The artwork should also relate space wise to furniture meaning a small work of art hanging six inches above a long couch won t look right.
How to hang artwork on a tall wall.
Treat multiple works of art as one unit when hanging.
Here are the foolproof tips for hanging art that never fail us.
If you re hanging your art above furniture it can be 4 6 inches above the piece.
Set focal points 60 inches 150 cm high.
This will give you the option to stand back and see how the artwork s size relates to your room and your furniture.
Mark the templates top center points.
After arranging your artworks on the floor and finding the right.
The bigger and or heavier the painting the more support you ll want.
We find it s best to hang single artwork at eye level and 60 inches from center to the floor is the magic number.
Remove the paper and voila.
Tip 1 hang single artwork at eye level.
Then tape the paper to the wall and hammer in the nails.
If the art is going above a sofa or console the piece should be approximately 2 3 width of the furniture.
Lay the pieces out on a large piece of kraft paper or wrapping paper and then trace around each piece.
Over my protruding fire place i hang them to horizontal center leaving four or so inches on each side depending on frame size and then leave an equal amount of space below to the fire place.
Trace templates of your artworks on butcher paper or newspaper.
However a large work of art or multiple works would look great.
Tape paper templates of your artworks to the wall.
What you need to hang artwork.
If you re hanging artwork by yourself cut paper templates to size for each piece of art and attach the paper cutouts to the wall with painter s tape.
On an open wall i have a gallery wall in my foyer i hang them so the vertical center is at my eye hight about 66.
Mark the hanging points from the back of the art onto the kraft paper.
If you re hanging on brick for example you ll need different mounting supplies than if you re hanging on drywall.
Also important is the wall itself.
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Hanging with precision 1.