/Shiela-Off--CMKBD-eclectic-living-room-seattle"><img alt="Shiela Off, CMKBD eclectic living room" border="0" height="640" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/180327_0_3-2679-eclectic-living-room.jpg" width="427" /></a><small> </small></div><div style="text-align: center;"><small>Houzz</small></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A simple round mirror bordered with driftwood.  This is an easy DIY project. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxX-hcI29CIxTlOiu4ohoCTBTd5l_onEvMCBI_Npm-IjYTNuVQFi0xcQFAIoQh3WHEAXp2Lp0d_nBodCpegVZ4UmkOlDvJDd9Py9C1RoTVFQ7sPOO_GSzvomiJWgdQBGPsCoFPcEN4BGrS/s1600/18718154670990133_sVbAGDbo_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxX-hcI29CIxTlOiu4ohoCTBTd5l_onEvMCBI_Npm-IjYTNuVQFi0xcQFAIoQh3WHEAXp2Lp0d_nBodCpegVZ4UmkOlDvJDd9Py9C1RoTVFQ7sPOO_GSzvomiJWgdQBGPsCoFPcEN4BGrS/s640/18718154670990133_sVbAGDbo_b.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://remodelista.com/">Remodelista </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This vine that has been fashioned into a loose circle is calligraphic in its statement.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3q0lEyDoaQHerwHX5e7Ke-3cDEnENrt_hT7-4NfSlKNhH_lwp157rwi-KFim8qd2GL2Y1nx_9IAd9IqG56Zy7Xs1QR45Wz53NS8pwT2ZRa3P9cD0v01ab4uL3u6BAtP2JbumkEleq3nD/s1600/0107_austin2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3q0lEyDoaQHerwHX5e7Ke-3cDEnENrt_hT7-4NfSlKNhH_lwp157rwi-KFim8qd2GL2Y1nx_9IAd9IqG56Zy7Xs1QR45Wz53NS8pwT2ZRa3P9cD0v01ab4uL3u6BAtP2JbumkEleq3nD/s400/0107_austin2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This  Austin branch mirror provides the best of both worlds, a lovely circle and radiating branches. </div>

What to hang over a fireplace

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