What is the ‘Right’ Height to Hang a Picture?What is the ‘Right’ Height to Hang a Picture?
We attempt not to deal in absolutes here, but when it comes to how high to hang a photofrench art gallery rods, we do have some strong recommendations. We likewise put the concern out to our Framebridge neighborhood and you all had some outstanding perspectives, too. Here we answer all of your inquiries about how high to hang frames.
The Eyes Have It
We suggest hanging your art so that the vertical center (the middle of the frame) is 57″ (inches) above the flooring, or at your eye-level if it remains in a hallway or entrance where you’re usually walking past it. That goes for single pieces ( images, paintings, posters)this hanging wire along with arrangements like gallery walls. Museums and galleries use this rule of thumb and if it’s good enough for them, it’s certainly good enough for us!
Procedure the height of your piece or plan, divide in half and add that number to the 57″ to mark where the top of your frame ought to be. Take a look at our suggestions for hanging with a hanging wire, sawtooth wall mount, or corner brackets (on large pieces) for a perfectly lined up frame
hallway with patterned wallpaper and small photo framed in gold frame
Via @emilyley featuring the Richmond frame.
What if I’m hanging a frame above furniture?
What height to hang frames depends on what’s around them, too. If you’re hanging frames above furniture like a sofa, bed, or desk, we suggest the bottom of the frame ought to be 7 – 10″ above the top of the furniture.
living space with sofa and 2 images in wood frames picture framing screws
Via @teenwolfd featuring American Hardwoods
As far as width goes, whether it’s a single large piece or a complete gallery wall, some say it should cover about 2/3 of the width of the sofa, headboard, etc, but we think there’s some wiggle space and even designed our Triptych gallery wall in king and queen size to fill the majority of the width of a headboard or couch.
How about hanging images in rooms with high ceilings?
We think the very same rule of thumb uses– 57″ off the ground for the vertical center of the piece. Naturally if there’s space, you can stack more pieces up from there!
living space with framed images in white frames
Via @elizabethbeardesigns featuring the Marin
What about hanging gallery walls and several frames?
Consider a gallery wall or grouping of several frames as one big piece. Whether you’re hanging a predesigned gallery wall (ours featured very convenient life-size hanging guides which permit you to line up the entire plan simultaneously) or are getting innovative with an eclectic gallery wall of your own, the very same rule uses– 57″ or eye level to the vertical center. For instance, when hanging three pieces vertically, the center of the middle frame would be at eye level.
gallery wall of framed images on wall in living space
Via @rebeccaprus
Is the 57″ eye-level rule set in stone?
There are of course exceptions to every rule and all of your framed art and images ought to work within your existing space. The situations are as distinct as your style and there are a lot of ways to hang your art. Have particularly low furniture? You may need to adjust. Really big artwork? It may need to come down a bit. Usually we see circumstances of art hung expensive rather than too low.
A measuring tape and level are vital, but a second set of eyes is likewise very beneficial to have when discovering the right height to hang a photo.
As constantly if you have any questions about getting your art up on the wall, our team of designers mores than happy to answer them.
