s/o diploma: How about a dog portrait? :)

carlab44

We bought a custom dog portrait at my daughter's school auction. We actually have two dogs so we're going to buy another one, and the artist is coming over tomorrow to meet our dogs and take some photos. Would you think we were crazy pet people if you walked in and this was hanging in our living room? Our decor is pretty casual (don't have a formal living room) so we'll likely either hang it there or in the basement family room. Here's an example of her work - it will be a 12"x12" canvas.

lindyanne

I am also a crazy dog person.  I would think it was cute.

boofly1224

I think that it's something important to you so you should hang them up. I don't get all these rules about pictures/diplomas on the wall. I feel like your house should reflect your life.

Sweet Sadie Mae

We have two pugs and have paintings of them hanging in our LR

 

After all, their more like children right?

Jenni232323

Crazy dog person here too - our photo wall at the entry probably is around 40% of our dog (some him professional pics, some just him, with friends, with us, etc).

Joanis018

I have 2 framed photos of my dog in the living room and this in the entry way:

 

go for it

carlab44

boofly1224:

I think that it's something important to you so you should hang them up. I don't get all these rules about pictures/diplomas on the wall. I feel like your house should reflect your life.

I completely agree (and was mostly joking with this post). We've been in our house just over three years and still have a number of walls to fill. But we just aren't the type to go our and buy random artwork - it has to have meaning to us in some way.

I love all the other pet artwork people have

lovemymonkey

I am also a crazy dog person. I would totally hang a portrait of my dog in my house!!!

lmdbww

I'm the starter of the wedding portrait/diploma posts, and I also have pet portraits to put up, too. lol

Those are definitely going up in "public areas", for sure!

2bjam

The only thing hanging in our dining room is a painting my Mom did of our dogs and the only pics I've managed to get up in our living room so far are of our 2 pups... so I'm all for the dog art!

sratsey

Dogs are part of the family here.  They absolutely have portraits in our home

apugglesmom

Hmmm, that's a great idea. I would do that for sure!

Justinlove

I have two watercolors I did of our dogs hanging in a hallway  

alehayes

I've been wanting to get a portrait of our dog for awhile now.  I'd love to have it in the living room!

+kizmet+

We have a 16x20 canvas of our two dogs together in our office.

I see NOTHING wrong with this . :-)

byrne15

I'm a crazy dog person, so I would love that. 

In our guest room, I have a picture of every foster dog we have ever had.

Mrs Acorn Blue

We have pictures of our dogs in our LR. I have a few pieces of pottery with hand-painted terriers and a statue that we've gotten at dog shows in our LR and DR.  We also have this poster with black and white drawings and information about the Cairn Terrier breed since we're kinda nutty like that.  

TheBridesMom

It fits my criteria...it is meaningful, and it is art. 

 

I actually have a fine art print of a painting that an artist painted of two of my dogs.  Our breeder has the original oil painting, but she keeps telling me that it will be mine some day. 

Our print is hanging in one of the guest rooms, because it fit that room the best of any rooms in our home.  I tried it in one of the more used rooms, but it just didn't work there.

I love it because it is a beautiful painting of our dogs that mean so much to us, but if I was going to commission a painting, I would have one more like what your artist paints.  Something like that would probably be a better fit in our home.

xmaryrickx

At some point I am going to have a pug gallery wall going up my back staircase. It's really not used by anyone but us ever, so it's tucked away, but more important it's where we have wall space. That said, I think your dog paintings will be lovely in your living room and I certainly wouldn't think you are crazy dog lady.

Ginger Le Coeur

I love it..

first, they are not to large... which is good IMHO.

second, they tell your story, which is also think is good and important.

third, you're supporting a local artist, which is awesome! 

fourth, super cute!

People have tons of pictures of their kids and their weddings all over their homes... (which I don't like, but whatever) why not have two pictures of your adorable dogs?

It's your house, make it your home. What ever makes you feel comfy.

Have fun!

OJ87

Yup, but if I was coming over to your house I probably knew that already. 

aweilba

I would not find you crazy.  But I love my dog like my child, so his pictures are all over our house.