5/7/2023 0 Comments Hanging art filesI didn’t know about the art before designing the room. You can see more of this lovely home, here. This is from a project we did a few years ago. Imminent Clouds – Gallery wrapped canvas print and framed 61″ x 41″ from McGee & Co. However, I think it’s okay to go a little larger than two-thirds. Because of the perspective, it’s a little difficult to tell. RULE Some say two-thirds should be the maximum. Misty Front 43″ Square – gallery wrapped canvas and framed, from Studio McGee When hanging a single piece, the art should be from one-half the width to three-quarters the width of the sofa. Rule: The standard distance when hanging more than one piece of art in a grouping of two or more, is to hang each piece abouto 2″-3″ away from the adjacent piece(s). Two more common mistakes are this arrangement with art that’s too small and too far apart. But, it was so difficult to get that piece to hang on the nail, that we just left it. This is my living room that I’ve shown a lot.Īctually, my painting is a little low at about 4.5″ above the sofa. This holds true whether it’s a single piece of art or an entire art wall. RULE: The art should be approximately 6″ – 8″ above the piece of furniture. RULE: Whether doing a single piece of art, the width should be a minimum of half the width of the sofa or piece of furniture, it’s going over. Therefore, we’ll be able to look at numerous ways to hang the art, that does look good. Above, you can see some of the prints in the smaller size. Studio Mcgee_bedroom with abstract art wall (this link takes you to their wonderful art collection)Īnd, it comes in two sizes. That particular piece is part of an 11 piece set, but sold individually. The sofa is Serena and Lily’s Miramar sofa at 86″ long and the art is from McGee & Co. The ruler on the right is approximately 1 inch = 1 foot. And, in the case above, it is also hung too high. The art is too small for the wall and the furniture it’s going over. I imagine that many of you are trying to quickly spruce up your homes for the holidays.įirst, I’m going to go over some of the most common mistakes I see when hanging art. If you missed Tuesday night’s post, we went over the living room lighting rules.īut, if you’re interested to know more about it, please click on the link above. That is, telling the installer or client how to hang art in terms of the size of the art and where it goes.Īnd yes, in case you’re wondering this is going to be part of the new guide coming out on Friday that’s filled with dozens of decorating rules. Where I hope that I excel is in cracking the whip! That’s so not my area of expertise, it’s not funny. You can see one custom art wall template here.Īnd, another art wall template with free wall art ideas too.īut, never have I gone over the rules to hang art.Īnd, when I say “how to hang art,” I don’t mean physically hang art. And, a while back, I created several templates you can copy to make your own custom art wall. I’ve certainly done lots of inspiration posts. Ya know… I’ve never actually done a post about how to hang art.
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