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Hanging artwork on walls has been a challenging project for many. How many holes are behind your artwork? How many pictures have fallen off your walls?
Here are some simple solutions and guidelines for hanging art work.
1. I have always heard that artwork should be hung at eye level. The question is always, whose eye level? What if I am five feet tall and the other people in my home are six feet tall? And, eye level…is that the center of the picture or the top of the picture? A general guideline is to hang the picture 60 -65 inches from the floor to the center of the artwork. Then adjust from there. Adjustments are necessary if you are hanging a picture over a sofa, on a 20’ foot wall instead of an 8 foot wall, on a staircase wall or over a fireplace.
2. Pictures or other wall art need to be proportionate to the wall size and space. Choose smaller pictures for narrow or limited space and larger pictures for large areas of wall space.
3. Groupings of pictures can be used for small or large spaces, but again, proportion is important. Also, when hanging groups of pictures, the center of the group should be “eye level” or 60 to 65 inches from the floor. When hanging groups of art, make sure the group looks like a unit. To make the grouping look like a unit, use the same color frames or the theme of the pictures should be the same.
4. To avoid miscellaneous holes in the walls, lay the artwork on the floor, if it is in a grouping, and measure once you like the placement. Then begin hanging on the wall. Or, you can actually tape the sizes and shapes of the pictures on the walls before you begin drilling or pounding away. This will provide you with a visual of what it will actually look like once on the wall. Please use painter’s tape for this so you do not damage your paint job.
5. Finally, I like to use OOK hooks to hang pictures.
They can be purchased at most home improvement stores. They have different size hooks for different weighted pieces of artwork. They won’t work for all artwork, but you only need a hammer to use them. If the OOK picture hangers won’t work, then you can use the wall anchors:
…bigger holes and you will need a drill. I have used both depending on what I am hanging. I like the OOK with pictures and mirrors, but I have wall sconces that have required the anchors.
Happy picture hanging!
Pam
Pam can be contacted at Personally Yours: An Interior Decorating Firm
Color Consultations, Window Treatments, Painting, Faux Finishing
Telephone: 815-823-5151
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