Hanging Pictures On Tall Walls

Rather the exact center of the print should stand at eye level.

Hanging pictures on tall walls. One of my readers emailed me who was having problems decorating her own tall ceilings. Here are five favorite tips for taking a one hole approach to hanging a picture on the wall. A single bold image a large gallery wall grouping or a contemporary installation are great ways to connect your extra. Use painter s tape to.

A perfect complement to tall walls is vertical artwork. If a room has a slightly sloping floor or ceiling start by hanging the pictures level. Space them evenly across the upper wall. But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task.

If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look straight even if they re not. Once you ve decided where you want to hang a picture make a mark on the wall in pencil on pieces of masking tape if you wish for each hook. Homeowners have a tendency to place art much too high. If you have a two story high great room or entry foyer keep pictures in the bottom half.

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. For maximum enjoyment of your pictures and prints art galleries suggest that patrons hang all artwork at eye level at home. I have 14 or 15 ft tall ceilings but the rooms are also small. In this case treat the center picture as the center of the grouping.

If you re taller or shorter than average calculate the ideal hanging height by following the same guidelines that art galleries use. Also when you have a lot of wall space it s better to hang up one large picture instead of many small ones. Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height. A small picture hung on a large wall can look out of balance.

The golden rule of hanging a picture is to have the center of the photo be at 57 inches. To emphasize the arch consider hanging four tall pieces following the wall line. When doing groupings create an imaginary pyramid. Look for narrow walls such as the spaces between two doorways or windows and consider hanging two or three small pictures in a vertical line.

At first having tall ceilings may not seem like a problem you have to work with but things can get tricky when it comes to hanging the right pieces on the walls. This reflects the standard eye height of the average person and is used as a standard in most art galleries and museums.