Getting size and height right above furniture
Most of these end up over something — a bed, a sofa, a console — and a tape measure answers the size question faster than a photo does. Roughly two-thirds the width of the furniture below reads as intentional; much narrower and the piece floats. Leave six to ten inches between the top of a headboard and the bottom edge of the knotting, so the two objects look related. On an open wall with nothing beneath it, center the piece near eye level, somewhere around 57 to 60 inches off the floor. The large modern tapestry can hold a king headboard or a wide living room wall. Between two windows or beside a door, the small black and white wall art fills a narrow gap without taking it over.
Patterns, from feathers to hard-edged abstracts
The range splits about in half. On one side sits soft organic work: feathers, beaded western pieces, long fringe brushed out into a fan. On the other, graphic designs where the knot grid is the pattern and the fringe is cut clean. Undyed and monochrome pieces lean modern; heavy fringe and wooden beads lean the other way, and that is where the boho wall hangings gather. Hang from a hook rated for the weight of the dowel, never a pushpin. A light mist relaxes fold lines from packing; brush the strands downward while they dry. Keep a piece off a wall that catches strong afternoon light and the cotton stays warm-toned instead of bleaching out.