We try not to handle absolutes here, however when it concerns how high to hang a imagethe French gallery rods I use, we do have some solid recommendations. We likewise put the concern out to our Framebridge neighborhood and you all had some exceptional perspectives, too. Here we respond to all of your inquiries about how high to hang frames.
The Eyes Have It
We recommend 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’s in a corridor or entranceway where you’re normally strolling past it. That chooses single pieces ( pictures, paintings, posters)this hanging wire along with plans like gallery walls. Museums and galleries utilize this general rule and if it’s good enough for them, it’s certainly sufficient for us!
Measure 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 need to be. Check out our pointers for hanging with a hanging wire, sawtooth wall mount, or corner brackets (on large pieces) for a perfectly aligned frame
corridor with patterned wallpaper and little image framed in gold frame
Via @emilyley featuring the Richmond frame.
What if I’m hanging a frame above furnishings?
What height to hang frames depends on what’s around them, too. If you’re hanging frames above furnishings like a sofa, bed, or desk, we recommend the bottom of the frame need to be 7 – 10″ above the top of the furnishings.
living room with sofa and two images in wood frames these screws
Via @teenwolfd featuring American Hardwoods
As far as width goes, whether it’s a single large piece or a full gallery wall, some state it must span about 2/3 of the width of the sofa, headboard, and so on, however we think there’s some wiggle room and even created 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 spaces with high ceilings?
We think the same general rule applies– 57″ off the ground for the vertical center of the piece. Obviously if there’s room, you can stack more pieces up from there!
living room with framed images in white frames
Via @elizabethbeardesigns featuring the Marin
What about hanging gallery walls and numerous frames?
Consider a gallery wall or grouping of numerous frames as one huge piece. Whether you’re hanging a predesigned gallery wall (ours come with really convenient life-size hanging guides which permit you to line up the whole plan simultaneously) or are getting innovative with an eclectic gallery wall of your own, the same guideline applies– 57″ or eye level to the vertical center. For instance, when hanging 3 pieces vertically, the center of the middle frame would be at eye level.
gallery wall of framed images on wall in living room
Via @rebeccaprus
Is the 57″ eye-level guideline set in stone?
There are of course exceptions to every guideline and all of your framed art and pictures need to work within your existing space. The situations are as unique as your style and there are lots of methods to hang your art. Have especially low furnishings? You might require to adjust. Truly big artwork? It might require to come down a bit. Usually we see circumstances of art hung expensive instead of too low.
A measuring tape and level are necessary, however a 2nd set of eyes is likewise really useful to have when discovering the best height to hang a image.
As always if you have any concerns about getting your art up on the wall, our team of designers is happy to address them.
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