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Since this café is within walking distance of a movie theater, theyalso offer a movie menu, which is guaranteed to take 15 minutes,and includes a spinach bread bowl, chicken Caesar salad, Frenchdip sliders and crème brûlée. A monthly cooking class is another funevent they feature, and this summer they will be hosting kids’ cookingclasses for 5-to-12 year-olds. If a date night is what you desire, liveperformers are there Friday and Saturday nights.If you are looking for somewhere special to go for Mother’s Day,make sure you call ahead to make a reservation if you want to enjoytheir formal tea service, Mimosa trio, tableside flambé or daily brunchselection, which includes unlimited champagne or Mimosas until 2p.m. ■La Creperie Café is located at 23955 E. Plaza Avenue in Aurora,Colorado. Call for reservations, 720-274-5310, or visit the websiteat lacreperiecafeco.com for more details and hours. Reservationsmay also be made online through the website. Takeout and cateringservices are available upon request..Kimberly Martin has a BA in journalism from California State University, Northridge and has worked for varioustrade magazines as well as SHAPE Magazine. After taking a few years off to raise her two sons, who are nowteens, she is back working at HerLife Magazine and loving every minute of it. In her free time, she enjoys hiking,kayaking, playing tennis or just hanging out enjoying good food and conversation with family and friends.26 HERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM
herlife | home and designlove the space you’re inby linnore gonzalesQ: I HAVE TONS OF PICTURESAND ARTWORK AND A LOTOF WALL SPACE IN MYHOUSE TO HANG THEM.DO YOU HAVE SOME TIPSTO DISPLAY AND HANGTHE PICTURES SO I KNOW IAM ON THE RIGHT TRACK?– KARA, CENTENNIAL, COA: Kara, there is an art to hanging pictures. Here are some generalrules and helpful tips to prevent you from making common picturehangingmistakes.Rule 1: Hang pictures only after you have determined a roomlayout and have all your furniture in place. Accessorize last.Rule 2: Define your boundaries. To reinforce a sense of order foryour groupings, you must define your positive and negative space.The negative space on the wall is the area you can hang your pictures.Look at the shape of the space and hang a picture or a groupingthat reflects this shape.Rule 3: When grouping pictures, keep the spaces betweenpictures 2’’ to 4” apart. Spacing should be consistent vertically andhorizontally throughout the grouping. The larger the art, the wider thespace can be. If you have too much space between your pictures,your composition will look disjointed and will make the pictures feelthat they are floating away from one another.Rule 4: You don’t have to hang a picture or grouping on everywall. This can make your space look too busy, fussy and preventsyou from creating a focal point in the room.Rule 5: As a general rule, hang art at eye level, which is 58” to60” off the ground to the center of the image. Do not hang picturesat different heights in the room. Keep them at the same level so youreye is not bouncing from picture to picture.Rule 6: When hanging a picture over a piece of furniture, leave6” to 8” above the sofa, table, chest, sideboard or mantel. Remember,you want to place art low enough that it relates to the furniture,but not so low that it gets hidden by the accessories. Adjust theheight depending on the accessories that are placed on the surface(i.e., vases, lamps, books, etc.).Rule 7: Size counts. A small picture over a big sofa will lookawkward. A common mistake is hanging a grouping that is too smallfor the furniture underneath. Plan your arrangement so it covers atleast two-thirds of the wall space. For example, if your sofa is sevenfeet wide, your grouping or picture should be five feet wide or more.Although your grouping can be more than two-thirds of the sofa, itshould not be wider that the sofa or furniture itself.More Tips:• Before committing to putting a hole in the wall, try out apicture by leaning it against the wall of a mantel or by cutting a pieceof paper of similar size and taping it to the wall.• Keep in mind that strong horizontal lines can make a narrowroom look wider, while vertical lines can make a space with low ceilingshave an illusion of height.• A symmetrical arrangement is one of the easiest and mostpopular groupings. An asymmetrical arrangement usually requiresodd numbers.• If you are after a “gallerystyle”presentation, then hang a singlerow of three to four framed pictures.The sizes of the frames should bethe same. This is great for displayingblack and white photography! ■Linnore Gonzales is also the owner of a full service decorating company, Decor & You. “Decor & You furnishesand refines residential and commercial interiors. Our designers have the power to simplify how people achievecomfort, style and value in their homes and businesses. It’s an ambitious goal, and Decor & You delivers it –right to your door!”photo provided by jm photoartHERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM 27
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