Fill up the wall.
Hanging wall art height.
However the actual height of the piece will determine the best position on the wall.
To be exact the center of a framed piece of artwork should be.
Because the heat and dryness of the fire will slowly damage any work of art you put above it.
It will look 100x better than putting a dinky piece on your wall.
Learn more tips for how to hang art.
It s important to take up as much of the wall as possible when hanging your pieces.
Then place pictures so that the center point of the piece or grouping is at approximately eye level.
Even if you don t consider yourself handy you probably feel more than capable of hammering a nail into a wall to hang a.
In order to hang your picture in accordance with 57 inches you ll need to measure 57 inches on the wall and lightly mark with a pencil.
Does the center rule apply if you are hanging a tall vertical picture panel or poster in this case it may be better to think about placing the art so the top third of the picture is near eye level.
Right height to hang the center of your artwork is 57 inches or.
6 tips for hanging art.
58 62 inches from the center of the artwork to the floor these three pictures are hanging on a bare wall with no furniture right underneath them therefore the center of them is 58 62 inches from the floor.
When in doubt try an oversized piece.
Every scenario is different so at the end of the day make sure you love the way your art is displayed.
The best thing to hang above a fireplace is a mirror.
Yes there is a semi science to the art of getting the height of a piece just right it s called measuring.
To hang a group of 4 pictures for example consider hanging it as one entire square.
Place the artwork so that its center is roughly 57 inches to 63 inches above the floor.
The 57 inch number is a good average height but if your eye level is different be sure to use that measurement when hanging art.
7 ways to display art.
What s the best height for hanging art on a bare wall.
Make sure the art or grouping of art takes up at least 1 2 2 3 the width of the piece of furniture.
The right height for wall art above a fireplace.
The golden rule of hanging a picture is to have the center of the photo be at 57 inches.
But hanging a work of art is fine if you don t light the fire that often or if the fire isn t real and therefore doesn t get too hot.
This reflects the standard eye height of the average person and is used as a standard in most art galleries and museums.